🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

부서장

Pronunciation / Transliteration: buseojang

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Head of Department/hɛd əv dɪˈpɑːrtmənt/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"부서장은 팀의 목표를 설정합니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who is in charge of a specific department within an organization.

    "The head of department is responsible for overseeing all faculty members and managing the budget."
  2. 2

    An individual who leads a team or group within a larger organization.

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

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'head of department' originates from the combination of 'head', derived from Old English 'heafod', meaning 'chief' or 'leader', and 'department', from the Latin 'departire', meaning 'to divide'. The phrase has evolved to denote a person in charge of a specific division within an organization, particularly in academic or corporate settings.

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