department | Definition of department

Synonyms and Antonyms of department

1 a large unit of a governmental, business, or educational organization

the Department of the Interior

Synonyms of department

agency, arm, branch, bureau, desk, division, office, service

Words Related to department

subdepartment, subdivision

2 a region of activity, knowledge, or influence

that's not my department, but maybe I can help you anyway

Synonyms of department

area, arena, bailiwick, barony, business, circle, demesne, discipline, domain, element, fief, fiefdom, field, firmament, front, game, kingdom, line, precinct, province, realm, specialty, sphere, terrain, walk

Words Related to department

territory, turf

occupation, profession, pursuit, racket, vocation

ambit, amplitude, breadth, compass, confine, dimension(s), extent, ken, reach, scope, sweep, width

subfield, subspecialty