noun
revised by section chief; inspected by department head
Used as a stamp or notation on documents to indicate that the section chief has reviewed and approved the content. Common in business and bureaucratic contexts.
この書類には部長閲の印が押してある。
This document bears the stamp of the section chief's review.
企画書に部長閲をもらってから提出してください。
Please get the section chief's approval on the proposal before submitting it.
承認 is a general term for approval, whereas 部長閲 is a specific business term indicating that a section chief has reviewed a document.
Compound of 部長 (section chief) and 閲 (inspection, review). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is used in modern business contexts.