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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According to the department’s directive written in 2023, officers should consider voice commands and several alternatives before using lethal force.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2026

Police said 10,000 officers would be on hand for the parade, the department's largest ever deployment for a planned event, with heavy weapons and explosives teams among them.

From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026

That includes the department’s decision in March to settle a long-running monopoly case against Live Nation—after the trial had begun.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026

A memo on the department’s fiscal outlook prepared for the Board of Supervisors sounded the alarm in April.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

"If Kimbro needs him," MacDuffy told the boy, "come back and have his name entered on the shipping department's payroll."

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison