service
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a specialized division of a large organizationsynonyms: département, sectiontypes:départementa division of a school that is responsible for a given subjectdépartementa division of a business firmbureau du personnelthe department responsible for hiring and training and placing employees and for setting policies for personnel managementfiscthe government department responsible for collecting and managing and spending public revenuesdépartementa permanent department created to perform the work of a local governmentdépartement fédérala department of the federal government of the United Statestype of:sectionan administrative unit in government or business
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work done by one person or group that benefits anothertype of:travailactivity directed toward making or doing something
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the performance of duties by a waiter or servanttypes:libre-servicethe practice of serving yourself (as in a grocery or cafeteria)type of:gîtethe act of providing something (lodging or seat or food) to meet a need
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a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so usedtypes:quadrupléa set of four similar things considered as a unitpartantsall of the horses in a particular horse racepartants(computer science) a set of one or more adjacent characters comprising a unit of informationtranchea category falling within certain defined limitsensemblea matching set of furniturevingtainea set of twenty memberstrilogiea set of three literary or dramatic works related in subject or themecatégorie fiscalea category of taxpayers based on the amount of their incometype of:
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an act of help or assistancetypes:puériculturea service involving care for other people's childrentype of:aide, assistance, coup de main, soutienthe activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
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(law) the acts performed by an English feudal tenant for the benefit of his lord which formed the consideration for the property granted to himtypes:service militaireland tenure by service in the lord's armytype of:
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employment in or work for another
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(sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play
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The Tuesday after Thanksgiving is widely recognized as "Giving Tuesday." The point of this social movement is to encourage people to give instead of get, and it's cleverly timed to follow the gluttony (both culinary and commercial) of Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Giving Tuesday has become an important fundraising event for charitable and nonprofit organizations around the world.
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Memorial Day, or Decoration Day as it was originally called in the localities in which it was celebrated, began as an occasion for decorating the graves of soldiers who had died fighting in the U.S. Civil war. Declared a national holiday in 1966, it is traditionally observed by decorating fallen soldiers' graves, honoring them with parades, speeches, and concerts, and gathering for picnics and family gatherings. Celebrate Memorial Day with these words that help promote an understanding of the holiday's meaning. Then look for more meaning in the day by learning vocabulary from Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, and recite the famous memorial oration on this solemn day.