nondepartmental
adjective
non·de·part·men·tal
ˌnän-di-ˌpärt-ˈmen-tᵊl 
-ˌdē-
: not of or relating to a department : not departmental
nondepartmental meetings
The regulations also ban officers from using NYPD equipment for nondepartmental purposes …—
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Amid calls to defund the police last year, the City Council made some modest cuts and moved some of the police department’s budget into nondepartmental funds last year.
—Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 June 2021
Then there’s a whole bunch of nondepartmental expenditures, ones that don’t fit into any of the buckets listed above.
—Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 May 2021
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Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 June 2021
Then there’s a whole bunch of nondepartmental expenditures, ones that don’t fit into any of the buckets listed above.
—Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 May 2021
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“Nondepartmental.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nondepartmental. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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