English noun: government department | |||
1. | government department (group) a department of government | ||
Broader (hypernym) | department, section | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | admiralty, department of local government, department of the federal government, federal department, federal office, local department, ministry, Special Branch, State Department, treasury | ||
Part holonym | instrumentality | ||
Member meronym | authorities, government, regime | ||