noun
a department of government
• Hypernyms: ↑department, ↑section
• Hyponyms:
↑ministry, ↑treasury, ↑local department, ↑department of local government, ↑Special Branch, ↑State Department, ↑federal department, ↑federal office, ↑department of the federal government, ↑admiralty
• Member Holonyms: ↑government, ↑authorities, ↑regime
• Part Meronyms: ↑instrumentality
Useful english dictionary. 2012.