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10 Language-to-English DictionariesState agency
/ˈsteɪt ˌeɪ.dʒən.si/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A permanent or semi-permanent organization in the machinery of government responsible for the oversight and administration of specific functions.
"The state agency responsible for environmental protection imposed new regulations on local industries." - 2
An administrative division of a state government operating at a regional level.
"She applied for her professional license through the state agency for consumer affairs."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'state' (derived from the Latin 'status', meaning condition or standing, evolving through Old French into the political sense of a sovereign government) and 'agency' (from the Latin 'agentia', from 'agere', meaning to act or do). Established in modern political and administrative discourse during the 19th and 20th centuries to denote specialized governmental bodies created to administer specific legislation and public services.
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organisme d'État
Transliteration: ɔʁ.ɡa.nism d‿e.ta
"Cet organisme d'État gère les transports publics."
Landesbehörde
Transliteration: /ˈlandəsˌbøːɐ̯də/
"Die Landesbehörde erteilte die Baugenehmigung."
ente statale
Transliteration: /ˈɛn.te staˈta.le/
"L'ente statale offre servizi di assistenza sociale."
organismo estatal
Transliteration: /oɾ.ɣaˈnis.mo es.taˈtal/
"El organismo estatal regula las actividades comerciales."
órgão estatal
Transliteration: /ˈɔɾ.ɡɐ̃w ʃtaˈtaw/
"O órgão estatal é responsável pela segurança pública."
राजकीय एजेंसी
Transliteration: rajkiya ejensi
"यह राजकीय एजेंसी शिक्षा के क्षेत्र में काम करती है।"
政府机构
Transliteration: zhèngfǔ jīgòu
"这家政府机构负责监督食品安全。"
주 정부 기관
Transliteration: ju jeongbu gigwan
"주 정부 기관에서 새로운 규정을 발표했습니다."
州政府機関
Transliteration: shū seifu kikan
"その州政府機関が環境調査を実施した。"
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