a specialized division of a large organization

the territorial and administrative division of some countries (such as France)

a specialized sphere of knowledge

the head of a department

the federal department that administers programs that provide services to farmers (including research and soil conservation and efforts to stabilize the farming economy); created in 1862

the academic department responsible for teaching and research in anthropology

the academic department responsible for teaching and research in biology

the academic department responsible for teaching and research in chemistry

the United States federal department that promotes and administers domestic and foreign trade (including management of the census and the patent office); created in 1913

a former executive department of the United States government; created in 1903 and split into two departments in 1913

the academic department responsible for teaching and research in computer science

the department of local government that is responsible for managing the treatment of convicted offenders

the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947

a defense laboratory that provides essential services in fundamental science for national security and environmental protection and provides technologies that contribute to industrial competitiveness

the academic department responsible for teaching and research in economics

the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education (including federal aid to educational institutions and students); created 1979

the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977

an agency that collects political and economic and technical information about energy matters and makes the Department of Energy's technical and analytical expertise available to other members of the Intelligence Community

the academic department responsible for teaching English and American literature

the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with health and welfare; created in 1979

a former executive department of the United States government; created in 1953 and divided in 1979

the academic department responsible for teaching history

the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security

the United States federal department that administers federal programs dealing with better housing and urban renewal; created in 1965

the United States federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all civil rights legislation); created in 1870

an agency of the Canadian government that provides litigation and legal advice and opinions to the government

the federal department responsible for promoting the working conditions of wage earners in the United States; created in 1913

the academic department responsible for teaching and research in linguistics

a permanent department created to perform the work of a local government

the academic department responsible for teaching and research in mathematics

the academic department responsible for teaching music and music appreciation

the academic department responsible for teaching philosophy

the academic department responsible for teaching and research in physics

the academic department responsible for teaching and research in psychology

the academic department responsible for teaching and research in sociology

the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies

a department of the federal government of the United States

the United States federal department charged with conservation and the development of natural resources; created in 1849

the federal department that collects revenue and administers federal finances; the Treasury Department was created in 1789

the United States federal department that institutes and coordinates national transportation programs; created in 1966

the United States federal department responsible for the interests of military veterans; created in 1989

a large retail store organized into departments offering a variety of merchandise; commonly part of a retail chain

of or relating to a department

dependent on a department