🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

독립 기관

Pronunciation / Transliteration: dongnip gigan

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Independent agency/ˌɪn.dɪˈpɛn.dənt ˈeɪ.dʒən.si/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"독립 기관이 공정한 조사를 수행했습니다."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 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. 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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