Department vs. Ministry
Difference Between Department and Ministry
Departmentnoun
A part, portion, or subdivision.
Ministrynoun
Government department, at the administrative level normally headed by a minister (or equivalent rank, e.g. secretary of state), who holds it as portfolio, especially in a constitutional monarchy, but also as a polity
She works for the ministry of finance.Departmentnoun
A distinct course of life, action, study, or the like.
Technical things are not his department; he's a people person.Ministrynoun
The complete body of government ministers (whether or not they are in cabinet) under the leadership of a head of government (such as a prime minister)
The premier offered his last ministry's resignation to the monarch, and is asked to form a new one in accordance with the election results.Departmentnoun
A subdivision of an organization.
Ministrynoun
A ministration
Departmentnoun
One of the principal divisions of executive government
the Treasury Department; the Department of Agriculture; police departmentMinistrynoun
The active practice and education of the minister of a particular religion or faith.
Departmentnoun
One of the divisions of instructions
the physics department; the gender studies departmentMinistrynoun
(Christianity) The clergy of nonapostolic Protestant churches.
Departmentnoun
A territorial division; a district; especially, in France, one of the districts composed of several arrondissements into which the country is divided for governmental purposes. In France, a department is smaller than a region
Ministrynoun
(Christianity) Work of a spiritual or charitable nature.
the present ministry of the Holy SpiritDepartmentnoun
(historical) A military subdivision of a country
the Department of the PotomacMinistrynoun
religious ministers collectively (especially Presbyterian)
Departmentnoun
(obsolete) Act of departing; departure.
Ministrynoun
building where the business of a government ministry is transacted
Departmentnoun
a specialized division of a large organization;
you'll find it in the hardware departmentshe got a job in the historical section of the TreasuryMinistrynoun
a government department under the direction of a minister
Departmentnoun
the territorial and administrative division of some countries (such as France)
Departmentnoun
a specialized sphere of knowledge;
baking is not my departmenthis work established a new department of literature
