Definitions for Department
dɪˈpɑrt məntDepart·ment

department, section(noun)
a specialized division of a large organization
"you'll find it in the hardware department"; "she got a job in the historical section of the Treasury"
department(noun)
the territorial and administrative division of some countries (such as France)
department(noun)
a specialized sphere of knowledge
"baking is not my department"; "his work established a new department of literature"

department(Noun)
A part, portion, or subdivision.
Etymology: From département.
department(Noun)
A distinct course of life, action, study, or the like; appointed sphere or walk; province.
Etymology: From département.
department(Noun)
Subdivision of business or official duty; especially, one of the principal divisions of executive government; as, the treasury department; the war department; also, in a university, one of the divisions of instructions; as, the medical department; the department of physics.
Etymology: From département.
department(Noun)
A territorial division; a district; especially, in France, one of the districts composed of several arrondissements into which the country is divided for governmental purposes.
Etymology: From département.
department(Noun)
A military subdivision of a country; as, the Department of the Potomac.
Etymology: From département.
department(Noun)
Act of departing; departure.
Etymology: From département.

Department(verb)
act of departing; departure
Etymology: [F. dpartement, fr. dpartir. See Depart, v. i.]
Department(verb)
a part, portion, or subdivision
Etymology: [F. dpartement, fr. dpartir. See Depart, v. i.]
Department(verb)
a distinct course of life, action, study, or the like; appointed sphere or walk; province
Etymology: [F. dpartement, fr. dpartir. See Depart, v. i.]
Department(verb)
subdivision of business or official duty; especially, one of the principal divisions of executive government; as, the treasury department; the war department; also, in a university, one of the divisions of instruction; as, the medical department; the department of physics
Etymology: [F. dpartement, fr. dpartir. See Depart, v. i.]
Department(verb)
a territorial division; a district; esp., in France, one of the districts composed of several arrondissements into which the country is divided for governmental purposes; as, the Department of the Loire
Etymology: [F. dpartement, fr. dpartir. See Depart, v. i.]
Department(verb)
a military subdivision of a country; as, the Department of the Potomac
Etymology: [F. dpartement, fr. dpartir. See Depart, v. i.]

Department
Department is the name given to the administrative and political subdivisions of many countries. As a territorial unit, "department" was first used by the French Revolutionary governments, apparently to emphasize that each territory was simply an administrative sub-division of the united sovereign nation. This attempt to de-emphasize local political identity contrasts strongly with countries which are divided into "states". Today, departments may exist either with or without a representative assembly and executive head depending upon the countries' constitutional and administrative structure. The United States used this designation for the "Department of Alaska" during the early period of US rule in Alaska.

Department
de-pärt′ment, n. a part: a separate part of business or duty: a section of the administration: a division of a country, esp. of France.—adj. Department′al.—adv. Department′ally.

Department
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.

department
A term by which the divisions in the public services are distinguished, as the civil, the commissariat, the military, the naval, the victualling, &c.

department
A facet of a business, company, enterprise, organization or form of unity assembly, unity council, unity legislature, unity senate, house of representatives, unity government, local unity government, regional unity government, national unity government, european unity government and international unity government with a specific purpose.
The department had all the resources and income that they needed.
Submitted by MaryC on February 18, 2020

Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Department' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #531
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Department' in Written Corpus Frequency: #875
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Department' in Nouns Frequency: #153

Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Department in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Department in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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The loss of our K-9 brings great sadness to the department.
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