interdepartmental
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of interdepartmental
First recorded in 1890–95; inter- + departmental ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Authorities have set up an interdepartmental investigation task force to look into the cause of the blaze.
From Barron's • Nov. 30, 2025
The ask, spelled out in an interdepartmental memo: something live from New York for a young audience.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 3, 2025
The report will form the basis of recommendations by an interdepartmental working group and a survivors' reference group to the first and deputy first ministers.
From BBC • Feb. 12, 2025
Vice President Harris’ campaign has an interdepartmental team “to prepare for the potential effects of AI this election, including the threat of malicious deepfakes,” said spokeswoman Mia Ehrenberg in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2024
The interdepartmental dispute was quickly buried by Wilson's dramatic order of 12 January 1954.
From Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965 by MacGregor, Morris J.
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