department
noun
[ dɪˈpɑːtm(ə)nt ]
• a division of a large organization such as a government, university, or business, dealing with a specific area of activity.
• "the council's finance department"
Similar:
division,
section,
sector,
subsection,
subdivision,
unit,
branch,
arm,
wing,
segment,
compartment,
office,
bureau,
agency,
ministry,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French departement, from departir (see depart). The original sense was ‘division or distribution’, later ‘separation’, hence ‘a separate part’ (core sense, mid 18th century).
