Definition, synonyms and related words
plural of department
"The new policy will be implemented across all departments starting next Monday."
In plain English: Departments are separate sections within a larger organization, like different areas inside a big store where each one sells specific things.
"The new employee was assigned to the marketing department."
Usage: Use departments to refer to distinct divisions within an organization, such as sales or engineering, that handle specific functions. Do not use it to describe individual rooms or physical spaces unless those areas are officially structured as separate administrative units.
Derived from the French département, which comes from départir (to divide or separate), the term originally meant a division of territory created during the French Revolution. It entered English to denote any distinct section, branch, or subdivision within an organization or government structure.