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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesorganismo público
Pronunciation / Transliteration: oɾ.ɣaˈnis.mo ˈpu.βli.ko
"El ministerio es un organismo público central."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An official organization, committee, or board established by law or government action to perform a public function or provide a public service.
"The local council is a public body responsible for waste management and urban planning." - 2
Any entity that is controlled, financed, or heavily regulated by the state and carries out functions in the public interest.
"Several public bodies were audited to ensure compliance with government spending regulations."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'public' derived from the Latin 'publicus' (pertaining to the people), and 'body', stemming from Old German 'bodig', which evolved in Middle English to denote an organized group or corporation of individuals. Together, the compound has been used in administrative and legal contexts since the 19th century to describe organizations created by government to perform public functions.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Public body" is said worldwide
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organisme public
Transliteration: ɔʁ.ɡa.nism py.blik
"Cet organisme public est chargé de la protection de l'environnement."
öffentliche Stelle
Transliteration: ˈœf.ɛnt.lɪ.çə ˈʃtɛ.lə
"Die Behörde handelt als zuständige öffentliche Stelle."
ente pubblico
Transliteration: ˈɛn.te ˈpub.bli.ko
"L'università è un ente pubblico finanziato dallo Stato."
organismo público
Transliteration: oɾ.ɣaˈnis.mo ˈpu.βli.ko
"El ministerio es un organismo público central."
organismo público
Transliteration: oɾ.ɡaˈniʒ.mu ˈpu.bli.ku
"O hospital funciona como um organismo público."
सार्वजनिक निकाय
Transliteration: sarvajanik nikay
"यह एक स्वतंत्र सार्वजनिक निकाय है।"
公共机构
Transliteration: gōng gòng jī gòu
"该公共机构负责监督食品安全。"
공공기관
Transliteration: gong-gong-gi-gwan
"정부는 여러 공공기관을 통폐합하기로 결정했다."
公共機関
Transliteration: kōkyō kikan
"その公共機関は地域住民の福祉を向上させる役割を担っている。"
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