department · noun C /dɪˈpɑrt.mənt/
department
A2 a part of an organization such as a school, business or government which deals with a particular area of study or work
Dictionary examples:
the African Studies department/the department of African Studies
The sales department is having a Christmas party this week.
the Department of Health and Human Services
Learner example:
Then we went down to [the] Design and Technology department and [the] English department. (Preliminary English Test; B1; Chinese)
