department
noun
a distinct part of anything arranged in divisions; a division of a complex whole or organized system.
departmental
-
a word derived from
department.
Example Sentences
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“This was trying to speed up that staffing faster than the departmental process normally takes in this city.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
Burach says she was outraged and, as such, wrote to departmental leadership to share her patient’s feedback about how targeted solicitation felt “creepy.”
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026
Officials had to draw from the town’s long-term savings and make departmental cuts, including school-budget reductions, to pay off the bill.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 23, 2026
It is one of the biggest Cabinet jobs with the largest public service departmental budgets.
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
The departmental car, made available at short notice through the kindness of the minister, had broken down in the suburbs.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
