interdepartmental
[ in-ter-dee-pahrt-men-tl, -di-pahrt- ]
/ ˌɪn tərˌdi pɑrtˈmɛn tl, -dɪ pɑrt- /
adjective
involving or existing between two or more departments: interdepartmental rivalry.
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Origin of interdepartmental
First recorded in 1890–95; inter- + departmental
OTHER WORDS FROM interdepartmental
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Example sentences from the Web for interdepartmental
Into this general question the Interdepartmental Committee did not enter.
Boy Labour and Apprenticeship|Reginald Arthur BrayThe interdepartmental dispute was quickly buried by Wilson's dramatic order of 12 January 1954.
Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965|Morris J. MacGregor, Jr.
British Dictionary definitions for interdepartmental
interdepartmental
/ (ˌɪntəˌdiːpɑːtˈmɛntəl) /
adjective
of, relating to, or conducted between two or more departments
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