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department

/dɪˈpɑrtmənt/ /dɪˈpɑːtmənt/
noun
  1. 1
    departman, birimcountable

    A part of a company or an organization that deals with one particular kind of work.

    • She works in the sales department.
      Satış departmanında çalışıyor.
    • Please send your CV to our human resources department.
      Lütfen özgeçmişinizi insan kaynakları departmanımıza gönderin.
  2. 2
    bakanlık, (devlet) dairesicountable

    A part of a government that is responsible for one area, such as health or education.

    • The Department of Health has published new advice on sleep.
      Sağlık Bakanlığı uyku konusunda yeni öneriler yayımladı.
    • He has worked in a government department for years.
      Yıllardır bir devlet dairesinde çalışıyor.
  3. 3
    bölüm, (okulda) zümrecountable

    A section of a university, a college or a school that teaches one subject.

    • The science department is on the second floor.
      Fen bilimleri bölümü ikinci kattadır.
    • She is head of the history department at the university.
      Üniversitede tarih bölümünün başkanı.
  4. 4
    reyon, (mağazada) bölümcountable

    One of the sections of a large shop that sells a particular type of goods.

    • You'll find gloves in the women's clothing department.
      Eldivenleri kadın giyim reyonunda bulabilirsiniz.
    • The toy department is on the top floor.
      Oyuncak reyonu en üst katta.
  5. 5
    (birinin) işi, sorumluluk alanıcountable Informal

    An area of activity or knowledge that a particular person is responsible for.

    • Don't ask me about money; that's not my department.
      Bana paradan sorma; o benim işim değil.
    • Cooking is my brother's department in our house.
      Bizim evde yemek işi kardeşimin sorumluluk alanı.

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Collocations

the sales departmentthe marketing departmentthe human resources departmenta government departmentthe Department of Healthhead of departmentthe history departmenta department storethe toy departmentnot my department

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