Department and Task

Department

Department noun - A large unit of a governmental, business, or educational organization.

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Task and department are semantically related. in area of responsibility topic. In some cases you can use "Task" instead a noun "Department".

Task noun - A piece of work that needs to be done regularly.

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Department and task are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Department" instead a noun "Task".

Nearby Words: tasked, taskwork, tasking

human	human department	human task
physical	physical department	physical task
special	special department	special task
regular	regular department	regular task
Other adjectives: single, small, actual, large, main, new, last, different, magical.

Subverted in Kick-Ass and Red Mist first task as a duo as the titular character just wants to call the fire department instead of entering a burning building, only going in when Red Mist rushes in first.

Source: Hero's First Rescue
The Unfavorite: In the pilot Barry was this for his father Henry, in stark contrast to his brother Jay; Henry always praised Jay's accomplishments as the leader of the local police department's major crime task force while dismissing Barry's work in the police lab.

Source: Series / The Flash (1990)
Due to their low budget and few personnel they had to exist mainly as a deniable floating task force for other government agencies, such as the Department of Fish & Game.

Source: No Such Agency

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