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Department may refer to:

• Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility

Government and military

• Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, for example:
  • Departments of Colombia, a grouping of municipalities
  • Departments of France, administrative divisions three levels below the national government
  • Departments of Honduras
  • Departments of Peru, name given to the subdivisions of Peru until 2002
  • Departments of Uruguay
• Department (United States Army), corps areas of the U.S. Army prior to World War I
• Fire department, a public or private organization that provides emergency firefighting and rescue services
• Ministry (government department), a specialized division of a government
• Police department, a body empowered by the state to enforce the law
• Department (naval) administrative/functional sub-unit of a ship's company.

Other uses

• Department (film), a 2012 Bollywood action film about police taking on Mumbai criminals
• The Department (film), a 2015 Nigerian action film, about two lovers undermining dodgy business dealings
• The Department, a satirical comedy on BBC Radio 4
• The Department (play), a 1975 play by David Williamson
  • The Department, a 1980 TV film based on the play
• Academic department, a division of a university or school faculty devoted to a particular academic discipline
• Department head, a management position
• Department store, a retail store that includes many specialized departments such as clothing or household items

See also

• Ministry
• Departments of the United Kingdom Government
• United States federal executive departments
• List of Australian Commonwealth Government entities
• Structure of the Canadian federal government
• Federal administration of Switzerland

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