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department
A	noun
	1	department
			a specialized sphere of knowledge; "baking is not my department"; "his work established a new department of literature"
		Category Tree: psychological feature ╚cognition; knowledge; noesis ╚content; cognitive content; mental object ╚idea; thought ╚concept; conception; construct ╚property; attribute; dimension ╚feature; characteristic ╚aspect; facet ╚sector; sphere ╚department
	2	department, section
			a specialized division of a large organization; "you'll find it in the hardware department"; "she got a job in the historical section of the Treasury"
		Category Tree: group; grouping ╚social group ╚organization; organisation ╚unit; social unit ╚administrative unit; administrative body ╚division ╚department, section ╚security; security department ╚payroll; payroll department ╚government department ╚personnel department; personnel office; personnel; staff office ╚business department ╚academic department
	3	department
			the territorial and administrative division of some countries (such as France)
		Category Tree: entity ╚location ╚region ╚district; territory; territorial dominion; dominion ╚administrative district; administrative division; territorial division ╚department