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Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility


Government and military

*Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, for example: **Departments of Colombia, a grouping of municipalities **Departments of France, administrative divisions three levels below the national government **Departments of Honduras **Departments of Peru, name given to the subdivisions of Peru until 2002 **Departments of Uruguay *Department (United States Army), corps areas of the U.S. Army prior to World War I *Fire department, a public or private organization that provides emergency firefighting and rescue services *Ministry (government department), a specialized division of a government *Police department, a body empowered by the state to enforce the law *Ship's company#Command structure, Department (naval) administrative/functional sub-unit of a ship's company.


Other uses

*Department (film), ''Department'' (film), a 2012 Bollywood action film about police taking on Mumbai criminals *The Department (film), ''The Department'' (film), a 2015 Nigerian action film, about two lovers undermining dodgy business dealings *''The Department'', a satirical comedy on BBC Radio 4 *The Department (play), ''The Department'' (play), a 1975 play by David Williamson **''The Department'', a 1980 TV film based on the play *Academic department, a division of a university or school faculty devoted to a particular academic discipline *Department head, a management position *Department store, a retail store that includes many specialized departments such as clothing or household items


See also

*Ministry (government department), Ministry *Departments of the United Kingdom Government *United States federal executive departments *List of Australian Commonwealth Government entities *Structure of the Canadian federal government *Federal administration of Switzerland {{disambiguation it:Dipartimento#Voci correlate