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departmentalitis

departmentalitis noun: the pursuit of departmental objectives, rather than those of an organization or government.

Noun

departmentalitis (uncountable)

  1. (informal) The pursuit of departmental objectives, rather than those of an organization or government.

Origin of departmentalitis

From departmental + -itis.

Questions about departmentalitis

What does departmentalitis mean?
Departmentalitis means the pursuit of departmental objectives, rather than those of an organization or government.
What part of speech is departmentalitis?
Departmentalitis is a noun.

Words near departmentalitis in the dictionary

  1. departmentalise
  2. departmentalised
  3. departmentalises
  4. departmentalising
  5. departmentalism
  6. departmentalitis
  7. departmentalization
  8. departmentalizations
  9. departmentalize
  10. departmentalized
  11. departmentalizes

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