department

Betekenis (Engels)

1. A part, portion, or subdivision.
2. A distinct course of life, action, study, or the like.
3. A specified aspect or quality.
4. A subdivision of an organization.
5. A subdivision of an organization.
6. 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.
7. (historical) A military subdivision of a country
8. (obsolete) Act of departing; departure.

Concepten

afdeling

departement

branche

ministerie

tak

vak

werkkring

landgoed

regio

sectie

faculteit

bezitting

boerderij

divisie

goed

👍

groep

kabinet

🗄️

Synoniemen

section

division

branch

office

🏢

ministry

bureau

compartment

unit

pigeonhole

part

subdivision

administration

faculty

directorate

board

sector

group

agency

field

speciality

cabinet

🗄️

government department

ward

service

province

region

school

🏫

category

sphere

desk

contingent

county

government office

exacutive departament

squad

specialization

square

class

segment

place

domain

district

arm

monad

course

areola

ministration

metier

confines

manage

Vertalingen

département

Abteilung

departamento

dipartimento

ministère

departamento

service

sezione

sección

ministerio

τμήμα

Ministerium

spécialité

section

ministero

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/dɪˈpɑːtm(ə)nt/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: departement

In summary

From Middle English departement (“ceasing, end”), from Middle French département. Later senses borrowed from Modern French département. Doublet of département.

Zinnen

It reported to both the State Department and the Department of Commerce .

Het rapporteerde aan zowel het ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken als het ministerie van Handel.