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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PPPbiz: Business expo starts - Around 70 local businesses, government departments and ministries are expected to sh... http://ow.ly/168sFa
phnompenhpost (phnompenhpost) Fri, 11 Dec 2009 09:37:31 -0000
PPPbiz: Business expo starts - Around 70 local businesses, government departments and ministries are expected to sh... http://ow.ly/168sFa
@nibby01 true - and awards always seem to go to charities with big marketing departments/budgets! or people associated with them
Chris_Penberthy (Chris Penberthy) Fri, 11 Dec 2009 09:17:53 -0000
@nibby01 true - and awards always seem to go to charities with big marketing departments/budgets! or people associated with them
Several area fire departments are helping Goose Creek City FD fight the fire at Captain D's.
sdutes (Sheldon Dutes) Fri, 11 Dec 2009 09:10:04 -0000
Several area fire departments are helping Goose Creek City FD fight the fire at Captain D's.
RT @tomhaskins: Exploring the change by T&D departments to become collaborative as an experience design #ecollab
fdomon (Frédéric DOMON) Fri, 11 Dec 2009 08:55:03 -0000
RT @tomhaskins: Exploring the change by T&D departments to become collaborative as an experience design #ecollab
Bored? Don't be! A multinational needs a change-program-logo for one of their departments @PimTim: http://www.pimtim.com/contest/128/brief
PimTim (PimTim) Fri, 11 Dec 2009 08:50:36 -0000
Bored? Don't be! A multinational needs a change-program-logo for one of their departments @PimTim: http://www.pimtim.com/contest/128/brief
@eMSY And I'm often called a supervisor even though I am not! Its annoying. But basically at Sprint, we have like five departments
GennaGirl (Genesis, Genna, JJ) Fri, 11 Dec 2009 08:15:34 -0000
@eMSY And I'm often called a supervisor even though I am not! Its annoying. But basically at Sprint, we have like five departments

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