departmentnoun [ C, + sing/pl verb ]
uk/dɪˈpɑːt.mənt/us/dɪˈpɑːrt.mənt/written abbreviation deptA2 a part of an organization such as a school, business, or government that deals with a particular area of study or work:
the chemistry department/the department of chemistry
The sales department is/are having a Christmas party this week.
the Department of Health and Social Security
one of the areas that France is divided into, that has its own local government:
Angers is the capital of the department of Maine-et-Loire.
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- Please submit your claim for travelling expenses to the accounts department.
- If this project fails it will affect not only our department, but also the whole organization.
- Our kitchenware department is in the basement.
- The art department and the main college are in two separate buildings.
- He blamed the lack of liaison between the various government departments.
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Idiom(s)
be sb's department
in the brain/looks department