afdeling

Definitions of afdeling
  1. noun
    a specialized division of a large organization
    synonyms: Dept., Min., afd., dep., departement, ministerie, sectie
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    personeelszaken
    the department responsible for hiring and training and placing employees and for setting policies for personnel management
    rijksdienst, staatsdienst
    a department of government
    Dept., Min., departement, ministerie
    a government department under the direction of a minister
    bouwcommissie
    the division of a business responsible for building and maintaining the physical plant
    verkoopafdeling
    the division of a business that is responsible for selling products or services
    klantenservice, onderhoudsdienst, service-afdeling, servicedienst
    the division of a business that provides customer services
    thesaurie
    the government department responsible for collecting and managing and spending public revenues
    overheidsambt, rijksambt
    a department of the federal government of the United States
    admiraliteit
    the department in charge of the navy (as in Great Britain)
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    afd., sectie
    an administrative unit in government or business
  2. noun
    an administrative unit in government or business
    synonyms: afd., sectie
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    Dept., Min., afd., dep., departement, ministerie, sectie
    a specialized division of a large organization
    onderafdeling, subafdeling, tak, wapen
    a division of some larger or more complex organization
    personeelszaken
    the department responsible for hiring and training and placing employees and for setting policies for personnel management
    rijksdienst, staatsdienst
    a department of government
    postkantoor
    a local branch where postal services are available"
  3. noun
    a military unit that is part of an army
    synonyms: formatie, krijgsmachtonderdeel, legerafdeling, legereenheid, legerformatie, legeronderdeel
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    corps, korps, legerkorps
    an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions and their support
    reg., regiment
    army unit smaller than a division
    brigade
    army unit smaller than a division
    bataljon
    an army unit usually consisting of a headquarters and three or more companies
    compagnie
    small military unit; usually two or three platoons
    peloton, sectie
    a military unit that is a subdivision of a company; usually has a headquarters and two or more squads; usually commanded by a lieutenant
    aanval, aanvalsfront, aanvalslinie, avant-garde, front, spits, voorhoede
    the leading units moving at the head of an army
    brigade, peloton, sectie, team
    a smallest army unit
    troep
    a group of soldiers
    artillerie, schiettuig
    an army unit that uses big guns
    cavalerie
    a highly mobile army unit
    wacht
    a group of men who escort and protect some important person
    patrouille, verkenningspatrouille
    a detachment used for security or reconnaissance
    achterhoede
    a detachment assigned to protect the rear of a (retreating) military body
    batterij
    group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place
    parachutetroepen, paratroepen
    infantry trained and equipped to parachute
    executiepeloton, strafpeloton, vuurpeloton
    a squad formed to fire volleys at a military funeral or to carry out a military execution
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