Noun

• S: (n) instrumentality (a subsidiary organ of government created for a special purpose) "are the judicial instrumentalities of local governments adequate?"; "he studied the French instrumentalities for law enforcement"
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• part holonym
• S: (n) government department (a department of government)
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• part meronym
• member holonym
• S: (n) government, authorities, regime (the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit) "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authorities"
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• S: (n) department, section (a specialized division of a large organization) "you'll find it in the hardware department"; "she got a job in the historical section of the Treasury"
• S: (n) academic department (a division of a school that is responsible for a given subject)
• S: (n) business department (a division of a business firm)
• S: (n) personnel department, personnel office, personnel, staff office (the department responsible for hiring and training and placing employees and for setting policies for personnel management)
• S: (n) government department (a department of government)
• S: (n) payroll, payroll department (the department that determines the amounts of wage or salary due to each employee)
• S: (n) security, security department (a department responsible for the security of the institution's property and workers) "the head of security was a former policeman"
• S: (n) instrumentality (the quality of being instrumental for some purpose)
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• derivationally related form
• S: (n) instrumentality, instrumentation (an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end)