branch
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1.3
- noun
- /bræntʃ/
- Look on the Internet to find nearby branches of large organizations, such as the National Audubon Society.
- executive branch
- legislative branch
- judicial branch
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Watch on YouTubeNo, Disney is a branch, just like they have Marvel.
- No, Disney is a branch, just like they have Marvel.
- From its base in Luderitz, new branches soon spread across the colony.
- Do you have a more of an intelligence side branch to the NRF?
- So the the other branch of your autonomous nervous system.
- We could flip a coin and pick one branch and take that.
- So you so, but that's the nomads or the branch you should be following.
Examples
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We're finding the nearest branch of a chain of restaurants.
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She stayed within the NAACP, actually working with the New York branch of the NAACP.
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Well, this is the branch that you started with.
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And I find it used in all branches of physical science.
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Okay, what are the, uh, three branches of government?
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Design and Technology is a branch of courses that is open to all grade levels.
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A new branch of the KGB.
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Such actors operate through all three branches of government, and each level is politicized.
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His preaching really sparked the New England branch of the Great Awakening.
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We need to discuss the different branches of our organization to ensure effective communication.
Synonyms
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3.2
A part of a larger organization that has its own work
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3.6
A part of an organization that does a particular job
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5.1
A new group or idea that develops from an earlier one
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6.1
A result that comes from something earlier, like a new idea
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4.1
A smaller part of something that has been split, like a chapter or section
Idioms
Compounds
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3.9
The part of a government that carries out laws, led by a president or prime minister
- Formal
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4.2
The part of government that says what laws mean and decides legal cases
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6.6
A part of the police that deals with the country's safety and political crimes like terrorism or spying
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Etymology
Branch comes from old French branche, which meant 'arm', so a branch of an organization is like an arm that reaches out from the main group and does part of the work.