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Synonyms for Department
dɪˈpɑrt məntde·part·ment

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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. department

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

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

Princeton's WordNet2.5 / 2 votes

  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, department, 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

Dictionary of English Synonymes1.0 / 1 vote

  1. departmentnoun

    Synonyms:
    part, portion, division (especially a territorial division)

  2. departmentnoun

    Synonyms:
    province, function, office, station, sphere of duty, course of life

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  1. departmentnoun

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

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How to use Department in a sentence?

  1. Randy Boyd:

    If there is anyone in our athletic department in Knoxville or elsewhere who hasn’t heard that message yet, you’re hearing it now.

  2. Veterans Affairs:

    Sharon Helman's removal is a positive step, but there are still many more VA scandal figures who also must be purged from the department's payroll in order for veterans and families to receive the closure they deserve.

  3. Jessie Liu:

    The Justice Department intends to secure this version of the report in an appropriate setting that will be accessible to a limited number of members of Congress and their staff.

  4. Pat Toomey:

    While I appreciate that the Department of Education has finally fulfilled its obligation to investigate whether states have implemented policies, laws, or regulations to stop the heinous practice of ‘passing the trash,’ I am deeply concerned with these findings, any educator who engaged in sexual misconduct with a child should be barred from ever teaching in a classroom again, yet too many states do not have policies to ensure that is the case. Releasing this report is only the first step—the department must hold states accountable and use the tools at its disposal to enforce the law.

  5. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson:

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


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