Department 163544 223872990 2008-07-06T07:39:00Z Hintha 111392 [[my:ဌာန]] {{Wiktionary}} 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 [[Australia]], [[Canada]], [[Federal Council of Switzerland|Switzerland]] and the [[Government of the United States|United States]], corresponds to a [[Ministry (government department)|ministry]] in other systems: **[[Department (Australian government)]] **[[Department (Swiss government)]] **[[Departments of the United Kingdom Government]] **[[Department (US government)]] *[[Department (country subdivision)]]- a geographical and administrative division within a country. *Part of an institution such as a commercial [[company (law)|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. *Part of a state or municipal government: **[[Fire department]] **[[Police department]] *In the US military: **"[[Department (U.S. Army)|Department]]" is a term used by the [[United States Army|U.S. Army]], mostly prior to [[World War I]]. **A [[Department (naval)|naval Department]] is a section devoted to one of several major tasks. *In the magazine context: **Articles, essays and columns that follow a certain consistency under one topic. {{disambig}} [[ast:Departamentu]] [[be-x-old:Дэпартамэнт]] [[br:Departamant]] [[cs:Department]] [[da:Departement]] [[de:Departement]] [[es:Departamento]] [[fr:Département]] [[id:Departemen]] [[it:Dipartimento#Voci_correlate]] [[my:ဌာန]] [[nl:Departement]] [[nn:Departement]] [[nrm:Département]] [[oc:Departament]] [[pl:Departament]] [[ru:Департамент]] [[sk:Department]] [[sv:Departement]] [[tr:Département]]