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'''Department''' may refer to:

* [[Departmentalization]], division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility

==Government and military==
*[[Department (administrative division)]], a geographical and administrative division within a country, for example:
**[[Departments of Colombia]], a grouping of municipalities
**[[Departments of France]], administrative divisions three levels below the national government
**[[Departments of Honduras]]
**[[Departments of Peru]], name given to the subdivisions of Peru until 2002
**[[Departments of Uruguay]]
*[[Department (United States Army)]], corps areas of the U.S. Army prior to World War I
*[[Fire department]], a public or private organization that provides emergency firefighting and rescue services
*[[Ministry (government department)]], a specialized division of a government
*[[Police department]], a body empowered by the state to enforce the law
*[[Ship's company#Command structure|Department (naval)]] administrative/functional sub-unit of a ship's company.

==Other uses==
*[[Department (film)|''Department'' (film)]], a 2012 Bollywood action film about police taking on Mumbai criminals
*[[The Department (film)|''The Department'' (film)]], a 2015 Nigerian action film, about two lovers undermining dodgy business dealings
*''[[The Department]]'', a satirical comedy on BBC Radio 4
*[[The Department (play)|''The Department'' (play)]], a 1975 play by David Williamson
**''The Department'', a 1980 TV film based on the play
*[[Academic department]], a division of a university or school faculty devoted to a particular academic discipline
*[[Department head]], a management position
*[[Department store]], a retail store that includes many specialized departments such as clothing or household items

==See also==
*[[Ministry (government department)|Ministry]]
*[[Departments of the United Kingdom Government]]
*[[United States federal executive departments]]
*[[List of Australian Commonwealth Government entities]]
*[[Structure of the Canadian federal government]]
*[[Federal administration of Switzerland]]

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