department
noun
a distinct part of anything arranged in divisions; a division of a complex whole or organized system.
subdepartment
-
a word derived from
department.
Example Sentences
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It also urged the county to make the Office of Emergency Management, which operates as a subdepartment under the Chief Executive Office, its own department.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2025
In others red tape is so thick that the head of a subdepartment must clear everything he does with his department chief.
From Time Magazine Archive
