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Meaning of the word "be someone's department" in English

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be someone's department

US /biː ˈsʌm.wʌnz dɪˈpɑːrt.mənt/
UK /biː ˈsʌm.wʌnz dɪˈpɑːrt.mənt/
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Idiom

1.

to be someone's responsibility or area of expertise

Example:
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I can't help you with that; it's not my department.
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Handling customer complaints is her department.
Synonym:
be someone's responsibilitybe someone's area of expertisebe someone's purviewbe someone's domainbe someone's remit
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departmentdepartsomeonedepartment storeat someone's suggestionat someone's disposalaccident and emergency department