department
21department — [[t]dɪpɑ͟ː(r)tmənt[/t]] ♦ departments 1) N COUNT: usu with supp A department is one of the sections in an organization such as a government, business, or university. A department is also one of the sections in a large shop. ...the U.S. Department …
22department — de|part|ment [ dı partmənt ] noun count *** 1. ) one of the sections in a government, organization, or business that deals with one type of work: the Education Department the Department of Health the sales department 2. ) an area in a large store …
23department */*/*/ — UK [dɪˈpɑː(r)tmənt] / US [dɪˈpɑrtmənt] noun [countable] Word forms department : singular department plural departments 1) one of the sections in a government, organization, or business that deals with one type of work the Education Department the …
24department — n. 1 a separate part of a complex whole, esp.: a a branch of municipal or State administration (Housing Department; Department of Social Security). b a branch of study and its administration at a university, school, etc. (the physics department) …
25Department — De|part|ment [dɪ pɑ:tmənt ], das; s, s [engl. department < frz. département]: 1. Ministerium in den USA. 2. Fachbereich an amerikanischen u. britischen Universitäten. * * * Department [dɪ pɑːtmənt, englisch] das, s/ s, 1) allgemein:… …
26department — noun Etymology: French département, from Old French, act of dividing, from departir Date: 1735 1. a. a distinct sphere ; province < that s not my department > b. a category consisting especially of a …
27department*/*/*/ — [dɪˈpɑːtmənt] noun [C] 1) a section in a government, organization, or business that deals with a particular type of work the Department of Health[/ex] the sales department[/ex] 2) an area in a large shop that sells a particular type of goods the… …
28department — /dəˈpatmənt / (say duh pahtmuhnt) noun 1. a distinct part of anything arranged in divisions; a division of a complex whole or organised system. 2. a division of official business or duties or functions. 3. one of the (large) districts into which… …
29Department — aspect of a person: a bit light in the brains department ; got what it takes in the legs department …
30department — Australian Slang aspect of a person: a bit light in the brains department ; got what it takes in the legs department …
