department Definition

department
noun

1. A section of an organization (eg a government or other administration, a university, an office or a shop), with responsibility for one particular aspect or part of the organization's work.

Thesaurus: part, division, branch, section, area, office, bureau, quarter, agency, commission, administration.
2. A subject or activity which is someone's special skill or particular responsibility.

Thesaurus: specialty, vocation, avocation, occupation, interest, walk of life.

Etymology: 18c: from French département.

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lost property
noun

1. Things that have been lost by their owners and found and handed in by someone else.

Derivative: lost property office
noun

An official place where lost property is stored until it is claimed, or disposed of if it is not claimed.