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departament

department /de.par.taˈment/

noun#1259 most common

Also: division (of an organization), section

Example sentences

Ana lucrează în departamentul de vânzări.
Ana works in the sales department.
Departamentul nostru are zece angajați.
Our department has ten employees.
Șeful departamentului a anunțat o ședință pentru mâine.
The head of the department announced a meeting for tomorrow.
Bugetul departamentului de marketing a fost redus anul acesta.
The marketing department's budget was cut this year.
Colaborarea dintre departamente este esențială pentru succesul proiectului.
Collaboration between departments is essential for the project's success.
Restructurarea departamentelor a generat tensiuni considerabile în cadrul companiei.
The restructuring of the departments generated considerable tension within the company.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedepartamentdepartamente
Genitivedepartamentuluidepartamentelor
Accusativedepartamentdepartamente
Vocativedepartamentuledepartamentelor

Word family

departamentaldepartmental
interdepartamentalinterdepartmental
șef de departamentdepartment head
departamentedepartments (plural)

Etymology

Romanian borrowed "departament" from French "département" in the nineteenth century, during the period when Romanian intellectuals reshaped the language with French and Latin vocabulary. The French word itself goes back to the verb "départir", meaning to divide or distribute, from Latin "dis-" (apart) plus "partire" (to part, divide). The core sense has stayed stable: a portion of a larger organization, set apart for a specific function.

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