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No, the noun 'department' is a singular, common noun; a word for a thing.

A collective noun is a word used to group people or things in a descriptive way.

When the noun 'department' is used, for example, for the men's department or the Department of Labor, it's not grouping men or labor, it's indicating the purpose of the department.

Examples of collective nouns are 'a crowd of men' or 'a crew of laborers'.

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