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- noun Plural form of
department .
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Examples
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It will be seen from the preceding divisions, and from the gradual diminution of the number of volumes in each, that I have gone through the principal departments of the Harleian collection of books: and yet there remain _fifty departments_ to be enumerated!
Bibliomania; or Book-Madness A Bibliographical Romance Thomas Frognall Dibdin 1811
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The big threats to cops in departments is a move back to the shifts.
Nothing But Greenlights « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2008
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Now Homeland Security even more than other departments is the place to dump political buddies who need a job.
Think Progress » Top FEMA Deputies Make Brown Look Qualified 2005
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Find ways to get our legislators, and senior members in departments to share in the take when costs go down.
Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » Cutting the Right Expenses 2010
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The one getting the attention in university psychology departments is William James, and fair enough: he did essentially invent the modern discipline.
This column will change your life: The wit and wisdom of Mark Twain Oliver Burkeman 2010
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I don't know if breaking down all of the agencies/departments is a good idea.
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The taking of game and varmint animals under rules of various game departments is ultimately the best way for most species to survive.
If your not going to eat it , why would you shoot a animal? 2009
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“And by the way, the consensus in the history departments is that the Congress of Vienna yielded a hundred years of relative peace between Great Powers.”
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The taking of game and varmint animals under rules of various game departments is ultimately the best way for most species to survive.
If your not going to eat it , why would you shoot a animal? 2009
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Public spending by government departments is a mystery.
Government spending by department, 2009-10: get the data Simon Rogers 2010
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