| Meaning | A specialized division of a large / large / large organization. |
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| Example | "you'll find it in the hardware department" |
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| Synonym | section |
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| Narrower | academic department | A division of a school that is responsible for a given subject |
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| business department | A division of a business firm |
| government department | A department of government |
| payroll, payroll department | The department that determines the amounts of wage or salary due to each employee |
| personnel department, personnel office, personnel, staff office | The department responsible for hiring and training and placing employees and for setting policies for personnel management |
| security, security department | A department responsible for the security of the institution's property and workers |
| Broader | division | An administrative unit in government or business |
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| Spanish | departamento |
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| Catalan | departament |
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| Adjectives | departmental | of or relating to a department / department / department |
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| interdepartmental | between or among departments |
| intradepartmental | within a department |
