départements

/de.paʁ.tə.mɑ̃/département
1.
nounmasculinePlur

French administrative divisions

administrative districts (in France)

La France compte 101 départements.

France has 101 departments.

2.
nounmasculinePlur

departments within an organization, company, or university

organizational divisions or units

On a dû réduire le budget de plusieurs départements.

We had to cut the budgets of several departments.