- interdepartmental
- interdepartmental also inter-departmental, 1861, from INTER- (Cf. inter-) + DEPARTMENTAL (Cf. departmental).
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interdepartmental
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interdepartmental — UK US (also inter departmental) /ˌɪntəˌdiːpɑːtˈmentəl/ US / ṱɚˌdiːpɑːrtˈmenţəl/ adjective WORKPLACE ► relating to or involving two or more departments: »An interdepartmental working group is producing a report on efficiency. »interdepartmental… … Financial and business terms
interdepartmental — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to more than one department … English terms dictionary
interdepartmental — [in΄tərdē΄pärt ment′ l] adj. between or among departments interdepartmentally adv … English World dictionary
interdepartmental — adjective a) Between departments; to do with the connection of departments. I sent the memo to the accounting department via interdepartmental mail. b) Involving multiple departments; multi departmental. The memo discussed a new interdepartmental … Wiktionary
interdepartmental — interdepartmentally, adv. /in teuhr dee pahrt men tl, di pahrt /, adj. involving or existing between two or more departments: interdepartmental rivalry. [1890 95; INTER + DEPARTMENTAL] * * * … Universalium
interdepartmental — in|ter|de|part|men|tal [ˌıntəˌdi:pa:tˈmentl US ˌıntərdıˌpa:rtˈmentl] adj [usually before noun] between or involving different departments of a company, government etc ▪ intense interdepartmental rivalry … Dictionary of contemporary English
interdepartmental — adjective between or involving different departments of a company, government etc: intense interdepartmental rivalry … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
interdepartmental — in•ter•de•part•men•tal [[t]ˌɪn tərˌdi pɑrtˈmɛn tl, dɪ pɑrt [/t]] adj. involving or existing between two or more departments: interdepartmental rivalry[/ex] • Etymology: 1890–95 in ter•de part•men′tal•ly, adv … From formal English to slang
Interdepartmental Liaison Group on Risk Assessment — The UK Interdepartmental Liaison Group on Risk Assessment (ILGRA) is an informal committee of officials responsible for policy development and practical applications of risk assessment in all major Departments. [Interdepartmental Liaison Group on … Wikipedia
Interdepartmental service — (electric) Interdepartmental service includes amounts charged by the electric department at tariff or other specified rates for electricity supplied by it to other utility departments. U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration s … Energy terms
