Départment
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A department is a part of a larger organization with a specific responsibility. For the division of organizations into departments, see departmentalization.
In particular:
- A government department in the United States and Switzerland corresponds to a ministry in other systems:
- *Department (US government)
- *Department (Swiss government)
- Department (subnational entity)
- Part of an institution such as a commercial company (see departmentalization) or a non-profit organization such as a university.
- *Academic department
- A department store is a retail store that includes many specialized departments such as clothing or household items.
- In the US military:
- *"Department" is a term used by the U.S. Army, mostly prior to World War I.
- *A naval Department is a section devoted to one of several major tasks.
- Part of a state or municipal government:
- *Fire department
- *Police department
- Département ("department") is the name given to an administrative district of France and several other French-speaking countries.
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