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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rich_richie (Chandrakant Bhosale) Tue, 22 Dec 2009 09:04:14 -0000
Recruitment in Academic and Non-Academic Departments of Thapar University, Dec. 2009: Recruitment in Academic a.. http://bit.ly/6hdjgu
@barbarahui The whole convention interview system is completely screwed up. Academic departments need to make with the phone interviews.
amndw2 (Amanda Watson) Sun, 20 Dec 2009 23:28:50 -0000
@barbarahui The whole convention interview system is completely screwed up. Academic departments need to make with the phone interviews.
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HealAllDiseases (Madison Cavanaugh) Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:07:30 -0000
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@Statius various offices and academic departments are not really operationally connected.
dtatusko (Drew Tatusko) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:18:52 -0000
@Statius various offices and academic departments are not really operationally connected.

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