Department - Definition

department

n 1: 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" [syn: department,
section]
2: the territorial and administrative division of some countries
(such as France)
3: a specialized sphere of knowledge; "baking is not my
department"; "his work established a new department of
literature"

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