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sub-department
noun[ C ]
(alsosubdepartment)uk /ˈsʌb.dɪˌpɑːt.mənt/ us /ˈsʌb.dɪˌpɑːrt.mənt/
a department that is part of a larger department:
During the war, the War Department created many sub-departments to manage different areas of logistics, training, resourcing, etc.
Because of their growing importance, subscription sales have now become a sub-department of Sales.
She is head of an animal behaviour subdepartment in the Department of Zoology.
The Secret Service was previously considered a sub-department of the Foreign Office but now has independent status.
The sub-department within the civil service was a tightly knit group of long-serving employees.
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