Thesaurus results for DEPARTMENTS

departments

noun

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plural of department

as in agencies

a large unit of a governmental, business, or educational organization the Department of the Interior

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a region of activity, knowledge, or influence that's not my department, but maybe I can help you anyway

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Recent Examples of departments Palm Beach County as a whole could lose about $324 million in 2028, which would cut right into the $609 million budget used for 30 departments. —

Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 6 June 2026 Emergency physicians do not control inpatient staffing, discharge bottlenecks, rehabilitation placement delays, or bed availability, yet emergency departments absorb the consequences when hospitals operate beyond capacity. —

Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 6 June 2026 Major events such as Hamilton and an Issa Rae show were swiftly canceled, staff departures staggered departments and drained the organization of expertise, and ticket sales drastically declined. —

Janay Kingsberry, The Atlantic, 6 June 2026 The state attorneys union filed a lawsuit against departments on Friday, arguing that California agencies did not comply with the state’s signature environmental law when directing workers to return to government offices, which will result in more carbon emissions from commuters. —

William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 6 June 2026 Keeping thousands of fans from around the world healthy and safe is a unique, heavy lift for Kansas City’s hospitals, public health departments and first responders. —

Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 6 June 2026 But while the show might dazzle you with its VFX, many of them were made possible through collaborations with other departments on set. —

Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 6 June 2026 Built the writers’ room, hired the heads of departments, hired the directors, built the cast together. —

Kate Aurthur, Variety, 6 June 2026 Palm Beach County, which encompasses both the Town of Palm Beach and the City of West Palm Beach, has a county sheriff’s office with jurisdiction over towns and cities in the county that don’t have their own police departments. —

Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026

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The controller uses audits and reports to hold entities and other governmental agencies accountable.

— Times staff, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026
The county’s transient occupancy tax revenue goes to the county’s controversial Community Enhancement Program, which lets county supervisors give grants to nonprofits and public agencies for services that promote tourism, economic development, cultural activities and quality of life.

— Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2026