senior department

collocation in English

meaningsofsenioranddepartment

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senior
adjective
uk
/ˈsiː.ni.ər/us
/ˈsiː.njɚ/
high or higher ...
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department
noun[C, + sing/pl verb]
uk
/dɪˈpɑːt.mənt/us
/dɪˈpɑːrt.mənt/
a part of an organization such as a school, business, or government that deals with a particular area of study ...
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(Definition ofsenioranddepartmentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Rural schools often have the case of a bright child who it would seem really ought to go into theseniordepartment.
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Alternatively, it could become theseniordepartmentof such a comprehensive school, which would be a somewhat lesser change.
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It set forth that not only should you have ten square feet, but that this basis should apply to infant schools as well as to theseniordepartment.
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Promoted in 1820 to be mathematical professor in theseniordepartment, he was long the effective head of the establishment.
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Three years later, theseniordepartmentof the school was opened.
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A lieutenant commander is aseniordepartmentofficer or the executive officer (second-in-command) on many warships and smaller shore installation, or the commanding officer of a smaller ship/installation.
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Seniordepartmentofficials said a special tahsildar had been appointed to specify the boundaries and the extent of the marshland to be brought under their control.
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The next thing is to reduce the number of pupils in the classes—infant, junior and senior departments.
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Those departments were not the most prime or senior departments of government.
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I accept the principle that it is right to provide, wherever possible and convenient, schools with junior and senior departments.
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The improved classification made possible by the size of the senior departments is giving far greater scope for practical work, especially in the domestic and manual training centres.
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Forthwith, and without more delay, let us get our town schools reopened; not only the senior departments for the children over 11 or over seven, but for infants as well.
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The school was founded in 1942 as an independent school with separate sections for boys and girls, and with junior and senior departments.
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