Branch Tree Part Main Organization Government Noun Brɑːntʃ

• she climbed the tree and hid in the branches.
• the bare branches of a tree in winter
• the bank has branches all over the country.
• our new york branch is dealing with the matter.

branch

1. a part of a tree that grows out from the main stem and on which leaves, flowers and fruit grow
• SEE ALSO olive branch
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/olive-branch
• She climbed the tree and hid in the branches.
• the bare branches of a tree in winter
2. a local office or shop belonging to a large company or organization
• The bank has branches all over the country.
• Our New York branch is dealing with the matter.
• The store is opening more local branches.
• He has been named assistant branch manager at a new branch of the bank.
• the Post Office announced plans to close another branch.
3. a part of a government or other large organization that deals with one particular aspect of its work
• SYNONYM department
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/department
• Scotland Yard's anti-terrorist branch swung into action.
• The idea was so popular, other branches of government copied it.
• She was national branch secretary of the union.
4. a division of an area of knowledge or a group of languages
• the branch of computer science known as ‘artificial intelligence’

Extra Examples

• Quantum analysis is a branch of statistics.
• The aim is to bring together researchers from different branches of geography.
5. a smaller or less important part of a river, road, railway, etc. that leads away from the main part
• a branch of the Rhine
• a branch line (= a small line off a main railway line, often in country areas)
6. a group of members of a family who all have the same ancestors
• My uncle's branch of the family emigrated to Canada.
7. completely and in a way that affects every part of something
• The government set out to destroy the organization root and branch.
• root-and-branch reforms

Word Origin

• Middle English: from Old French branche, from late Latin branca ‘paw’.