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Departmentalization Departmentalization (or departmentalisation) refers to the process of "grouping the organizational activities and structure into departments". Division of labour creates Expert, specialists who need :wikt:coordination, coordination and the coordi ...

, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility

Government and military

Department (administrative division) A department (, ) is an administrative or political division in several countries. Departments are the first-level divisions of 11 countries, nine in the Americas and two in Africa. An additional 10 countries use departments as second-level div ...

, a geographical and administrative division within a country, for example: **

Departments of Colombia Colombia is a unitary state, unitary republic made up of thirty-two administrative divisions referred to as departments (Spanish language, Spanish: ''departamentos'', sing. ) and one Capital District (''Capital districts and territories, Distri ...

, a grouping of municipalities **

Departments of France In the administrative divisions of France, the department (, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level ("territorial collectivity, territorial collectivities"), between the Regions of France, administrative regions a ...

, administrative divisions three levels below the national government **

Departments of Honduras Honduras is divided into 18 departments ( Spanish: ''departamentos''). Each department is headed by a governor, who is appointed by the President of Honduras. The governor represents the executive branch in the region in addition to acting as i ...

Departments of Peru According to the ''Organic Law of Regional Governments'', the regions () are, with the departments, the first-level semi autonomous administrative subdivisions of Peru. Since its 1821 independence, Peru had been divided into departments (Regions ...

, name given to the subdivisions of Peru until 2002 **

Departments of Uruguay Uruguay consists of 19 Department (country subdivision), departments (''departamentos''). Each department has a legislature, called a Departmental Board, and a chief executive called an ''Intendant (government official)#Uruguay, Intendente''. ...

Department (United States Army) Department is an organizational term used by the U.S. Army, mostly prior to World War I, to describe named geographical districts created for control and administration of installations and units. In 1920, most of the named departments were redes ...

, corps areas of the U.S. Army prior to World War I *

Fire department A fire department (North American English) or fire brigade (English in the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth English), also known as a fire company, fire authority, fire district, fire and rescue, or fire service in some areas, is an organi ...

, a public or private organization that provides emergency firefighting and rescue services *

Ministry (government department) Ministry or department (also less commonly used secretariat, office, or directorate) are designations used by first-level executive bodies in the machinery of governments that manage a specific sector of public administration." Энцикл� ...

, a specialized division of a government *

Police department The police are a constituted body of people empowered by a state with the aim of enforcing the law and protecting the public order as well as the public itself. This commonly includes ensuring the safety, health, and possessions of citize ...

, a body empowered by the state to enforce the law * Department (naval) administrative/functional sub-unit of a ship's company.

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* ''Department'' (film), a 2012 Bollywood action film about police taking on Mumbai criminals * ''The Department'' (film), a 2015 Nigerian action film, about two lovers undermining dodgy business dealings *''

The Department ''The Department'' is a satirical comedy on BBC Radio 4 about a secret organisation with the power to influence every aspect of your life. The show is written and performed by Chris Addison, John Oliver and Andy Zaltzman (cancelled after ...

'', a satirical comedy on BBC Radio 4 * ''The Department'' (play), a 1975 play by David Williamson **''The Department'', a 1980 TV film based on the play *

Academic department An academic department is a division of a university or school Faculty (division), faculty devoted to a particular academic discipline. In the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth countries, universities tend to use the t ...

, a division of a university or school faculty devoted to a particular academic discipline *

Department head Management (or managing) is the administration of organizations, whether businesses, nonprofit organizations, or a government bodies through business administration, nonprofit management, or the political science sub-field of public adminis ...

, a management position *

Department store A department store is a retail establishment offering a wide range of consumer goods in different areas of the store under one roof, each area ("department") specializing in a product category. In modern major cities, the department store mad ...

, a retail store that includes many specialized departments such as clothing or household items

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