Departments

Pronunciation: /dɪˈpɑːrtmənt/

Departments (noun)

  1. a part of a company or organization where people do specific jobs
  2. a part of the government responsible for specific areas like health or education
  3. a part of a university focusing on a particular subject area

Examples

  • She transferred to the marketing department last month.
  • The finance department handles all the company's budgets.

Common collocations: head of department, department meeting, department manager, department policy, government department

Synonyms of Departments

Formal

Neutral

Informal

Antonyms of Departments

  • when referring to the entire organization