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n. an area composed of subdivided lots

n. a section of a section; a part of a part; i.e., a part of something already divided

n. a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical); "he always turns first to the business section"; "the history of this work is discussed in the next section"

arm, branch

n. an administrative division of some larger or more complex organization; "a branch of Congress"

division, partition, partitioning, segmentation

n. the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart

division, section, part

n. one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole; "the written part of the exam"; "the finance section of the company"; "the BBC's engineering division"

section, segment

n. one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object; "a section of a fishing rod"; "metal sections were used below ground"; "finished the final segment of the road"

part, share, portion, percentage

n. assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group; "he wanted his share in cash"

part, portion

n. something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together"

part, portion

n. something determined in relation to something that includes it; "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the smaller component is hard to reach"

part, piece

n. a portion of a natural object; "they analyzed the river into three parts"; "he needed a piece of granite"

piece, newspaper article, news story, news article

n. an article reporting news

movement

n. a major self-contained part of a symphony or sonata; "the second movement is slow and melodic"

part, voice

n. the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music; "he tried to sing the tenor part"

office, bureau, authority, agency

n. an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority"

agency

n. a business that serves other businesses

unit

n. an organization regarded as part of a larger social group; "the coach said the offensive unit did a good job"; "after the battle the soldier had trouble rejoining his unit"

detachment

n. a small unit of troops of special composition

section

n. a division of an orchestra containing all instruments of the same class

group, grouping

n. any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

wing

n. a unit of military aircraft

chapter

n. a local branch of some fraternity or association; "he joined the Atlanta chapter"

subsidiary, subsidiary company

n. a company that is completely controlled by another company

section

n. a small army unit usually having a special function

move, motion, movement, change of position

n. a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility"

operation

n. a planned activity involving many people performing various actions; "they organized a rescue operation"; "the biggest police operation in French history"; "running a restaurant is quite an operation"; "consolidate the companies various operations"

combination, combining, compounding

n. the act of combining things to form a new whole

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