A department is a part of a larger organization with a specific responsibility. For the division of organizations into departments, see departmentalization.

In particular:

• A government department in the United States and Switzerland corresponds to a ministry in other systems:
  • Department (US government)
  • Department (Swiss government)
• Department (subnational entity)
• 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 is a retail store that includes many specialized departments such as clothing or household items.
• In the US military:
  • "Department" is a term used by the U.S. 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
• Département ("department") is the name given to an administrative district of France and several other French-speaking countries.

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Then it could be a book, and become a New York Times best seller when colleges with theatre departments make their seniors read it.
JacobWidman (Jacob Widman) Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:20:59 -0000
Then it could be a book, and become a New York Times best seller when colleges with theatre departments make their seniors read it.
@bikoy it's a school of thought. it's not as if other departments and colleges in the uni are much more diverse. *rolls eyes*
schoolgirl (schoolgirl) Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:07:20 -0000
@bikoy it's a school of thought. it's not as if other departments and colleges in the uni are much more diverse. *rolls eyes*
@SwinCash Swin, do u think colleges should have separate men's and women's athletic departments? Do u think that would help women's sports?
CoachKiwi (Coach Kiwi) Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:27:13 -0000
@SwinCash Swin, do u think colleges should have separate men's and women's athletic departments? Do u think that would help women's sports?

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