department

  • 31department — noun 1》 a division of a large organization or building, dealing with a specific area of activity. 2》 an administrative district in France and other countries. 3》 (one s department) informal an area of special expertise or responsibility.     ↘a… …

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  • 32department — A discrete section of an organization under the responsibility of a department manager; separate costs and, where appropriate, income are allocated or apportioned to the department for the purposes of costing, performance appraisal, and control …

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  • 33department — A discrete section of an organization under the responsibility of a department manager; separate costs and, where appropriate, income are allocated or apportioned to the department for the purposes of costing, performance appraisal, and control …

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  • 34department — noun 1) the public health department Syn: division, section, sector, unit, branch, arm, wing; office, bureau, agency, ministry 2) the food is Kay s department Syn: domain …

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  • 35department — /dɪ pɑ:tmənt/ noun 1. a specialised section of a large organisation ● Trainee managers work for a while in each department to get an idea of the organisation as a whole. 2. a section of a large store selling one type of product ● You will find… …

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  • 36department — /dɪ pɑ:tmənt/ noun 1. a specialised section of a large organisation ● Trainee managers work for a while in each department to get an idea of the organisation as a whole. 2. a section of a large store selling one type of product ● You will find… …

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  • 37department — noun a) A part, portion, or subdivision. , Superior to Pope in Popes own peculiar department of literature. . b) A distinct course of life, action, study, or the like; appointed sphere or walk; province …

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  • 38DEPARTMENT —    a territorial division in France instituted in 1790, under which the old division into provinces was broken up; each department, of which there are now 87, is broken up into arrondissements …

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  • 39Department — De|part|ment [di pɑ:tmənt] das; s, s <aus gleichbed. engl. department; vgl. ↑Departement>: 1. a) Regierungs od. Verwaltungszweig; b) Fachbereich (an amerik. u. engl. Universitäten). 2. Bundesministerium (in den USA) …

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  • 40department — [15] English has borrowed department from French département on two completely separate occasions. Originally, in late Middle English, it was used for ‘departure’, but this died out in the mid 17th century. Then in the 18th century it was re… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins