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"
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• part holonym
• S: (n) government department (a department of government)
• direct hyponym / full hyponym
• part meronym
• member holonym
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• 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) instrumentality (the quality of being instrumental for some purpose)
• S: (n) instrumentality, instrumentation (an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end)