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department in English:

1. division division


jak division bell
Your division was highly praised for fighting well in the midst of a hopeless conflict.
Whoever the representative is from their division, treat him well.
-... given the deep divisions between rich and poor nations in the WTO. - They form part of a division beetwen the North sea and the Atlantic Ocean.
In either case, the division is real and useful; but it can also be misleading.
Terrorism is the most important factor in the division of a country and the creation of autonomous regions.
I had the pleasure of learning that you recently became the manager of the production division.
bind the wounds of division
The sexes differ, not only in stature and muscular force, but perhaps even more decisively in temperament, and this must early have given rise to a corresponding division of labour.
The division of power between the legislature and the executive is essential for democracy.
A division of roles and tasks will improve the efficiency of both of these institutions.
With the current division of responsibility, this will be difficult.
MLS, the United States top division of professional soccer, announced its newest member team - New York City FC.
Excitement over the new product spread quickly throughout the division.

2. Faculty Faculty


Our faculty requires cuts.
She has a great faculty for music.
The victims of the shooting included 27 students and five faculty members.
He has the faculty to learn languages easily.
Man is distinguished from all other creatures by the faculty of laughter.
It is not because he had a faculty for business but because he was lucky that he succeeded in business.
Recently I attended the wedding of a Chinese friend. The bride and groom had been classmates at university, and both graduated from the Chinese faculty. They've already been together for five years.
Man is different from animals in that he has the faculty of speech.
Innovation has something to do with the faculty to notice unusual phenomena.
He was at a loss as to which faculty to choose.
The faculty meeting adopted the dean's proposal.
The faculty will be given a raise this year.
the faculty of speech
Law faculty, faculty of Law
The new, more diverse faculty groupings formulated a few rather left-field research questions.

3. a part of an organisation that deals with a particular area of work a part of an organisation that deals with a particular area of work