interdepartmental

CEFRB2

/ˌɪˈntɜrdɪˌpɑˈrtmɛnəl/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Involving two or more departments of an organization.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Involving multiple departments; multidepartmental.

Examples

  • The company encourages interdepartmental cooperation on all projects.

  • Interdepartmental communication is often poor.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Between departments; to do with the connection of departments.

More examples

In context

  • The interdepartmental meeting was productive.

  • I sent the memo to the accounting department via interdepartmental mail.

  • The memo discussed a new interdepartmental project that would require resources from nearly every group.

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The blank important meeting brought together staff from marketing, sales, and finance.

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Origin

adjective

From inter- + department + -al.