Department
Department noun - A large unit of a governmental, business, or educational organization.
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Synonyms for Department
Squad and department are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Squad" instead a noun "Department".
Squad
Squad noun - A group of people working together on a task.
Usage example: the cleaning squad usually arrives after regular business hours
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Synonyms for Squad
Department and squad are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Department" instead a noun "Squad".
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- Anita Van Buren's discrimination lawsuit against the department, and the department's retaliation against her squad (one episode opened with Briscoe and Curtis working a jaywalking sting).
Source: Four Lines, All Waiting - Prince Trion is portrayed as a warrior-prince, Captain Volker is a captain of a special forces squad and a famous war veteran and minister Ajido-Marujido is the head of the department in-charge of the nation's Orastery (or Department of Magic).
- Shout-Out: In Nightmare mode, the Fire Department transforms from an actual firefighting unit into an organized squad of heavily armed and armored men tasked to deal with 'unacceptable speech' by dousing the building the speech occurred in with kerosene and setting it alight.
Source: Video Game / Liberal Crime Squad
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