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departments

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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Across news departments, they will engage audiences, analyze data, edit, design, photograph, report and record unforgettable voices and scenes that bring every day events to colorful life.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

Parents should consult their state labor departments for more information.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

They feel less like departments and more like insider information.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

Pressure to show the return on every advertising dollar often leads marketing departments to embrace the lower funnel with tools like cost-per-click keyword search ads.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

So many foreign students come to do their graduate work here, and so few American students major in mathematics, that in many departments American graduate students are a minority.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos