department

Meaning

  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.

Synonyms

section
B1
division
B2
branch
B2
office
A1
🏢
ministry
C1
bureau
B2
compartment
C1
unit
B1
pigeonhole
part
A1
subdivision
46k
administration
C1
faculty
C1
directorate
30k
board
A2
sector
C1
group
A2
agency
B2
field
A2
speciality
20k
cabinet
B2
🗄️

government department

ward
B2
service
A2
province
C1
region
B2
school
A1
🏫
category
C1
sphere
C2
desk
B1
contingent
23k
county
B1

government office

exacutive departament

squad
B2
specialization
square
B1
class
A2
segment
C2
place
A1
domain
C2
district
B2
arm
B1
monad
course
A1
areola
ministration
metier
confines
25k
manage
B1
Translations

Abteilung
département
departamento
dipartimento
ministère
departamento
service
sezione
ministerio
sección

τμήμα

Ministerium
spécialité
afdeling
section
Frequency

B1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/dɪˈpɑːtm(ə)nt/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
departement
In summary

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

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