department

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Synonyms: deportment, departement, depriment, apartment, impartment, departments, copartment, debarment, département

Antonyms: deportment, departement, depriment, apartment, impartment, departments, copartment, debarment, département

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|portion}} A [[part]], [[portion]], or [[subdivision]].
2. {{senseid|en|distinct course}} A [[distinct]] course of life, action, study, or the like.
3. {{senseid|en|aspect}} A specified [[aspect]] or [[quality]].
4. {{senseid|en|subdivision}} A subdivision of an organization.
5. {{senseid|en|territory}} A [[territorial]] division; a [[district]]; especially, in France, one of the districts into which the country is divided for governmental purposes, similar to a [[county]] in the UK and in the USA. France is composed of 101 [[département]]s organized in 18 [[région]]s, each department is divided into [[arrondissement]]s, in turn divided into [[canton]]s.
6. {{senseid|en|military}} {{lb|en|historical}} A military subdivision of a country
7. {{senseid|en|departure}} {{lb|en|obsolete}} Act of departing; departure.

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