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department	A department is one part of a large thing. Large stores and businesses are divided into different departments. A government can also be divided into different parts called departments. When we talk about a department, we are often talking about the group of people who work in that department, like the people of a town's fire department or police department.
fire department	A fire department is the group of people in a city or town whose job is to put out fires. A fire department is part of the city or town's government.
inspector	an officer in a police or fire department. [1/2 definitions]

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