departmental
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4.1
- adjective
- /dɪˈpɑːrtˌmɛntəl/
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departamental
- We're simply following departmental guidelines.
- departmental performance
- departmental research
- departmental committee
Examples
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A cash prize of $1,000 was allotted for each of the departmental awards.
Academic text (2011) -
Sir, departmental policy requires that all allegations of homicide have to be investigated.
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There was a departmental meeting this afternoon.
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We'll take the departmental heads now... and the Creative team in a couple of weeks.
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Each publication found in the search results was added to the appropriate departmental list.
Academic text (2015) -
External and internal factors have brought about a change in how the departmental leader is to function.
Academic text (1991) -
I'm gonna be a little late because I have a departmental meeting.
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There's very little money in my departmental budget.
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The next day, Patrick was notified by a departmental secretary that he'd been assigned a new thesis advisor.
Fiction book (1997) -
We have scheduled a departmental meeting to discuss the upcoming budget cuts.
Synonyms
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6.3
Relating to a large military unit of soldiers
Relates to things that happen inside one department of a company or organization
How Departmental
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2.5
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4.1
- Formal
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5.0
- UK
Surface Forms
Morphology
departmental = department (transparent) = department + al
The adjective is formed in the regular and recognizable way from 'department' plus '-al', meaning 'relating to a department'.
Etymology
Departmental comes from department, which is built on the simple word part meaning 'a piece' or 'to divide'. The ending -al means 'relating to', so departmental means 'relating to a department', a part of a company, school, or organization.