🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

organo amministrativo

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈɔrɡano am.mi.ni.straˈti.vo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Administrative body/ədˈmɪn.ɪ.strə.tɪv ˈbɒd.i/
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"L'organo amministrativo ha emesso un nuovo decreto."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An official organization or agency vested with executive or governmental authority to manage, regulate, and execute public laws and policies.

    "The administrative body responsible for urban planning approved the new zoning laws."
  2. 2

    A collective entity within an institution charged with day-to-day management and operational oversight.

    "The university's administrative body implemented a new policy regarding student enrollment."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'administrative', derived from the Latin 'administrare' (to manage, direct, or minister), and 'body', stemming from Old English 'bodi' referring to an organized group or collective entity. Over centuries, legal and political terminology fused these components to designate official organizational structures within governments.

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