department
[noun]
Synonyms: section, branch, bureau, division, office, station, subdivision, unit

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

de‧part‧ment S2 W1 /dɪˈpɑːtmənt $ -ɑːr-/ noun [countable]

1. one of the groups of people who work together in a particular part of a large organization such as a hospital, university, company, or government:
the personnel department
the English department
department of
the Department of the Environment

2. an area in a large shop where a particular type of product is sold:
the toy department

3. be sb’s department spoken if something is someone’s department, they are responsible for it or know a lot about it:
I’ll see what I can do, but it’s not really my department.

4. spoken a particular part of someone’s character, or a particular part of a larger activity or subject:
Dave was lacking in the trustworthiness department.
—departmental /ˌdiːpɑːtˈmentl◂ $ -ɑːr-/ adjective:
a departmental meeting

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

department
noun
I. of a government
ADJ. government | education, health, social services, etc. | fire, police The Tokyo police department is clamping down on organized crime.
DEPARTMENT + NOUN official, spokesman, spokesperson, spokeswoman, staff
PREP. ~ of the Department of the Environment

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

department
II. of an organization
ADJ. accident and emergency, casualty, outpatient, physiotherapy | design, finance, marketing, personnel, planning, publicity, sales, etc. | biology, English, maths, etc.
VERB + DEPARTMENT manage, run Staff criticized the way the history department was run.
DEPARTMENT + NOUN head, manager, staff
PREP. in a/the ~ Complaints are dealt with in a different department.
within a/the ~ to gain promotion within the department
~ of the Department of Town Planning
PHRASES the head of (a) department, a member of a department

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

department

a government department
The Home Office is the government department responsible for prisons.
a university department
University departments are generally judged by their research quality.
the Biology/Maths/History etc department (=in a university or school)
the Chemistry department at Southampton University
the finance/marketing/design etc department (=in a company)
He worked in the sales department of a small software company.
the outpatient/casualty etc department (=in a hospital)
I had to go to the physiotherapy department for treatment twice a week.
a department head
These decisions are made by the department head.
a department manager (=in a company)
After two years, he was promoted to the job of department manager.
a department official (=in a government department)
a senior justice department official
department staff (=people working in a department)
All department staff will be affected by the new working hours.
the Department of Health/Trade/Education etc (=in a government)
the U.S. Department of Agriculture
a member of a department (=a person working in a department)
All members of the Biology Department are actively committed to research.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲