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Pronunciation / Transliteration: aˈʒẽ.si.ɐ iʃ.pju.li.zaˈda
"A Organização Mundial da Saúde é uma agência especializada da ONU."
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2 senses- 1
An autonomous body established by intergovernmental agreement and having wide international responsibilities in economic, social, cultural, educational, health, and related fields.
"The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations." - 2
Any organization or corporate body that focuses its expertise on a specific niche domain or technical field.
"The government hired a specialized agency to handle international maritime security."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the English adjective 'specialized' (from Latin 'species', meaning a particular sort or kind) combined with 'agency' (from Latin 'agentia', from 'agere', meaning to do or act). The compound refers specifically to autonomous international organizations tied to the United Nations system under agreements.
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institution spécialisée
Transliteration: ɛ̃.sti.ty.sjɔ̃ spe.sa.li.ze
"L'UNESCO est une institution spécialisée des Nations unies."
Sonderorganisation
Transliteration: ˈzɔndɐʔɔʁɡanizaˈt͡si̯oːn
"Die Weltbank ist eine Sonderorganisation der Vereinten Nationen."
istituto specializzato
Transliteration: istiˈtuːto spetʃalizˈzatːo
"La FAO è un istituto specializzato delle Nazioni Unite."
organismo especializado
Transliteration: oɾɣaˈnizmo espeθjalizaðo
"La UNESCO es un organismo especializado de las Naciones Unidas."
agência especializada
Transliteration: aˈʒẽ.si.ɐ iʃ.pju.li.zaˈda
"A Organização Mundial da Saúde é uma agência especializada da ONU."
विशेष एजेंसी
Transliteration: vishesh ejensi
"विश्व स्वास्थ्य संगठन संयुक्त राष्ट्र की एक विशेष एजेंसी है।"
专门机构
Transliteration: zhuānmén jīgòu
"世界卫生组织是联合国的专门机构。"
전문기구
Transliteration: jeonmun-gigu
"세계보건기구는 UN의 대표적인 전문기구입니다."
専門機関
Transliteration: senmon kikan
"世界保健機関（WHO）は国際連合の専門機関である。"
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