🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

部门负责人

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Bùmén fùzérén

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Department Head/dɪˈpɑːrt.mənt hɛd/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"部门负责人介绍了新政策。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The person in charge of a specific department within an organization.

    "The department-head was responsible for overseeing all projects and ensuring they met deadlines."
  2. 2

    A senior official who manages a department's operations and staff.

    "As the department-head, she implemented new policies to improve team efficiency."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'department' originates from the Old French 'departement', meaning 'division' or 'separation', which evolved in the late Middle Ages. 'Head' comes from the Old English 'heafod', meaning 'chief' or 'leader', reflecting the hierarchical structure in organizations.

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