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- pronunciation:
- dih
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- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
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| definition: |
A department is one part of a large thing. Large stores and businesses are divided into different departments. A government can also be divided into different parts called departments. When we talk about a department, we are often talking about the group of people who work in that department, like the people of a town's fire department or police department.
The shoe department is at the back of the store.Malik's dad teaches in the history department at the college.Mr. Parker joined the police department when he was a young man.The U.S. Department of Agriculture is concerned with farming and how the United States produces food.- synonyms:
- division
- similar words:
- agency, branch, section
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| related words: |
division |
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| derivations: |
departmental (adj.), departmentally (adv.) |
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