dept.
Organizational unit abbreviation
Dept. is an abbreviation for department, a division of an organization that is responsible for a particular area of activity.
Splitting into parts
- sectionDistinct divided part
- unitIndividual part or measure
- bureauOffice or furniture chest
- officeProfessional work location
branch · agency · headquarters · staff · personnel · director · head · manager
Clergy's work or state department
- agencyPower to act
- bureauOffice or furniture chest
- secretaryAdministrative office aide
- commissionerAppointed agency leader
federal · state · municipal · public · civil · service · policy · regulatory
Inherent power or ability
- schoolPlace of instruction
- collegeHigher education institution
- professorSenior university teacher
- chairSingle-person sitting furniture
dean · major · discipline · program · studies · curriculum · coursework · seminar
division
Splitting into parts
office · branch · agency · headquarters · staff · personnel · director · head · manager · administration
ministry
Clergy's work or state department
commissioner · federal · state · municipal · public · civil · service · policy · regulatory · affairs
faculty
Inherent power or ability
chair · dean · major · discipline · program · studies · curriculum · coursework · seminar · lecturer
store
Retail establishment
- floorIndoor walking surface
- aisleCorridor between seating sections
- merchandiseCommercial products offered
counter · sales · customer · service · checkout · register · returns · clothing · housewares · electronics
dept.corporation
Legally separate business entity
enterprise · institution · company · organization · firm
dept.individual
One separate human being
person · team member · unaffiliated · freelancer · independent contractor
- department storeLarge multi-section retail establishment
- police departmentOfficial law enforcement body
- fire departmentBlaze-fighting public service
- sanitation departmentAgency handling public cleanliness
- health departmentGovernment body monitoring community wellness
- sheriff's departmentCounty-level police agency