Department | Mean of department in English Dictionary

/dɪˈpɑɚtmənt/

• Noun
• one of the major parts of a company, organization, government, or school
1. Your letter has been forwarded to our sales department.
2. When you get to the hospital, go directly to the X-ray department.
3. the country's energy department
4. the Department of Defense = the Defense Department
5. the county sheriff's department
6. the university's math and science departments
7. the department of modern languages
8. the college's athletic department
9. She joined the town's police department.
• an area in a store where a particular kind of product is sold
1. the toy department
2. “Which department should we go to first?” “I'd like to start in the men's department.” [=the part of the store that sells clothing for men]
• a subject or activity that a person is interested in or responsible for
1. Taking care of the cat is not my department. [=responsibility]