subdepartment

noun

sub·de·part·ment ˌsəb-di-ˈpärt-mənt

variants or less commonly sub-department

plural subdepartments also sub-departments

Synonyms of subdepartment next

: a department (as of an organization) that is part of a larger department

The Counter Terrorism Bureau [of the New York City Police Department] takes on a more focused role, functioning as the department's think tank on terrorism prevention and overseeing various subdepartments such as the NYPD/FBI Joint Terrorist Task Force.—

Brad Reagan

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At Justice, he was assigned to the Bureau of Investigation, then a relatively poky subdepartment known to the public, if it was known at all, for sniffing out violations of the 1910 Mann Act. —

Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2022