Ward

Ward may refer to:

Division or unit

 * Hospital ward, a hospital division, floor, or room set aside for a particular class or group of patients, for example the psychiatric ward
 * Prison ward, a division of a penal institution such as a prison
 * Ward (electoral subdivision), electoral district or unit of local government
 * Ward (KPK), local government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
 * Ward (South Africa)
 * Wards of Bangladesh
 * Wards of Germany
 * Wards of Japan
 * Wards of Myanmar
 * Wards of the United Kingdom
 * Ward (United States)
 * Wards of New Orleans
 * Ward (fortification), part of a castle
 * Ward (LDS Church), a local congregation of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
 * Ward (Vietnam), a type of third-tier subdivision of Vietnam

Entertainment, arts and media

 * WARD (AM), a radio station in Petoskey, Michigan
 * Ward Cleaver, a fictional character from the American television sitcom Leave It to Beaver
 * Warring Adolescents Revenge Division (WARD), organization in The Hardy Boys graphic novels
 * Watch and Ward, a short novel by Henry James first published as a serial in 1871 and later as a book in 1878

Brands and enterprises

 * Montgomery Ward, an online retailer and former department store chain
 * Ward Body Works, a school bus manufacturer, now IC Bus
 * Ward's, a publisher of Ward's AutoWorld and Ward's Dealer Business
 * Wards Brewing Company, a former English brewery, now a brand operated by Double Maxim Beer Company

Law and law enforcement

 * Ward (law), someone placed under the protection of a legal guardian
 * Watchman (law enforcement), a security guard
 * Ward (feudal)
 * Justice Ward (disambiguation)

Names

 * Ward (surname)
 * Ward (given name)
 * Ward, short form of the given names:
 * Edward
 * Howard
 * Hereward

Places

 * Assal al-Ward, Syria
 * Ward, Castleknock, Ireland
 * Ward, New Zealand

United States

 * Ward, Alabama
 * Ward, Arkansas
 * Ward, California
 * Ward, Colorado
 * Ward, Indiana
 * Ward, New York
 * Ward, South Carolina
 * Ward, South Dakota
 * Ward, Washington
 * Ward, West Virginia
 * Ward Reservation, Massachusetts
 * Ward Township, Todd County, Minnesota
 * Ward Township, Hocking County, Ohio
 * Ward Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania

Vessels

 * USS Aaron Ward, various United States Navy destroyers
 * USS Ward (DD-139), a U.S. Navy destroyer

Other

 * Ward (fencing), defensive position in the sport of fencing


 * The Ward (disambiguation)