subbranch
- noun
- /ˈsʌbˌbræntʃ/
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subrama
- During the meeting, they discussed the subbranch that oversees customer service operations.
Examples
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She works in a subbranch of the marketing department that specializes in social media.
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The company has established a new subbranch to focus on research and development.
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In November 1942, authority to deal with army officer selection, promotion, and "disposal" fell to a new subbranch of the Adjutant General, the Deputy Adjutant General (Officers).
Academic text (1995) -
Although the degree of capital intensity (and hence employment) in the heavy industry sector differed in the two countries, much of this difference was accounted for by one subbranch: basic metals (principally iron and steel, whose capacity in Korea was much greater than in Taiwan).
Academic text (1991)
Synonyms
431
1.3
A division of a larger organization, like a local office
358
3.2
A part of a larger organization that has its own work
42
3.4
A smaller part of a section about one topic
28
7.2
A smaller section inside a larger section, for example in a book or manual
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4.1
A smaller part of something that has been split, like a chapter or section
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4.7
A smaller part of a larger machine or system
A smaller part of a department that does specific tasks
A smaller office that helps the main office and serves a local area
A small group inside a larger political or social group
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word subbranch breaks into sub- meaning 'under' or 'below', the same sub- in subway, and branch meaning 'a part of an organization like a bank or library'. So a subbranch is a smaller office or section that comes from the main branch.