departmental

de·part·ment  (d-pärtmnt)

n.

1. A distinct, usually specialized division of a large organization, especially:

a. A principal administrative division of a government: the department of public works.

b. A division of a business specializing in a particular product or service: the personnel department.

c. A division of a school or college dealing with a particular field of knowledge: the physics department.

2. Department One of the principal executive divisions of the federal government of the United States, headed by a cabinet officer.

3. A section of a department store selling a particular line of merchandise: the home furnishings department.

4. An administrative district in France.

5. A unit of a warship's crew, organized by function, such as gunnery or engineering.

6. An area of particular knowledge or responsibility; a specialty: Getting the kids to bed is my department.

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[French département, from Old French, separation, from departir, to divide; see depart.]

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depart·mental (dpärt-mntl) adj.

depart·mental·ly adv.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

departmental - of or relating to a department; "departmental policy"

Translations

departmental [ˌdiːpɑːtˈmentl]

A. ADJ → departamental

B. CPD departmental head N → jefe m de departamento/sección
departmental policy N → política f del departamento

departmental [ˌdiːpɑː^rtˈmɛnt^əl] adj

(in university) → du département; (in school) → de la section

(in government) → du ministère; (in US politics) → du département

(in company) departmental manager → chef mf de service

(in shop) departmental manager → chef mf de rayon
Department for Education and Employment n (British) → ministère m de l'Éducation et du Travail
Department of Defense n (US) → ministère m de la Défense nationale
Department of Health n → ministère m de la Santé
Department of State n (US) → Département m d'État
Department of the Environment n (British) ministère de l'Environnement
Department of the Navy n (US) the Department of the Navy → le ministère de la Marine
department store n → grand magasin m

departmental

adj → Abteilungs-; (Sch, Univ) → Fachbereichs-; (in civil service) committee → des Ressorts; departmental manager → Abteilungsleiter(in) m(f); departmental head (Sch, Univ) → Fachbereichsleiter(in) m(f); the minister’s new departmental responsibilities → das neue Ressort des Ministers; the money for departmental budgets → das Geld für die Haushalte der einzelnen Abteilungen

departmental [ˌdiːpɑːtˈmɛntl] adj (meeting) → di sezione
departmental manager → caporeparto m/f

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departmental [ˌdiːpɑːtˈmɛntl] adj (meeting) → di sezione
departmental manager → caporeparto m/f