departmentally


de·part·ment

D0140300 (dĭ-pärt′mənt)n.1. A distinct, usually specialized division of a large organization, especially:a. A principal administrative division of a government: the department of public works.b. A division of a business specializing in a particular product or service: the personnel department.c. A division of a school or college dealing with a particular field of knowledge: the physics department.2. Department One of the principal executive divisions of the federal government of the United States, headed by a cabinet officer.3. A section of a department store selling a particular line of merchandise: the home furnishings department.4. An administrative district in France.5. A unit of a warship's crew, organized by function, such as gunnery or engineering.6. An area of particular knowledge or responsibility; a specialty: Getting the kids to bed is my department.
[French département, from Old French, separation, from departir, to divide; see depart.]
de′part·men′tal (dē′pärt-mĕn′tl) adj.de′part·men′tal·ly adv.
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Adv.1.departmentally - dependent on a department
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