Thesaurus results for DEPARTMENTS

departments

noun

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 Some departments have reversed cuts and hired some workers and contractors back in certain roles to fill government needs while are also continuing plans to relocate staff out of Washington to regional hubs, which could also lead to attrition. — Benjamin Siegel, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026 Colleges are cutting costs by eliminating humanities departments. — Nora Oakes Howard, Hartford Courant, 16 Sep. 2026 The state's Center for Firearm Violence Prevention and Intervention awarded the grant money to 17 organizations, including community groups, local health departments and law enforcement agencies. — Renee Anderson, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026 Conversations will be led by creatives working across different film departments, from directing to music, casting, costumes and production. — Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026 Scientific priorities evolve, platforms are discontinued, and departments that were expanding one year may be downsized the next, not because the people failed, but because business priorities changed. — Bill Holodnak, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026 Fort Worth City Manager Jay Chapa asked city departments to propose cuts to offset the $94 million deficit that included potentially closing the Alliance PetSmart Charities adoption center in north Fort Worth. — Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Sep. 2026 The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors amended its current budget to add nearly $3 million to the District Attorney’s Office, and also to give some money back to several other services in other departments. — Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2026 The union says Hialeah firefighters remain underpaid compared with firefighters in neighboring departments and has pointed to significant attrition among recruits. — Veronica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026

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Noun

Hundreds of those grants were later reinstated when a federal judge ruled that the slap-dash nature of the terminations violated the Administrative Procedures Act, which regulates how agencies are supposed to change policies.

— Anil Oza, STAT, 17 Sep. 2026
Thanks to the support of Canadian agencies, these teams might very well achieve this goal, reinforcing the transatlantic collaborations between European and Canadian animation industries.

— Kevin Giraud, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of agencies

Noun

In contrast to the AP case, which had to do with being blocked from specific areas of the White House, the three networks were restricted from the grounds entirely.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026
The available shots are used only in select cases, such as children who live in high-transmission areas and have already had dengue once.

— Andrés Henao, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of areas

Noun

The complex houses the police's Special Branch intelligence agency, offices of the Counter Terrorism Department, and houses of counterterrorism officers who have carried out operations against militants across the province in recent years.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026
Assembly Bill 1729, which was spearheaded by Assemblymember Alex Lee, D-San Jose, came about after Newsom required many state workers report to offices four days a week.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of offices

Noun

Cybersecurity company Nebty has linked about 119,000 domains to a fake shopping operation called DoppelCart.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
From Beijing’s perspective, restraint in both domains would only lock in Washington’s advantages, leaving China open to bullying and blackmail.

— Andy Browne, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of domains

Noun

In addition to his glitzy looks for celebrities and public figures of all realms, Mackie also tried his hand at retail in the ‘80s, launching lines of lingerie, fine jewelry and fragrances.

— Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Trump does have expertise in a handful of realms, such as construction, entertainment, and men’s discount shoeware.

— Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of realms

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For a house assessed at the county average of $270,000 last year, this year’s county tax bill would increase $58 to $2,165, according to a Miami Herald calculation based on a home that pays county taxes for municipal, fire and library services.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026
Make no mistake that this intentional fear-mongering coming from the White House, which will keep New Yorkers away from even our own state and local services.

— New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of services

Noun

Today, that room looks across UC Davis experimental fields — and toward the small airport where the home’s current owner, Elizabeth Thigpen, learned to fly as a teenager.

— David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2026
More than 60 have been approved, in fields including respiratory care, cybersecurity and water resource management.

— Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026

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