Department may refer to:
- A department is a part of a larger organization with a specific responsibility. For the division of organizations into departments, see departmentalization.
- In particular:
- A government department in Australia, Canada, Ireland, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States, corresponding to a ministry in other systems:
- Department (Australia)
- Department (Canada)
- Department (Sweden)
- Department (Switzerland)
- Department (United Kingdom)
- Department (United States)
- A government department in Australia, Canada, Ireland, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States, corresponding to a ministry in other systems:
- Department (administrative division)- a geographical and administrative division within a country.
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- One of the Departments of France, a département
- One of the Departments of Colombia
- Part of an institution such as a commercial company (see departmentalization) or a non-profit organization such as a university.
- Academic department
- A department store is a retail store that includes many specialized departments such as clothing or household items.
- Part of a state or municipal government:
- Fire department
- Police department
- In the US military:
- "Department" is a term used by the U.S. Army, mostly prior to World War I.
- A naval Department is a section devoted to one of several major tasks.
- In the magazine context:
- Articles, essays and columns that follow a certain consistency under one topic.
Department may also refer to:
- Department (film), is a Bollywood film released in June 2012
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... The United States Department of the Interior is charged with managing federal affairs within U.S ... The Interior Department has a wide range of responsibilities (which include the regulation of territorial governments and the basic stewardship for public lands ... The United States Department of the Interior is not responsible for local government or for civil administration except in the cases of Indian reservations, through ...
Famous quotes containing the word department:
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—Elizabeth Stuart Phelps (1844–1911)
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—Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811–1896)