interdepartmental
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- adjective
- /ˌɪntərdɪˈpɑːrtˌmɛntəl/
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interdepartamental
- Teaching roles at OSU are assigned on a departmental level, which limits the latitude for interdepartmental cooperation.
- interdepartmental committee
- interdepartmental meetings
- interdepartmental group
Examples
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Some complications, like team communication, paper flow, and the availability of professionals, require interdepartmental remediation within the hospital.
Academic text (1990) -
The staff formed teams to work on improving telecommunications and interdepartmental relations.
Academic text (1993) -
Take deliveries to others in your office instead of using interdepartmental mail.
Blog text (9) -
With the top administration promoting interdepartmental support, the CIS program will be more than successful.
Academic text (1993) -
In California, legislation was enacted that funded a novel interdepartmental partnership within the California Health and Welfare Agency.
Academic text (1995) -
Interdepartmental agreements or protocols, therefore, remind other units within the facility that case management performs an important function.
Academic text (1990) -
An interdepartmental committee was convened under the chairmanship of Sir Russell Brain.
Academic text (2005) -
For about 10 years, several agencies had attempted to draft a state wetlands policy but had been stymied by interdepartmental rivalries.
Academic text (1991) -
The company organized an interdepartmental meeting to discuss the new marketing strategy.
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In order to improve efficiency, the school encouraged interdepartmental collaboration on various projects.
Synonyms
It happens between different offices in the same company
Antonyms
Relates to things that happen inside one department of a company or organization
Compounds
- Formal
Help between departments with tasks like moving things and office work
How Departmental
Surface Forms
Morphology
interdepartmental = departmental (transparent) = inter + department + al
The prefix 'inter-' ('between/among') attached to the adjective 'departmental' yields the expected meaning 'between departments', a directly compositional and common formation.
Etymology
Interdepartmental combines inter-, meaning 'between', and department, which means a 'part' of a company, university, or store such as a 'department store'. So something interdepartmental happens or exists 'between departments', like a meeting or committee that involves more than one part of an organization.