1. (

• department ,
• section ,

) a specialized division of a large organization; "you'll find it in the hardware department"; "she got a job in the historical section of the Treasury" ;

2. (

• department

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

3. (

• department

) a specialized sphere of knowledge; "baking is not my department"; "his work established a new department of literature" ;