department vs administrative division

department and administrative division both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
department	Yes	No	No	No
administrative division	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, administrative division is a hypernym of department; that is, administrative division is a word with a broader meaning than department:

department: the territorial and administrative division of some countries (such as France)
administrative division: a district defined for administrative purposes

Other hypernyms of department include administrative district, territorial division.

department (noun)	administrative division (noun)
a specialized sphere of knowledge	a district defined for administrative purposes
a specialized division of a large organization
the territorial and administrative division of some countries (such as France)

department vs administrative division

department and administrative division both are nouns.

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