Ward may refer to:

Division or unit

* Hospital ward, a hospital division, floor, or room set aside for a particular class or group of patients, for example the psychiatric ward * Prison ward, a division of a penal institution such as a prison *

Ward (electoral subdivision) A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. In some countries, wards are usually named after neighbourhoods, thoroughfares, parishes, landmarks, geographical features and in some cases historical figures connected to t ...

, electoral district or unit of local government ** Ward (KPK), local government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan ** Ward (South Africa) ** Wards of Bangladesh ** Wards of Germany ** Wards of Japan ** Wards of Myanmar ** Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom ** Ward (United States) *** Wards of New Orleans * Ward (fortification), part of a castle * Ward (LDS Church), a local congregation of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints * Ward (Vietnam), a type of third-tier subdivision of Vietnam

Entertainment, arts and media

WOUF (AM) WOUF (750 AM) is a radio station licensed to Petoskey, Michigan, and owned by Suzanne Henderson through N Content Marketing. History The station began broadcasting in June 2000, holding the call sign WWKK, and aired an oldies format with progra ...

, a radio station (750 AM) licensed to serve Petoskey, Michigan, United States, which held the call sign WARD from 2008 to 2021 * Ward Cleaver, a fictional character from the American television sitcom ''Leave It to Beaver'' * Warring Adolescents Revenge Division (WARD), organization in ''The Hardy Boys'' graphic novels * '' Watch and Ward'', a short novel by Henry James first published as a serial in 1871 and later as a book in 1878

Brands and enterprises

* Montgomery Ward, an online retailer and former department store chain * Ward Body Works, a school bus manufacturer, now IC Bus * Ward's, a publisher of ''Ward's AutoWorld'' and ''Ward's Dealer Business'' * Wards Brewing Company, a former English brewery, now a brand operated by Double Maxim Beer Company

Law and law enforcement

* Ward (law), someone placed under the protection of a legal guardian * Watchman (law enforcement), a security guard * Ward (feudal) *

Justice Ward (disambiguation) Justice Ward may refer to: * Daniel P. Ward (1918–1995), associate justice of the Supreme Court of Illinois * Hortense Sparks Ward (1872–1944), special chief justice of a special all-female Texas Supreme Court convened in 1925 *Paul Ward (Arkan ...

Names

* Ward (surname) * Ward (given name) * Ward, short form of the given names: **

Edward Edward is an English given name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements '' ēad'' "wealth, fortune; prosperous" and '' weard'' "guardian, protector”. History The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-Sa ...

Howard Howard is an English-language given name originating from Old French Huard (or Houard) from a Germanic source similar to Old High German ''*Hugihard'' "heart-brave", or ''*Hoh-ward'', literally "high defender; chief guardian". It is also probabl ...

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Places

* Assal al-Ward, Syria * Ward, Castleknock, Ireland * Ward, New Zealand * Ward Beach, a section of coastline near Ward, NZ

United States

* Ward, Alabama * Ward, Arkansas * Ward, Colorado *

Ward, Indiana Ward is an unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Boone County, in the U.S. state of Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. ...

Ward, New York Ward is a town in Allegany County, New York, United States. The population was 331 at the 2020 census. The town was named after Hamilton Ward. The town is in the southeast quadrant of the county, north of the village of Wellsville. History ...

Ward, South Carolina Ward is a town in Saluda County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 91 at the 2010 census. History Spann Methodist Church and Cemetery was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. Geography Ward is located at ...

Ward, South Dakota Ward is a town in Moody County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 34 at the 2020 census. History Ward was named after James A. Ward, a railroad promoter and auditor of Dakota Territory from 1887-1889. Geography According to the U ...

Ward, Washington Ward is an unincorporated community in Stevens County, in the U.S. state of Washington. It is located a mile-and-a-half east of Kettle Falls on U.S. Route 395 U.S. Route 395 (US 395) is a U.S. Route in the western United States. The southern ...

* Ward, West Virginia *

Ward Reservation The Charles W. Ward Reservation is a open space reserve located in Andover, Massachusetts, Andover and North Andover, Massachusetts, north of Boston. The reserve, managed by the land conservation non-profit organization The Trustees of Reservati ...

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Ward Township, Todd County, Minnesota Ward Township is a township in Todd County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 471 at the 2000 census. Ward Township was organized in 1877, and named after Ward Township, Randolph County, Indiana, the native home of a share of the early ...

* Ward Township, Hocking County, Ohio * Ward Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania

Vessels

* , various United States Navy destroyers * , a U.S. Navy destroyer

Other

* Ward (fencing), defensive position in the sport of fencing *

The Ward (disambiguation) The Ward can refer to: * Ward (disambiguation) * ''The Ward'' (film), horror film directed by John Carpenter * The Ward (2000 video game), point and click adventure video game developed by Fragile Bits *''Children's Ward'', British children's te ...

* Ward County (disambiguation) * "Ward", by C418 from ''

Minecraft - Volume Beta ''Minecraft'' is a sandbox game developed by Mojang Studios. The game was created by Markus "Notch" Persson in the Java (programming language), Java programming language. Following several early private testing versions, it was first made pub ...

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