departmentalization

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de·part·men·tal·ize

(dē′pärt-mĕn′tl-īz′)

tr.v. de·part·men·tal·ized, de·part·men·tal·iz·ing, de·part·men·tal·iz·es

To organize into departments.

de′part·men′tal·i·za′tion (-ĭ-zā′shən) n.

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departmentalization

[ˌdiːpɑːtˌmentəlaɪˈzeɪʃən] N → división f en departamentos, compartimentación f

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