demarcation vs department

demarcation

noun
  • A limit thus fixed, in full demarcation line. 

  • Any strictly defined separation. 

  • The act of marking off a boundary or setting a limit, notably by belligerents signing a treaty or ceasefire. 

department

noun
  • One of the divisions of instructions 

  • A territorial division; a district; especially, in France, one of the districts into which the country is divided for governmental purposes, similar to a county in the UK and in the USA. France is composed of 101 départements organized in 18 régions, each department is divided into arrondissements, in turn divided into cantons. 

  • A distinct course of life, action, study, or the like. 

  • A military subdivision of a country 

  • A specified aspect or quality. 

  • A part, portion, or subdivision. 

  • One of the principal divisions of executive government 

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