Associations to the word «Department»
Noun
- Commune
- Moselle
- Loire
- Marne
- Burkina
- Faso
- Arrondissement
- Somme
- Aquitaine
- Dod
- Calais
- Seine
- Alsace
- Cher
- Pas
- Treasury
- Nord
- Parks
- Neurology
- Homeland
- Pharmacology
- Lorraine
- Correction
- Biochemistry
- Microbiology
- Zoology
- Agriculture
- Statistic
- Paz
- Transportation
- Store
- Anthropology
- Firefighter
- Provence
- Outpatient
- Police
- Forestry
- Usda
- Sud
- Recreation
- Sociology
- Lecturer
- Informatics
- Macy
- Neuroscience
- Psychiatry
- Brittany
- Faculty
- Pathology
- France
- Champagne
- Keyword
- Mines
- Defense
- Fishery
- Enforcement
- Engineering
- Justice
- Mathematic
- Professor
- Physic
- Normandy
- Bolivia
- Corsica
- Botany
- Sheriff
- Emeritus
- Excise
- Directorate
- Physics
- Dentistry
- Agency
- Pennsylvania
- Commissary
- Narcotic
- Quartermaster
- Appropriation
- Horticulture
- Education
- Midi
- Philology
- Mathematics
- Conservation
- Commerce
Adjective
Wiktionary
DEPARTMENT, noun. A part, portion, or subdivision.
DEPARTMENT, noun. A distinct course of life, action, study, or the like.
DEPARTMENT, noun. A subdivision of an organization.
DEPARTMENT, noun. (often in proper names) One of the principal divisions of executive government
DEPARTMENT, noun. (in a university) One of the divisions of instructions
DEPARTMENT, noun. A territorial division; a district; especially, in France, one of the districts composed of several arrondissements into which the country is divided for governmental purposes.
DEPARTMENT, noun. (historical) A military subdivision of a country; as, the Department of the Potomac.
DEPARTMENT, noun. (obsolete) Act of departing; departure.
DEPARTMENT STORE, noun. A large store containing many different departments, each of which deals in the sale of different goods or services.
DEPARTMENT STORES, noun. Plural of department store
Dictionary definition
DEPARTMENT, noun. A specialized division of a large organization; "you'll find it in the hardware department"; "she got a job in the historical section of the Treasury".
DEPARTMENT, noun. The territorial and administrative division of some countries (such as France).
DEPARTMENT, noun. A specialized sphere of knowledge; "baking is not my department"; "his work established a new department of literature".
Wise words
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to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions
all of a color.