What is the synonym of the word department

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1. department

   Synonyms:
   section, division, portion, function, office, branch, province, line

   Antonyms:
   institution, establishment, art, science, literature, service, state, whole, organization, community, society, body

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1. department, sectionnoun

   a specialized division of a large organization

   «you’ll find it in the hardware department»; «she got a job in the historical section of the Treasury»

   Synonyms:
   surgical incision, discussion section, division, section, incision, plane section, part, subdivision, segment

2. departmentnoun

   the territorial and administrative division of some countries (such as France)

   Synonyms:
   section

3. departmentnoun

   a specialized sphere of knowledge

   «baking is not my department»; «his work established a new department of literature»

   Synonyms:
   section

Matched Categories

1. • Administrative District
   • Sector

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1. departmentnoun

   Synonyms:
   division, section, part, category, district, precinct, branch, province, station, sphere, capacity

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1. List of paraphrases for «department»:

   ministry, ministère, département, departments, dept., departmental, administration, secretariat, service, departamento, dept, management, prosecutor, dipartimento, office, ministries, ministã, branch, governing, minister, division, directorate, sector, dpko

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How to use department in a sentence?

1. Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown:

   Each of their losses is a tragedy that impacts a family, a department and the city of Chicago, when somebody is forced to live on fast food and caffeine, while living in that constant state of what we call hyper-vigilance, for 12, 13, 14 hours a day, that takes its toll.

2. Police Chief Charlie Beck:

   Your status has nothing to do with your contact with Los Angeles Police Department, we will not give you to ICE. We will not refer you to ICE.

3. Attorney General Matthew Platkin:

   People throughout Paterson deserve a public safety system that protects and serves all members of its community, just as the members of Paterson Police Department deserve adequate resources, support, and innovation from their leadership.

4. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson:

   This is why the Department’s inspector general is conducting a thorough investigation into the matter.

5. City AttorneyAnn Davison:

   The best way to interrupt crime happening on the streets today is by quickly and efficiently moving on the cases referred to us bythe Seattle Police Department.

• دائرة, قسمArabic
• отделение, отделBulgarian
• odděleníCzech
• AbteilungGerman
• κλάδος, τμήμα, περιφέρεια, υπηρεσία, διεύθυνση, περιοχήGreek
• departementoEsperanto
• departamento, secciónSpanish
• jaosto, ministeriö, yksikkö, laitos, osasto, ala, departementtiFinnish
• ministère, départementFrench
• מחלקהHebrew
• depatmanHaitian Creole
• osztály, szakosztály, részleg, tanszék, minisztériumHungarian
• departmentLatin
• działPolish
• departamentoPortuguese
• факультет, отделение, департамент, отдел, министерствоRussian
• avdelningSwedish
• துறைTamil
• kagawaranTagalog

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