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de·part·ment [dɪˈpɑ:tmənt, Am -ˈpɑ:rt-] N

1. department (of university):

department
Institut nt <-(e)s, -e>

2. department (of company, organization, shop):

department
Abteilung f <-, -en>
department
Ressort nt <-s, -s>
personnel department
Personalabteilung f <-, -en>
the furniture department
die Möbelabteilung

3. department Brit POL (of government):

department
Ministerium nt <-s, -ri·en>
department
Departement nt <-s, -s> CH
department of Health and Social Security
Ministerium nt für Gesundheits- und Sozialwesen
department of Transport
Verkehrsministerium nt <-s, -ministerien>
department of Transport
Verkehrsdepartement nt CH

4. department ADMIN:

department
Amt nt <-(e)s, Ạ̈m·ter>

5. department inf:

department fig (field of expertise)
Zuständigkeitsbereich m <-(e)s, -e>
(category) he's a bit lacking in the brain department
er ist nicht gerade der Hellste

ac·ˈcounts de·part·ment N

accounts department
Rechnungswesen nt <-s>
accounts department
Buchhaltung f <->

ˈcas·ual·ty de·part·ment N Brit

casualty department
Unfallstation f <-, -en>
casualty department
Unfallchirurgie f <-> kein pl

ˈclaims de·part·ment N COMM

claims department
Schadenabteilung f

ˈcleans·ing de·part·ment N Brit

cleansing department
Stadtreinigung f

com·ˈpli·ance de·part·ment N ECON, FIN

compliance department
Aufsichtsorgan in Brokerhäusern, das über Einhaltung der Börsenordnung wacht

ˈcost·ing de·part·ment N ECON

costing department
Kostenbuchhaltung f
costing department
betriebliches Rechnungswesen

de·ˈpart·ment store N

department store
Kaufhaus nt <-es, -häuser>
department store
Warenhaus nt <-es, -häuser> esp CH

ˈEx·cise De·part·ment N Brit ECON

Excise Department
Behörde f für Zölle und Verbrauchssteuern

ˈfire de·part·ment N Am (fire brigade)

fire department
Feuerwehr f <-, -en>

in·ˈtel·li·gence de·part·ment N

intelligence department
Nachrichtendienst m <-(e)s, -e>
intelligence department
Geheimdienst m <-(e)s, -e>

ˈle·gal de·part·ment N

legal department
Rechtsabteilung f <-, -en>

ˈmar·ket·ing de·part·ment N

marketing department
Marketingabteilung f

per·son·ˈnel de·part·ment N

personnel department
Personalabteilung f <-, -en>
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