department.
A part, portion, or subdivision.
Meaning & usage
A part, portion, or subdivision.
A distinct course of life, action, study, or the like.
Technical things are not his department; he's a people person.
A specified aspect or quality.
The 2012 Boston Marathon was outstanding in the temperature department; runners endured temperatures of no less than 88 degrees Fahrenheit.
A subdivision of an organization. One of the principal divisions of executive government
A subdivision of an organization. One of the divisions of instructions
A territorial division; a district; especially, in France, one of the districts into which the country is divided for governmental purposes, similar to a county in the UK and in the USA. France is composed of 101 départements organized in 18 régions, each department is divided into arrondissements, in turn divided into cantons.
A military subdivision of a country
the Department of the Potomac
Act of departing; departure.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English departement (“ceasing, end”), from Middle French département. Later senses borrowed from Modern French département. Doublet of département.
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