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noundomain: group
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
a specialized division of a large organization
Examples
- 1.you'll find it in the hardware department
- 2.she got a job in the historical section of the Treasury
Hypernym
division 4
noun
an administrative unit in government or business
EnglishHyponym
a division of a school that is responsible for a given subject
a division of a business firm
the department responsible for hiring and training and placing employees and for setting policies for personnel management
a department of government
payroll 3
noun
the department that determines the amounts of wage or salary due to each employee
