department

English Thesaurus

1. a specialized sphere of knowledge (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	sector, sphere,
definition	:	a particular aspect of life or activity (noun.cognition)

2. a specialized division of a large organization (noun.group)

hypernym	:	division,
definition	:	an administrative unit in government or business (noun.group)

hyponym	:	academic department,
definition	:	a division of a school that is responsible for a given subject (noun.group)

hyponym	:	business department,
definition	:	a division of a business firm (noun.group)

hyponym	:	personnel, personnel department, personnel office, staff office,
definition	:	the department responsible for hiring and training and placing employees and for setting policies for personnel management (noun.group)

hyponym	:	government department,
definition	:	a department of government (noun.group)

hyponym	:	payroll, payroll department,
definition	:	the department that determines the amounts of wage or salary due to each employee (noun.group)

hyponym	:	security, security department,
definition	:	a department responsible for the security of the institution's property and workers (noun.group)

3. the territorial and administrative division of some countries (such as France) (noun.location)

hypernym	:	administrative district, administrative division, territorial division,
definition	:	a district defined for administrative purposes (noun.location)

member meronym	:	country, land, state,
definition	:	the territory occupied by a nation (noun.location)

domain region	:	france, french republic,
definition	:	a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe (noun.location)

4. a specialized division of a large organization (noun.group)

derivation	:	departmental, departmental,
definition	:	of or relating to a department (adj.pert)

derivation	:	departmental, departmental,
definition	:	of or relating to a department (adj.pert)