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DEPARTEMENT [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-04-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Health Institutions
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- department
1, record 1, English, department
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Hospitals. 2, record 1, English, - department
Record 1, Key term(s)
- hospital department
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Établissements de santé
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- service
1, record 1, French, service
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- département 2, record 1, French, d%C3%A9partement
avoid, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Unité d'organisation dans les administrations ou au sein des établissements hospitaliers. 2, record 1, French, - service
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] lorsque plusieurs services doivent, pour des raisons de commodité, se grouper ensemble, leur groupement prend le plus souvent le nom de direction. 2, record 1, French, - service
Record 1, Key term(s)
- service hospitalier
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Establecimientos de salud
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- departamento
1, record 1, Spanish, departamento
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-07-22
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- School and School-Related Administration
- Educational Institutions
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- department
1, record 2, English, department
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Administration scolaire et parascolaire
- Établissements d'enseignement
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- département
1, record 2, French, d%C3%A9partement
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Regroupement, au sein d'un établissement d'enseignement, d'enseignants et d'enseignantes d'une même discipline, ou de disciplines ou de programmes apparentés, à des fins pédagogiques et administratives. 2, record 2, French, - d%C3%A9partement
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Subdivision d'une faculté ou d'une école, qui se consacre généralement à une seule discipline, par exemple : l'histoire. 3, record 2, French, - d%C3%A9partement
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
département : Terme et définition recommandés par l'OLF. 4, record 2, French, - d%C3%A9partement
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1999-04-19
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- The Executive (Public Administration)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- department
1, record 3, English, department
correct, United States
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Structures du pouvoir exécutif (Admin. publ.)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- département
1, record 3, French, d%C3%A9partement
correct, masculine noun, United States
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le président nomme à son cabinet les secrétaires (Secretaries), chargés de diriger les ministères, appelés départements. Il y a beaucoup de différences entre le gouvernement américain et le gouvernement canadien. 1, record 3, French, - d%C3%A9partement
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1990-03-12
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Administrative Structures (Publ. Admin.)
- Political Geography and Geopolitics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- department
1, record 4, English, department
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
in each of the 95 -- into which [France] is presently divided, the prefect, appointed by and reporting to the minister of the interior, represents the central government and directs [...] the [...] departmental services. 1, record 4, English, - department
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Structures de l'administration publique
- Géographie politique et géopolitique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- département
1, record 4, French, d%C3%A9partement
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Division administrative du territoire national en vigueur depuis la Révolution française. La France comprend actuellement 95 -- et 4 -- outre-mer. 1, record 4, French, - d%C3%A9partement
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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