Noun : the sanitation department. ,the personnel department. ,the sportswear department. ,the English department. ,judicial departments. ,Paying the bills is not my department. ,the Hawaiian Department.    From Dictionary.com. 

Management Agency, nondepartmental witnesses by United States.    From Wordnik.com.  [Senate Committee Says USAID Must Reconsider Proposed Vetting System] Reference

Three interrelated developments stand out: First, the number of nondepartmental bodies “at the margin of the state” has grown.    From Wordnik.com.  [Rediscovering Institutions] Reference

It also has responsibility for a large number of nondepartmental agencies such as the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission and the Health.    From Wordnik.com.  [Aktuellste Pressemeldungen der PresseBox] Reference

It also has responsibility for a large number of nondepartmental agencies such as the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission and the Health & Safety Executive.    From Wordnik.com.  [Aktuellste Pressemeldungen der PresseBox] Reference