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Meaning of departmentalism | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

  1. Excessive adherence to departmental methods, rules or structure.
  2. Organization by government departments, as opposed to other mechanisms, such as NGOs.

Examples

Lord Whitelaw, then Chairman of the Conservative Party Policy Committee, considered that departmentalism would be more effective than umbrellaism.”

CEFR level

C2
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This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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