Definition of department noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is responsible for welfare, pensions and child maintenance policy. As the UK’s biggest public service department it administers the State Pension and...
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a part of an organization such as a school, business, or government that deals with a particular area of study or work: department of the Department of Health and Human Services. She is a professor in the chemistry department/the department of chemistry. The sales department is having a Christmas party this week.
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What we do. The Department for Education is responsible for children’s services and education, including early years, schools, higher and further education policy, apprenticeships and wider ...
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DEPARTMENT meaning: 1 : one of the major parts of a company, organization, government, or school abbreviation dept.; 2 : an area in a store where a particular kind of product is sold.
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department. noun [ C, + sing/pl verb ] uk / dɪˈpɑːt.mənt / us / dɪˈpɑːrt.mənt / (written abbreviation dept) Add to word list. A2. a part of an organization such as a school, business, or government that deals with a particular area of study or work: department of the Department of Health and Social Security.
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a major subdivision or branch of the administration of a government. 3. a branch or subdivision of learning. physics is a department of science. 4. a territorial and administrative division in several countries, such as France. 5. informal. a specialized sphere of knowledge, skill, or activity.
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a part of an organization such as a school, business, or government that deals with a particular area of work: the sales department. head of the English department. See also. police department. Fewer examples. the marketing department. a government department. a dispute within the department.
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Department for Work & Pensions. Works with 13 agencies and public bodies. Department of Health & Social Care. Works with 23 agencies and public bodies. Foreign, Commonwealth & Development...
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noun. a distinct part of anything arranged in divisions; a division of a complex whole or organized system. Synonyms: segment, unit, section, bureau, branch. one of the principal branches of a governmental organization: the sanitation department.
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