departement
ministry · noun (et)
- Definition
- A government department responsible for a specific area of public administration, headed by a minister.
- Inflections
- departementet, departementer, departementene
- Origin
- From Old French 'departir' (to divide, to separate) and Latin '-mentum' (suffix indicating an instrument or result of an action). The term entered Norwegian through Danish from German or French, referring to a branch or division of government administration.
Examples
| Statsministeren har utnevnt et nytt departement for digitalisering. | The Prime Minister has appointed a new ministry for digitalization. |
| Hvilket departement er ansvarlig for utenrikspolitikken? | Which ministry is responsible for foreign policy? |
| Regjeringen har foreslått en omorganisering av flere departementer. | The government has proposed a reorganization of several ministries. |