government department
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2.5
- noun
- /ˈɡʌvərnmənt dɪˈpɑrtmənt/
:
departamento gubernamental
- The resulting structure would strengthen the ability of U.S. government departments to improve the work of their international counterpart agencies.
- central government departments
- most government departments
- government department or agency
If you're going to manage a government department, you need to know your budget.
- If you're going to manage a government department, you need to know your budget.
- It's, it's every corporation is doing this crap, every government department is doing this crap.
Examples
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Forced marriage is one of the topics addressed by this government department.
Academic text (2015) -
Several government departments failed to pay rent or utility bills on time, leading to disruption of services.
Academic text (2018) -
Have you ever tried to get a government department to do anything for you?
Blog text (12) -
You would not expect a government department to work without a manager, would you?
Blog text (19) -
Sacrifices are being made in every government department, including crucial areas of defense spending.
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As a consequence, most central government departments are involved.
Academic text (1995) -
If you're going to manage a government department, you need to know your budget.
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The allocation of responsibilities between government departments and enterprises is often unclear.
Academic text (1998) -
ONE News in New Zealand reveals a government department has had a series of privacy breaches.
Blog text (15) -
The government department responsible for education announced new funding for schools.
Synonyms
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1.8
A part of a company or organization that does a particular job
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5.8
A government department that deals with a specific area, like investigations
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3.7
A government department that deals with a specific public matter like health or finance
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3.1
An official part of the government that provides a public service
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5.5
A part of an organization, often a government, that has a particular job
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2.9
A part of an organization that does one kind of work, like marketing or IT
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5.8
A department in an organization that manages one area, like research or finance
How Important
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'government' (state authority) with 'department' (an organizational unit) to indicate an organizational unit of the government. This noun–noun compositional pattern is common across languages and follows standard English compounding, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand the phrase.
Etymology
Government department comes from the simple image of a large group split into rooms or teams: government is the whole group and a department is one 'part' that does a specific job. So, a 'government department' today means a part of the government that handles a particular public service.