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PRONUNCIATION OF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT

government department  [ˈɡʌvənmənt dɪˈpɑːtmənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Government department is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Ministry (government department)

A ministry is a specialized organization responsible for a sector of government public administration, sometimes led by a minister or a senior public servant, that can have responsibility for one or more departments, agencies, bureaus, commissions or other smaller executive, advisory, managerial or administrative organisations. Ministries are usually subordinate to the cabinet, and prime minister, president or chancellor. A government will usually have numerous ministries, each with a specialised field of providing public service. National ministries vary greatly between countries, but some common ones include Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Finance, and Ministry of Health. In the 20th century, Western countries have trended away from the usage of the designation "ministry", preferring to replace such with words such as department, agency, bureau or secretariat.

Definition of government department in the English dictionary

The definition of government department in the dictionary is a sector of a national or state government that deals with a particular area of interest.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT


adjustment
əˈdʒʌstmənt
allotment
əˈlɒtmənt
apartment
əˈpɑːtmənt
appointment
əˈpɔɪntmənt
assortment
əˈsɔːtmənt
commitment
kəˈmɪtmənt
compartment
kəmˈpɑːtmənt
comportment
kəmˈpɔːtmənt
department
dɪˈpɑːtmənt
disappointment
ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt
enactment
ɪnˈæktmənt
excitement
ɪkˈsaɪtmənt
fitment
ˈfɪtmənt
investment
ɪnˈvɛstmənt
mistreatment
ˌmɪsˈtriːtmənt
ointment
ˈɔɪntmənt
pretreatment
priːˈtriːtmənt
recruitment
rɪˈkruːtmənt
statement
ˈsteɪtmənt
treatment
ˈtriːtmənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT

government
Government Accountability Office
government action
government bond
Government Broker
government corporation
government expenditure
Government House
government housing
government in waiting
government issue
government man
government monopoly
Government Printing Office
government securities
government stock
government-owned corporation
governmental
governmentalise
governmentalism

WORDS THAT END LIKE GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT

advertisement
contentment
cost-of-living adjustment
education department
enchantment
enlistment
fire department
foreign investment
graphic design department
heat treatment
indictment
Justice Department
one-room apartment
police department
power of appointment
resentment
sales department
service department
State Department
studio apartment
the treatment

Synonyms and antonyms of government department in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «government department» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT

Find out the translation of government department to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of government department from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «government department» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

政府部门
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

departamento gubernamental
570 millions of speakers

English

government department
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सरकारी विभाग
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

دائرة حكومية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

департамент правительства
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

departamento governamental
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সরকারি বিভাগ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ministère
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jabatan kerajaan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Regierungsabteilung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

政府部門
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

정부 부처
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Departemen pemerintah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cơ quan chính phủ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அரசு துறை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सरकारी विभाग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hükümet departmanı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dipartimento governativo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ministerstwo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

департамент уряду
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

departament guvernamental
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κυβερνητική υπηρεσία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

staatsdepartement
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

myndighet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

departement
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of government department

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT»

The term «government department» is quite widely used and occupies the 49.794 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «government department» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «government department» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about government department

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT»

Discover the use of government department in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to government department and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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National Audit Office - Department for Communities and Local ...
Department for Communities and Local Government and Department for Business, Innovation and Skills Great Britain: National Audit Office. 3.9 In practice , in approving Local Enterprise Partnerships, government also considered other criteria: ...
Great Britain: National Audit Office, 2013
2
HM Government - Department for Justice - The Scottish ...
Great Britain: Inter-Departmental Ministerial Group on Human Trafficking, Great Britain. Parliament, Great Britain: Home Office. This report has been produced and agreed by all members of the LDMG: Scottish Government, Cabinet Secretary ...
Great Britain: Inter-Departmental Ministerial Group on Human Trafficking, Great Britain. Parliament, Great Britain: Home Office, 2013
3
Local Government in Ireland: Inside Out
Dublin: Department of the Environment and Local Government Department of the Environment and Local Government (2000a), A Shared Vision for County/City Development Boards: Guidelines on the CDB Strategies for Economic, Social and ...
Mark Callanan, Justin F. Keogan, 2003
4
Housing Contemporary Ireland: Policy, Society and Shelter
Department of the Environment and Local Government (2000e), Service Indicators in Local Authorities, Dublin: Department of the Environment and Local Government. Department of the Environment and Local Government (2000f), The Scope ...
Michelle Norris, Declan Redmond, 2007
5
Land, Development and Design
CLG (Communities and Local Government [Department of]) (2007e) Summary of Responses to the Planning and Pollution Control Interface Consultation. London: CLG, April. CLG (Communities and Local Government [Department of]) (2007f) ...
Paul Syms, 2010
6
The United States Government Manual 2009-2010
Reports also may be obtained by calling the Public Disclosure Room at 202-219- 7393, or by contacting an Office field office listed in the telephone directory under United States Government, Department of Labor. The Employee Benefits ...
‎2009
7
British Government and the Constitution: Text and Materials
Lord Woolf then considered the jurisdiction to make a finding of contempt: The Court of Appeal were of the opinion that a finding of contempt could not be made against the Crown, a government department or a minister of the Crown in his ...
Colin Turpin, Adam Tomkins, 2011
8
Managing Chronic Conditions: Experience in Eight Countries
Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing (2005). National evaluation of the Sharing Health Care Initiative. Final technical report. Canberra, Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing. Australian Government ...
Ellen Nolte, Cécile Knai, Martin McKee, 2008
9
Home Ownership. Getting In, Getting From, Getting Out
Department of the Environment, Heritage And Local Government (various years), Annual Bulletin of Housing Statistics, Dublin (Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government). Department of the Environment and Local ...
J. Doling, M. Elsinga, 2006
10
Year Book, Australia
... Australia Web sites Australian Government Department of Education, Science and Training, last viewed October 2004 <http://www.dest.gov.au> Australian Government Department of Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business, ...
‎1994

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term government department is used in the context of the following news items.
1
St. Tammany Department of Technology ranked high in national …
Rick Loggins, director of the St. Tammany Parish Government Department of Technology, attributes all of the recognition to the staff of the ... «NOLA.com, Jul 15»
2
'Top Secret' sections should handle classified documents: Govt
... Classified papers need to be handled only by specially-designated 'secret' or 'top secret' sections in every central government department, ... «Zee News, Jul 15»
3
Fairfax could lose $30m in government job advertising
Fairfax Media is most at risk from a recent federal government decision to remove the requirement for senior federal government department ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
4
Why You'll Go Broke on Government Jobs
This is because you will not find a more disinterested and disconnected principal than a government department. The only concern for them is ... «Sourceable, Jul 15»
5
Doctors Demand a 20% Tax on Sugary Drinks to Fight UK Obesity …
Every government department should be not just passively aware of these issues, but actively producing policies to support the reduction in ... «NDTV, Jul 15»
6
Hong Kong moving too slowly on reforms in insurance and …
... to set up the independent regulator Insurance Authority which will replace the government department to handle insurance regulation. «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»
7
'Miserly' Chinese official jailed for corruption
Zhu Dongsheng, a former city government department head in Zhenjiang in eastern Jiangsu province, has been jailed for 11 years for taking ... «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»
8
Gender imbalance on UK Dept boards ' embarrassing'
... bodies which are responsible for 'providing strategic leadership' for each government department – barely one third of members are women, ... «SNP, Jul 15»
9
Two-thirds of government departments don't have sexual …
... in every establishment with more than 10 employees, whether it is a public undertaking, a private firm or a government department. «Daily News & Analysis, Jul 15»
10
The director of a huge government department just had to resign
So you might have heard about this massive data breach, where hackers got into a government database and stole the personal information of ... «Kicker, Jul 15»

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