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subdepartment

noun

Definition of subdepartment

as in subdivision

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Recent Examples of subdepartment At Justice, he was assigned to the Bureau of Investigation, then a relatively poky subdepartment known to the public, if it was known at all, for sniffing out violations of the 1910 Mann Act. — Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2022

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Noun

The company contends that its plan would create a lot less new traffic than a typical subdivision, and would be better environmentally.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 5 Aug. 2026
Bass in June 2024 saw the patricide plan to it to its end, reducing his father, Gene Bass, to a crumple outside a neighbor’s house in the orderly subdivision where Xavier grew up near North Crowley High School.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of subdivision

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At Northwestern University, noncomputer science majors had interest in taking classes in the department even before ChatGPT launched in 2022, but sometimes there wasn’t enough room, said Samir Khuller, the chair for computer science.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
That was more than the budgets of a dozen state departments at the time, and about three times what Michigan paid for its entire state police force.

— Mark Dee August 2, Idaho Statesman, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of department

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Wednesday night, about 75 agencies from police to community groups, the mayor's office and district attorney's office came together for the One Downtown Task Force's public safety working session.

— Tammy Mutasa, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Democrats are trying to hold onto the governor's office and flip both chambers of the Legislature to have full control for the first time since 2010.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of office

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The agency predicted strong winds, heavy rain and high waves in the Okinawa region through Sunday, urging residents in the area to stay indoors.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
In many ways, staffers say, the shooting was a manifestation of an attack the agency was already feeling.

— Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of agency

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Clay regularly advises organizations on using existential psychology and behavioral science to improve their products, services, and workplace culture.

— Big Think, Big Think, 6 Aug. 2026
Clayton County Water Authority officials said a service disruption that temporarily knocked out water to parts of the county was possibly a cyberattack.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026

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