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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAutorité centrale
Pronunciation / Transliteration: O-tor-i-te san-tral
"L'autorité centrale a pris des mesures pour améliorer la sécurité."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The main governing body or organization that holds the ultimate authority over a specific area or group.
"The central authority of the organization implemented new policies to improve efficiency." - 2
An entity that has the power to enforce laws and regulations within a defined jurisdiction.
"The central authority for public health issued guidelines during the pandemic."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of the Middle English 'central' (from Latin 'centralis', meaning of or pertaining to a center) and 'authority' (from Old French 'auctorite', from Latin 'auctoritas', meaning invention, advice, opinion, or influence). Historically used in political science and governance to denote a ruling body holding supreme power over a unified territory.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Central Authority" is said worldwide
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Autorité centrale
Transliteration: O-tor-i-te san-tral
"L'autorité centrale a pris des mesures pour améliorer la sécurité."
Zentralbehörde
Transliteration: Tsentral-behörde
"Die Zentralbehörde hat neue Richtlinien eingeführt."
Autorità centrale
Transliteration: A-u-to-ri-ta chen-trale
"L'autorità centrale ha emesso nuove normative."
Autoridad central
Transliteration: Au-to-ri-dad sen-tral
"La autoridad central implementó nuevas políticas."
Autoridade central
Transliteration: Au-to-ri-da-de sen-tral
"A autoridade central emitiu novas diretrizes."
केंद्रीय प्राधिकरण
Transliteration: Kendriya pradhikaran
"केंद्रीय प्राधिकरण ने नई नीतियाँ लागू कीं।"
中央权威
Transliteration: Zhōngyāng quánwēi
"中央权威发布了新的政策。"
중앙 권위
Transliteration: Jungang gwonwi
"중앙 권위가 새로운 정책을 발표했습니다."
中央権限
Transliteration: Chūō kengen
"中央権限が新しい政策を発表しました。"
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