department
noun [ C ]
uk/dɪˈpɑːtmənt/ us( written abbreviation dept) MANAGEMENT
one part of a large organization, such as a company or university, that deals with a particular area of work, business, study, etc.:
run/manage a department
the sales/human resources/finance department
He was previously a lecturer in the pharmacy department of Queen's University.
a department director/supervisor
COMMERCE
one part of a large store that sells many different types of goods:
the book/electrical/menswear department She has a Saturday job in the footwear department of a large city centre store.
GOVERNMENT
one part of a government that is responsible for a particular part of its work:
the Department of Education/Health/Justice
be sb's department informal
to be something that a particular person knows a lot about or is responsible for:
You'll need to ask Joe about that - it's more his departmant than mine.
See also
bank trust department