This is the 2087th most frequent Japanese word.
同署
"同署" means "the same station" or "the same office."
In this sentence, 同署 refers to a particular police station or office previously referenced in the context.
同署は事件についてコメントを避けました。
The same department declined to comment on the incident.
Here, 同署 is used to denote the specific office as mentioned earlier within the conversation.
彼は同署で長年働いていた。
He had worked at the same office for many years.
In this instance, 同署 emphasizes an institutional part of the previously established context, signifying the same organization.