dept
16
2.9
- noun
- /dɛpt/
- Informal
:
departamento
- If you have any questions, please contact the HR Dept for assistance.
- Dept of Health
- US Dept
Examples
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Books for review should be mailed to the Publications Dept, CAA, 50 Broadway, 21st Floor, New York, N.Y. 10004.
Academic text (2015) -
So, pray tell, who was the genius at the State Dept that created that story?
Blog text (4) -
What does the World Justice Dept. Have to do with this?
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So there was no funding that went to State Dept security... oh, wait.
Blog text (16) -
I've got a friend in the Justice Dept.
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I'm an officer in the Accounts Dept. Of Baroda state.
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I'm the chief investigator, Special Projects Unit, U.S. Treasury Dept.
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Go to your local school websites, State Dept of Ed. as well as the USGov's.
Blog text (7) -
In early February, over 150 US State Dept emissaries were called home to Washington, DC for secret meetings.
Blog text (13) -
The Philippines makes it easy for international kidnapping. DSWD, Dept of Social Welfare and Development, no longer requires consent.
Blog text (8)
Synonyms
∞
1.8
A part of a company or organization that does a particular job
354
5.8
A government department that deals with a specific area, like investigations
42
5.5
A part of an organization, often a government, that has a particular job
6
2.5
A part of government that runs public services like schools
4
7.2
A group in a company or sport that has teams and staff
3
5.8
A department in an organization that manages one area, like research or finance
2
3.5
A division that manages construction, repairs, and maintenance of a building
1
3.0
A part of a college or university that teaches and studies one subject like biology
1
2.7
A part of a company that handles one area of work, like sales or marketing
How Big
- US
∞
2.7
431
1.3
358
3.2
- Informal
16
2.9
389
2.4
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Dept is a short form of department, a word made from old parts meaning 'away' and 'part' and very much like the English word part. So a department is a 'part' or section of a company, school, or organisation, which is why dept means one of those sections.