Definitions

department

[dih-pahrt-muhnt] / dɪˈpɑrt mənt /

NOUN

section of organization, area

Synonyms

STRONGEST

administration agency area board branch bureau commission division office staff station unit

STRONG

arena beat canton circuit commune constituency force parish precinct quarter range subdivision territory tract ward

Antonyms

STRONGEST

whole

NOUN

area of interest, expertise

Synonyms

STRONGEST

administration bureau business office province station

STRONG

activity assignment avocation bailiwick berth capacity class classification domain dominion duty field function incumbency jurisdiction line niche occupation realm responsibility slot specialty sphere spot vocation wing

WEAK

walk of life

Antonyms

STRONG

entertainment fun irresponsibility pastime

Example Sentences

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Still, the company’s proprietary legal and regulatory datasets and integrations with law firms and legal departments should help protect it against the advent of specialized legal AI tools, ING wrote in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal

Since December, the head of the department responsible for the AI has been under house arrest for his alleged links to an illegal manipulation of government tenders.

From Barron's

The police department is now seeking four men who they describe as approximately aged 18 to 20.

From BBC

The law prohibits the department from withholding or redacting files because they could be embarrassing to public figures.

From The Wall Street Journal

However, since funding has been frozen Kansas City deputy chief of police Joseph Mabin said his department does not have enough staff to cover the city's security needs.

From BBC

department

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