SANITATION DEPARTMENT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The department of local government responsible for collecting and disposing of garbage

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("sanitation department" is a kind of...):

department of local government; local department (a permanent department created to perform the work of a local government)

Domain usage:

euphemism (an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh)