departmentnounmasculine/dɨpɨɾˈtɐ̃tu/mediumde·par·ta·men·toPortuguesEnglishEspanolFrancaisDefinitionAn administrative or functional division within an organization.The sales department is expanding.She works in the human resources department.synsectordivisionEtymologyDo francês 'département'Related wordsdepartamentaldepartamentação