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10 Language-to-English DictionariesIndependent agency
/ˌɪn.dɪˈpɛn.dənt ˈeɪ.dʒən.si/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An administrative or regulatory body of government created by an act of legislature that operates with a degree of autonomy from the executive branch.
"The Federal Reserve functions as an independent agency to manage the nation's monetary policy without short-term political interference." - 2
Any organization or firm that operates autonomously without being owned or controlled by a larger parent corporation.
"She decided to leave the multinational conglomerate to work for a creative independent agency."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'independent' (derived from the Latin 'independens', from 'in-' meaning 'not' + 'pendere' meaning 'to hang') and 'agency' (from Latin 'agentia', from 'agere' meaning 'to do or act'). It emerged in modern administrative law and political science terminology during the 20th century to describe specialized governmental organizations created by legislation to operate outside direct executive department control.
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agence indépendante
Transliteration: aʒɑ̃s ɛ̃depɑ̃dɑ̃t
"Cette agence indépendante supervise la sécurité des transports."
unabhängige Behörde
Transliteration: ʊnˈʔapɡəŋɪɡə bəˈhøːrdə
"Die unabhängige Behörde untersucht den Vorfall."
agenzia indipendente
Transliteration: adʒɛnˈtsia indepenˈdɛnte
"L'agenzia indipendente garantisce la concorrenza sul mercato."
organismo autónomo
Transliteration: oɾɣaˈnizmo auˈtonomo
"El organismo autónomo regula las telecomunicaciones."
agência independente
Transliteration: aˈʒẽsiɐ ĩdepẽˈdẽtʃi
"A agência independente emitiu um novo relatório de segurança."
स्वायत्त एजेंसी
Transliteration: svāyatt ējensī
"यह एक स्वायत्त एजेंसी है जो पर्यावरण की निगरानी करती है।"
独立机构
Transliteration: dúlì jīgòu
"该独立机构负责监督食品安全。"
독립 기관
Transliteration: dongnip gigan
"독립 기관이 공정한 조사를 수행했습니다."
独立行政法人
Transliteration: dokuritsu gyōsei hōjin
"その独立行政法人は研究開発を主に行っています。"
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