Department
A department is a part of a larger organization with a specific responsibility. For the division of organizations into departments, see departmentalization.
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- A government department in the United States and Switzerland corresponds to a ministry in other systems:
- Department (US government)
- Department (Swiss government)
- A geographic area of a centralized country which functions as an administrative unit, modelled on the French départements (in Spanish, departamento):
- Departments of Benin
- Departments of Bolivia
- Departments of Colombia
- Departments of Côte d'Ivoire
- Departments of El Salvador
- Departments of France
- Departments of Guatemala
- Departments of Honduras
- Departments of Nicaragua
- Departments of Niger
- Departments of Paraguay
- Departments of Uruguay
- 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 includes many specialized departments.
- In the US military:
- "Department" is a term used by the US Army, mostly prior to World War I.
- A naval Department is a section devoted to one of several major tasks.
- Part of a state or municipal government:
- Fire department
- Police department
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