Synonyms for department
dɪˈpɑrt məntde·part·ment

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1. department

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

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

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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, 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

Matched Categories

1. • Administrative District
   • Sector

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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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1. List of paraphrases for "department":

   ministry, ministère, département, departments, dept., departmental, administration, secretariat, service, departamento, dept, management, prosecutor, dipartimento, office, ministries, ministã, branch, governing, minister, division, directorate, sector, dpko

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1. Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake:

   I will continue to be relentless in changing the culture of the police department to ensure that everyone in our city is treated equally.

2. Mike Doyle:

   They've been put in a position where the only way we're going to get to the bottom or the top of what really is going on and continues to go on in this city and with this police department is by filing a civil action.

3. Antony Blinken:

   The department's been in excellent hands with you.

4. Mitch McConnell:

   Senate Democrats -- especially those who've voiced opposition to the President's executive overreach — should end their partisan filibuster of Department of Homeland Security funding.

5. Aaron Zelinsky:

   I have been told by the Department of Justice that my testimony today should adhere to the four corners of the Special Counsel's Office report.