départemental

English

Etymology

From French départemental. Doublet of departmental.

Adjective

départemental (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to a département.
   • 1996, Philippe Miellet, “France: a historical perspective on GIS diffusion”, in Ian Masser, Heather Campbell, Massimo Craglia, editors, GIS Diffusion: The Adoption and Use of Geographical Information Systems in Local Government in Europe (GISDATA III), Taylor & Francis, →ISBN, part III (GIS in local government in four other European countries), page 178:

     The départemental council plays the role of counsellor and programme co-ordinator as was the case in the Département of Hérault.

   • 2015, Michael Dunn, A Beginner’s Guide to Online Genealogy: Learn How to Trace Your Family History and Discover Your Roots, Adams Media, Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 180:

     Many départemental archives in France have digitized civil, parish, and census records and have made them available online for free viewing.

   • 2016, Philippe Bezes, “Challenges to French Public Administration: Mapping the Vitality of Its Knowledge Sources”, in Robert Elgie, Emiliano Grossman, Amy G[ale] Mazur, editors, The Oxford Handbook of French Politics, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, part III (Institutions), page 265:

     On the other hand, the political–territorial pattern has been maintained but also redirected at the départemental level by the transformation of former ministerial départemental directorates into inter-ministerial units, under the supervision of the prefects of the département.

French

Etymology

From département +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /de.paʁ.tə.mɑ̃.tal/

Adjective

départemental (feminine départementale, masculine plural départementaux, feminine plural départementales)

1. departmental
   • 2015 September 22, “Nicolas Sarkozy place son bras droit Frédéric Péchenard à la fédération LR de Paris”, in Le Monde‎^[1]:

     La nomination de M. Péchenard – qui cumulera les fonctions de directeur général de LR et de secrétaire départemental – illustre la volonté de M. Sarkozy de mettre la main sur la fédération de Paris, jugée trop filloniste à son goût.

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Further reading

• “départemental”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.