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The character 署 is structured with the net radical 罒 positioned above the phonetic component 者, suggesting an initial conceptual link to arranging or deploying, akin to organizing a net. Its meaning gradually broadened from such concrete actions to encompass the administration of affairs, resulting in its use to denote a government office or bureau where administrative duties are performed. This administrative sense later extended to the specific action of signing one's name, derived from the practice of authorizing documents within official contexts.
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签署这份文件很重要。
双方已签署了合作协议。
部长正在部署重要任务。
军队完成了战略部署。
他暂时代理署理局长职务。
请在表格末尾署名。
官方署名的公告已经发布。
该地区曾设有行政公署。