What is the meaning of Department?

A part, portion, or subdivision.

A distinct course of life, action, study, or the like.

A specified aspect or quality.

A subdivision of an organization.

  1. One of the principal divisions of executive government

    One of the principal divisions of executive government

    One of the divisions of instructions

    A territorial division; a district; especially, in France, one of the districts into which the country is divided for governmental purposes, similar to a county in the UK and in the USA. France is composed of 101 départements organized in 18 régions, each department is divided into arrondissements, in turn divided into cantons.

    A military subdivision of a country

    Act of departing; departure.

    Source: wiktionary.org