DEPARTMENT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary Departments across the country must weigh transparency against very real worries about privacy Departments also want to shield their officers from being judged by the public before they receive due process
Dictionary. com | Meanings Definitions of English Words a distinct part of anything arranged in divisions; a division of a complex whole or organized system Synonyms: segment, unit, section, bureau, branch; one of the principal branch
Department - definition of department by The Free Dictionary 1 a specialized division of a large concern, such as a business, store, or university: the geography department 2 (Government, Politics Diplomacy) a major subdivision or branch of the administration of a government 3 (Education) a branch or subdivision of learning: physics is a department of science 4
Department - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com A department is one section or part of a larger group, like a company or a school The philosophy department of a university is just one of many, including English, math, and sociology Your local hospital has an emergency department, as well as surgical and mental health departments, or units
Department (administrative division) - Wikipedia Departments are the first-level divisions of 11 countries, nine in the Americas and two in Africa An additional 10 countries use departments as second-level divisions, eight in Africa, and one each in the Americas and Europe [1]