Department and Scope

Department

Department noun - A region of activity, knowledge, or influence.

Usage example: that's not my department, but maybe I can help you anyway

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Scope and department are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scope" instead a noun "Department".

Scope noun - An area over which activity, capacity, or influence extends.

Usage example: the company's scope of operations now spans two continents

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Department and scope are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Department" instead a noun "Scope".

Nearby Words: scoped, scop, scoping

old	old department	old scope
good	good department	good scope
full	full department	full scope
normal	normal department	normal scope
Other adjectives: short, proper, small, actual, entire, large, big, main, new, traditional, classic, surgical.

As of Season 9, they've been branching out in the Greater Scope Villain department; their machinations are now starting to affect Buffy and the Scoobies too.

Source: Greater Scope Villain / Live-Action TV
As the years passed, however, it narrowed its scope to the point that it became yet another facet of Disney's marketing department.

Source: Magazine Decay
Judge Dredd: Justice Department snipers have featured in a couple of stories, usually with fibre-optic cables leading from the scope directly to their helmets.

Source: Sniper Rifle

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