government department vs department

government department and department both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
government department	Yes	No	No	No
department	Yes	No	No	No

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

government department: a department of government
department: a specialized division of a large organization

Other hypernyms of government department include section.

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

government department vs department

government department and department both are nouns.

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