nondepartmental
Not within bureaus
Nondepartmental describes something that exists outside the structure of established departments within an organization or government.
A nondepartmental body operates independently rather than under a specific ministry or division.
The term appears most often in British administrative contexts, where nondepartmental public bodies carry out government functions at arm's length from ministers.
Power to act
- bodyPhysical structure, living thing
- organizationStructured group with purpose
- publicAvailable to all
- executiveSenior organizational leader
independent · statutory · quango · oversight · accountability · ministerial · administration · regulatory
Distribution of shares
- fundingSupplying monetary resources
- expenditureMoney paid out
- appropriationUnauthorized claiming or allocation
- discretionarySubject to personal judgment
pooled · unrestricted · flexible · central · overhead · administrative · operating · consolidated
Individual part or measure
- divisionSplitting into parts
- functionPurpose or duty
- cross-functionalSpanning multiple areas
- interdisciplinaryCombining distinct fields
matrix · horizontal · collaborative · centralized · integrated · holistic · general · universal
agency
Power to act
- bodyPhysical structure, living thing
- organizationStructured group with purpose
- publicAvailable to all
executive · independent · statutory · quango · oversight · accountability · ministerial · administration · regulatory · funding
allocation
Distribution of shares
- fundingSupplying monetary resources
- expenditureMoney paid out
- appropriationUnauthorized claiming or allocation
discretionary · pooled · unrestricted · flexible · central · overhead · administrative · operating · consolidated · unified
unit
Individual part or measure
- divisionSplitting into parts
- functionPurpose or duty
- cross-functionalSpanning multiple areas
interdisciplinary · matrix · horizontal · collaborative · centralized · integrated · holistic · general · universal · institutional
nondepartmentaldepartmental
Of a unit within organization
ministerial · divisional · sectoral · bureaucratic · institutional
depart, department, departure, nondescript, deport, departments, deportment, departmental