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What is another word for dept.?

The word dept. is an abbreviation for the word department.

Here's a list of synonyms for department.

Noun
▲
A division of a large organization dealing with a specific area of activity
branch
office
bureau
division
agency
section
subdivision
wing
arm
unit
service
sector
desk
station
subsection
board
commission
ward
segment
administration
ministry
compartment
organ
organizationUS
company
organisationUK
business
satellite
firm
part
more ❯
“The scheme is based on a proposal by the University of Paisley's department of economics.”
Noun
▲
An area of special expertise or responsibility
sphere
domain
field
area
realm
business
arena
discipline
line
province
circle
specialtyUS
element
bailiwick
walk
game
front
demesne
firmament
barony
terrain
fiefdom
territory
fief
specialityUK
precinct
jurisdiction
occupation
kingdom
job
vocation
capacity
function
turf
preserve
responsibility
concern
activity
dominion
thing
duty
charge
task
specialism
affair
station
bag
assignment
pigeon
avocation
slot
class
baby
administration
berth
classification
incumbency
niche
spot
circuit
purview
area of interest
sphere of activity
area of responsibility
walk of life
more ❯
“Ponting himself is relishing the responsibility because he has had a chequered past in that department.”
Noun
▲
An administrative district in various countries
region
district
area
province
zone
constituency
division
sector
state
territory
canton
county
parish
shire
demesne
commune
quarter
administrative district
constituent part
section
community
ward
precinct
domain
patch
administrative unit
administrative division
estate
electorate
federal state
more ❯
“The Prime Minister does not have a department to administer and this freedom gives him the opportunity to take a broad view.”
Noun
▲
An area or ward in a hospital dedicated to a specific type of patient
ward
room
unit
area
intensive care
intensive care unit
critical care facility
emergency room
emergency ward
trauma centreUK
trauma centerUS
triage room
ER
ICU
cubicle
compartment
emergency clinic
emerg
medical crisis unit
emergency department
ITU
intensive treatment unit
emergency
casualty
accident and emergency
“Upon completion of her fellowship, she was offered a position on staff in the Trauma Department.”
Noun
▲
A group or faction within a political party or other organization
wing
faction
branch
division
section
group
party
bloc
set
coalition
sect
subdivision
arm
side
camp
clique
caucus
unit
block
cabal
coterie
grouping
lobby
body
schism
segment
circle
detachment
fringe movement
sector
more ❯
Noun
▲
A category into which something is put
classification
genus
species
family
bracket
grouping
rank
tier
league
rubric
section
ranks
class
category
type
group
kind
order
grade
sort
division
set
variety
grading
ranking
list
denomination
head
heading
designation
rating
echelon
arrangement
allocation
disposition
gradation
more ❯
Noun
▲
A person's strong point or talent
forte
specialtyUS
specialityUK
metier
thing
gift
talent
métier
skill
strength
aptitude
bent
ability
bag
ableness
competence
faculty
medium
effectiveness
efficiency
eminency
niche
strong suit
long suit
strong point
claim to fame
cup of tea
special ability
core competency
area
more ❯
Noun
▲
An organized group of professional people with particular aims, duties, and privileges
college
association
fellowship
guild
society
brotherhood
fraternity
league
order
band
body
circle
club
group
institution
sodality
alliance
board
chamber
confraternity
congress
consortium
council
gild
institute
lodge
organisationUK
organizationUS
sisterhood
sorority
union
affiliation
coterie
federation
more ❯
Noun
▲
An amount or section which, when combined with others, makes up the whole of something
part
piece
portion
section
share
slice
bit
proportion
segment
chunk
fragment
lump
percentage
scrap
division
fraction
hunk
lot
sector
wedge
allotment
branch
cut
end
member
office
particle
partition
quota
allowance
subdivision
subsection
take
wing
amount
apportionment
articulation
atom
bite
chip
corner
detail
factor
feature
helping
installmentUS
instalmentUK
item
measure
meed
moiety
parcel
quantity
quantum
ration
side
slab
sliver
splinter
arm
category
limb
chapter
unit
stratum
sphere
area
layer
field
Noun
▲
The department or people who manage an organization
administration
board
executive
cabinet
directors
directorate
executives
committee
leadership
management
admin
chair
chairperson
headquarters
officers
officials
stewards
superintendents
supervisors
bosses
commander
employers
term of office
top brass
front office
government
hierarchy
legislative body
managers
administrators
more ❯
Noun
▲
The teachers or educators (collectively) in an educational institution
faculty
teachers
lecturers
professors
educators
professorate
instructors
pedagogues
profs
tutors
institute
mentors
scholars
staff
academics
body
college
literati
organisationUK
organizationUS
personnel
researchers
society
university
workers
advisers
corps
employees
teaching body
teaching staff
fellows
dons
eggheads
pedagogsUS
academicians
docents
lectors
deans
senior common rooms
readers
rocket scientists
sages
Regius professors
savants
principal
brains
pundits
chairs
full professors
assistants
quants
speakers
boffins
expositors
preceptors
doctors
educationalists
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