subdepartment
noun
sub·de·part·ment
| \ ˌsəb-di-ˈpärt-mənt
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variants:
or less commonly sub-department
plural subdepartments
also sub-departments
Definition of subdepartment
: a department (as of an organization) that is part of a larger department
The Counter Terrorism Bureau [of the New York City Police Department] takes on a more focused role, functioning as the department's think tank on terrorism prevention and overseeing various subdepartments such as the NYPD/FBI Joint Terrorist Task Force.— Brad Reagan
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