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11department — mid 15c., a going away, act of leaving, from O.Fr. departement (12c.) division, sharing out; divorce, parting, from L.L. departire (see DEPART (Cf. depart)). French department meant group of people (as well as departure ), from which English… …
12department — [n1] section of organization, area administration, agency, area, arena, beat, board, branch, bureau, canton, circuit, commission, commune, constituency, division, force, office, parish, precinct, quarter, range, staff, station, subdivision,… …
13Department S — This article is about the TV series. For the band, see Department S (band). Department S Format Spy fi …
14department — noun 1 of a government ADJECTIVE ▪ federal, government, state ▪ Education Department, Health Department, etc. ▪ fire, police (both …
15Department — A department is a part of a larger organization with a specific responsibility. For the division of organizations into departments, see departmentalization. In particular: A government department in Australia, Canada, Ireland, Sweden, Switzerland …
16department — 01. If you buy your gifts at a Japanese [department] store, they will be wrapped for you by a clerk. 02. Most networks link computers within a limited area, such as within a [department]. 03. My children always got excited looking at the toys in… …
17department — de|part|ment W1S3 [dıˈpa:tmənt US a:r ] n 1.) one of the groups of people who work together in a particular part of a large organization such as a hospital, university, company, or government ▪ the personnel department ▪ the English department… …
18department — departmental /di pahrt men tl, dee pahrt /, adj. departmentally, adv. /di pahrt meuhnt/, n. 1. a distinct part of anything arranged in divisions; a division of a complex whole or organized system. 2. one of the principal branches of a… …
19department — noun (C) 1 one of the groups of people working together to form part of a large organization such as a hospital, university, or company: the English/sales etc department: She s in charge of the personnel department. (+ of): the Department of… …
20department — n. division of a school, of a university 1) a strong; weak department 2) an accounting; anthropology; astronomy; biology; chemistry; classics; economics; English; French; geology; German; history; Italian; linguistics; mathematics; music;… …
