Invert the titles of government departments, e.g. Justice, Department of. It may be necessary to include a general cross-reference from Department informing the reader that each department is listed under the name of the field for which it is responsible.
Sometimes it is worth adding a geographical identifier in parentheses for the sake of clarity:
- Sociedad Nacional de Minería (Cuba)
- Sociedad Nacional de Minería (Peru)
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