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The character 署 is a phono-semantic compound: the upper component 罒 (net) provides the semantic category, while the lower component 者 supplies the pronunciation. Originally, it referred to the act of arranging or positioning things, a sense that evolved toward deploying personnel or assigning official duties. This administrative connection established its primary modern meaning, a government office or bureau where public duties are carried out. The character also developed a secondary meaning: to sign one's name or affix a signature to a document, reflecting the act of assuming official responsibility or claiming authorship over a decision or text.
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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。