subdepartment
- noun
- /ˌsʌb.dɪˈpɑːrt.mənt/
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subdepartamento
- The subdepartment is busy.
Examples
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After the reorganization, a new subdepartment was created to manage digital marketing.
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Each subdepartment is responsible for a specific set of tasks within the main department.
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The finance subdepartment handles all internal audits for the company.
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Our subdepartments are efficient.
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The marketing team was divided into several subdepartments to handle different aspects of the campaign.
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Each subdepartment within the organization has its own budget and objectives.
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The research subdepartment focused on developing new technologies for the main department.
Synonyms
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2.4
A group within a larger organization, like an orchestra or company team
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3.4
A smaller part of a section about one topic
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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
A smaller part of a larger organization that works in a local area
How Big
Surface Forms
Morphology
subdepartment = department (transparent) = sub + department
The meaning is a straightforward combination of the productive prefix 'sub-' ('under' or 'secondary') with the noun 'department' to indicate a smaller or subordinate division.
Etymology
Subdepartment is made from the small part sub- meaning 'under' and department, which comes from a word for 'part' or section of an organization. So a subdepartment is a smaller, 'under' part of a department, which is why it means a smaller division within a larger department.