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departmental

ADJECTIVE

administrative

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bureaucratic governmental legislative managerial organizational policy-making regulatory supervisory

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authoritative central commanding controlling deciding decisive directing directive directorial executive governing in charge in control jurisdictional official presiding regulative ruling superintending supervising

ADJECTIVE

authoritative

Synonyms

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administrative approved bureaucratic canonical ex cathedra ex officio executive imperial lawful legal legitimate magisterial mandatory ruling sanctioned sovereign supreme

ADJECTIVE

managerial

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bureaucratic commanding directorial governmental legislative ministerial organizational policy-making regulatory supervisory

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authoritative central controlling deciding decisive directing directive executive governing in charge in control jurisdictional official presiding regulative ruling superintending supervising

ADJECTIVE

supervisory

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bureaucratic governmental legislative managerial ministerial organizational policy-making regulatory

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Darvish argues that the case points to a departmental culture of covering up allegations of misconduct.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

Ministers have repeatedly said they need additional resources from Westminster in order to balance their departmental budgets.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

But now they performed them under an additional bureaucratic layer, DHS departmental management, which added no value.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

Some cap the duration of time they can be implemented, or cap the tariff rate he can set; others require departmental investigations or findings.

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2026

The most recent, scribbled in brownish ink on Whitehall departmental notepaper, was a message from Jack Tallis agreeing to help with fees at medical school.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

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