Thesaurus results for SUBDEPARTMENT

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 roughly 800-foot metal pipe was installed in 1988 as part of the Pine View subdivision.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
The investigation Blake and Chynna suffered multiple stab wounds inside the family's home on Aberdeen Drive in the otherwise peaceful Branigin Woods subdivision.

— Leigh Egan, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of subdivision

Noun

To accommodate those patients who’ve been admitted but don’t have a room, the hospital has installed dozens of beds in what was once the emergency department’s waiting room and in adjacent spaces.

— Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
The local police department is conducting a criminal investigation into the events leading up to the collision and the actions of those involved, Kinnan said Wednesday.

— Eduardo Cuevas, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of department

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For over a year, residents of Serbia's capital were blocked from entering one of the city's most prominent parks, nestled between Parliament and Vucic's offices.

— JOVANA GEC, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
Trump won his second term in office just days after the collapse of a new concrete canopy at a train station in Novi Sad, killing 16 people.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of office

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The Ebola outbreak that began in DR Congo is becoming a continental crisis after authorities initially underestimated its spread, the head of Africa’s public health agency told Semafor as new cases were reported as far afield as Nigeria.

— Ruben Nyanguila, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Trump could direct federal agencies to adopt a different name for the Atlantic or Pacific.

— Bilin Lin, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of agency

Noun

Edmond and fellow applicant Jessica Thibodeaux attended the meeting, and each addressed the council to discuss their background and interest in civic service.

— Randy Moll, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
Ground systems support the constellation and help sustain the positioning, navigation, and timing services used by military forces.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026

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