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Antonyms for departments

Grammar : Noun
Spell : dih-pahrt-muhnt
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈpɑrt mənt


Definition of departments

Origin :
  • mid-15c., "a going away, act of leaving," from Old French departement (12c.) "division, sharing out; divorce, parting," from Late Latin departire (see depart). French department meant "group of people" (as well as "departure"), from which English borrowed the sense of "separate division, separate business assigned to someone in a larger organization" (c.1735). Meaning "separate division of a government" is from 1769. As an administrative district in France, from 1792.
  • noun section of organization, area
  • noun area of interest, expertise
Example sentences :
  • Among these latter were the governors of the French provinces or departments.
  • Extract from : « The Boy Life of Napoleon » by Eugenie Foa
  • Gather information, make reports and keep tab on guys for other departments.
  • Extract from : « The Velvet Glove » by Harry Harrison
  • At that time most of the work in education was given in the departments of philosophy or psychology.
  • Extract from : « College Teaching » by Paul Klapper
  • The theory of the departments is usually better than their practice.
  • Extract from : « College Teaching » by Paul Klapper
  • But in every branch of politics and some departments of science it was an age of amateurism.
  • Extract from : « England and Germany » by Emile Joseph Dillon
  • But his offer of these conveyances was rejected by all the departments to which he applied.
  • Extract from : « England and Germany » by Emile Joseph Dillon
  • In all of its ten departments, including law, it is co-educational.
  • Extract from : « The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV » by Various
  • All the departments are open to women on the same terms as to men.
  • Extract from : « The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV » by Various
  • The first in each of the other departments are chosen by ballot, by the scholars.
  • Extract from : « The Teacher » by Jacob Abbott
  • The lines of activity of these departments vary from plant to plant.
  • Extract from : « The Journal of Negro History, Volume 6, 1921 » by Various

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