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department
noun
a
part
of
a
large
organization
such
as
a
company
,
university
,
or
hospital
that
deals
with
one
particular
kind
of
work
or
subject
•
Emma
applied
for
a
job
in
the
marketing
department
.
Emma
applied
for
a
job
in
the
marketing
department
.
•
The
physics
department
organized
a
weekly
seminar
for
graduate
students
.
The
physics
department
organized
a
weekly
seminar
for
graduate
students
.
Borrowed
from
Middle
French
departement
,
from
Old
French
departir
“
to
divide
.”
noun
a
branch
of
national
,
state
,
or
local
government
that
is
responsible
for
a
particular
area
of
public
policy
•
The
Department
of
Education
announced
new
guidelines
today
.
The
Department
of
Education
announced
new
guidelines
today
.
•
Funding
for
the
health
department
was
increased
by
the
city
council
.
Funding
for
the
health
department
was
increased
by
the
city
council
.
Same
origin
as
Sense
1
;
later
specialized
to
government
usage
in
the
18th
century
.
noun
informal
:
a
particular
area
of
life
,
skill
,
or
quality
used
when
comparing
people
or
things
•
When
it
comes
to
the
patience
department
,
my
brother
is
lacking
.
When
it
comes
to
the
patience
department
,
my
brother
is
lacking
.
•
Liz
is
doing
great
in
the
creativity
department
.
Liz
is
doing
great
in
the
creativity
department
.
Figurative
extension
from
the
literal
sense
of
an
organizational
division
,
first
recorded
in
American
English
in
the
early
20th
century
.