departmental

departmental — adjective

1. connected to a specific division or section within a company, school, or other l

1.形容詞B1
釋義

connected to a specific division or section within a company, school, or other large organization, as opposed to the whole institution.

例句

Theo left the signed forms in the departmental office for his manager to review.

departmental office — common collocation for an office that serves one division

Aiko went to a departmental meeting to hear about the new budget figures.

同義詞
  • divisional

    more common in corporate contexts; often interchangeable but 'divisional' can refer to a larger unit than 'departmental'

  • sectional

    focuses on a smaller sub-group within a department; less common in everyday business language

  • functional

    used in management theory for departments organized by function (e.g. marketing, finance); not a direct synonym

反義詞
  • organization-wide

    highlights the contrast between one division and the whole institution

  • institutional

    emphasizes a broader, cross-department scope at the level of the entire organization

文法句型

departmental + noun

用法筆記

Usually placed before a noun (attributive position). The noun 'department' by itself is used to name a division (e.g. 'the sales department'), whereas 'departmental' describes scope or ownership — something that belongs to or happens within that division.

常見錯誤

❌We need to follow department rules about overtime.
✅We need to follow departmental rules about overtime.
💡'departmental' is the adjective form; 'department' is a noun and should not be used to modify another noun in formal writing.
❌The company hired a departmental manager for the whole office.
✅The company hired a department manager for the whole office.
💡Use 'department manager' when you mean a manager who runs a department; 'departmental manager' can sound like a manager limited to one division.