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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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They feel less like departments and more like insider information.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

This means government departments started the financial year in April without being certain how much they have to spend.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

By now, they’ve been bludgeoned nonstop with A.I. promotions across social media, TV, and their own academic departments.

From Slate • May 20, 2026

But having too many AI agents, especially multiple agents performing the same tasks, can create a cybersecurity and management problem for corporate information-technology departments, and can drive up computing bills, those companies said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Ultimately, it led to the establishment of ethnic studies departments where courses were offered in such fields as nineteenth-century black history and Hispanic-American folk art.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez