departments

de-part-ments · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Plural of *department*; divisions of a large organization such as a business, university, or government.

  2. 2.

    Sections of a store selling particular types of goods.

  3. 3.

    Areas of activity or responsibility.

Related words

See also: department, division, section
Synonyms: bureaus, divisions, sections, units

Etymology

From French departement, from Old French departir (to divide). The -s suffix marks the plural in English.