A distinct course of life, action, study, or the like.
A subdivision of an organization.
(often in proper names) One of the principal divisions of executive government
(in a university) One of the divisions of instructions
A territorial division; a district; especially, in France, one of the districts composed of several arrondissements into which the country is divided for governmental purposes. In France, a department is smaller than a region
“A revival of departmentalism could reverse that trend and make the court more circumspect, for the better.”
“Maybe Jenkin and fellow MPs will remedy this when they sit down to deliberate, but already they seem to have fallen prey to Whitehall's chronic disease – myopic departmentalism.”
“He hinted at expanded cabinets for ministers and issued the standard denunciation of departmentalism before promising continuity, were Labour to win, and no jerking knees when it came to the machinery of government.”
“It is time to end the departmentalisation in the health service and all work together.”
“The structural features of a school include its size, number of year levels, extent of departmentalisation and leadership and differ considerably among Australian schools.”
“Riem Rio on his part has appreciated the economic situations of the country, promising to deliberate on assistance of the sudan to exempt its foreign depts.”
“This service helps to take pressure off Audiology Depts, therefore lowering the waiting list for specialist appointments.”