Synonym: section. Similar words: apartment, compartment, depart, departure, depart from, contentment, take part, repartee. Meaning: [-mənt] 
n. 1. a specialized division of a large organization 2. the territorial and administrative division of some countries (such as France) 3. a specialized sphere of knowledge.
n. 1. a specialized division of a large organization 2. the territorial and administrative division of some countries (such as France) 3. a specialized sphere of knowledge. (181) After graduation he was appointed to the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs as a cadet diplomat.
More similar words: apartment, compartment, depart, departure, depart from, contentment, take part, repartee, resentment, discontentment, on the part of, take part in, allotment, vestment, treatment, commitment, investment, adjustment, enchantment, appointment, disappointment, direct investment, investment banker, parchment, parliament, part and parcel, prepare, prepared, separate, preparing.