department
[dih-pahrt-muhnt]
noun
Origin of department
Synonyms for department
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Related Words for departmental
directorial, supervisory, regulatory, governmental, ministerial, commanding, legislative, organizational, bureaucratic, managerial, administrative, approved, canonical, executive, imperial, lawful, legal, legitimate, magisterial, mandatoryExamples from the Web for departmental
Contemporary Examples of departmental
Maybe it has to do with a departmental culture that downplays sexual assaults—an attitude that seems to start at the top.
In Washington, Sexual Assault Victims Find Justice ElusiveFebruary 22, 2013
An affair that blossoms in his 40s and is quickly squelched by a departmental rival serves as his single true illumination.
Historical Examples of departmental
He was engaged often in departmental work which he could not even explain.
Mr. Grex of Monte CarloE. Phillips Oppenheim
I have placed it in the Canadian room of our Departmental Museum.
The Story of My LifeEgerton Ryerson
Roger Fauquier had been a departmental clerk for forty years.
The Story of a MineBret Harte
But it is also, like dressmaking, carried on in shops and in departmental stores.
The Canadian Girl at WorkMarjory MacMurchy
He was solemnly in earnest about economy and departmental mismanagement.
Lord Randolph ChurchillWinston Spencer Churchill
department
noun
Word Origin for department
C18: from French département, from départir to divide; see depart
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