What does department mean?

Definitions for department
dɪˈpɑrt məntde·part·ment

Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word department.

Princeton's WordNet(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

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"

Wiktionary(2.40 / 5 votes)Rate this definition:

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.

Webster Dictionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

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.]

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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.

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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

British National Corpus

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

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Numerology

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

Examples of department in a Sentence

Naresh Gehi:
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Jennifer Blakely:
One of us would have to leave the legal department, it was clear it would not be David Drummond.
Peter Oshiro:
There is clear evidence that food produced at the Kea'au facility may be contaminated and consumers may be at risk, the Department of Health is working with the facility to ensure the safety of their drinking water and food production.
Christina Morris:
Christina Morris family said in a statement released ona Facebook page dedicated to helping to find Christina Morris. Christina Morris was last seen on Aug. 30, 2014. ( Facebook) WOMAN, 2 MEN DEAD IN ILLINOIS HAD BEEN REPORTED MISSING Investigators with the Collin County Sheriff’s Office, Anna Police Department and Plano Police Department are expected to return to the scene Thursday to continue collecting evidence, according to FOX 4. Lt. Nick Bristow with Collin County Sheriff Office said the remains were transferred to the Collin County Medical Examiner's Office for a positive identification. Human remains found Wednesday in Anna, Texas may be from Christina Morris, who was reported missing in August 2014. ( FOX4) Lekita McMillan who lives in the area where the remains were discovered, told FOX 4 on Wednesday Christina Morris felt heartbroken. I feel their grief.
Eliot Engel:
While I would have preferred to hear from Ambassador Khalilzad in an open setting, I'm glad our members will have this long overdue opportunity to press for answers on the peace plan, it shouldn't have taken a subpoena to get the State Department to work with this committee and allow us to perform our oversight duties.