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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesórgão subordinado
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈɔɾ.ɡɐ̃w su.buɾ.diˈna.du/
"O departamento é um órgão subordinado do ministério."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A governmental or administrative body that operates under the control, direction, and authority of a higher-level ministry or department.
"The bureau functions as a subordinate agency of the Ministry of Transportation." - 2
Any organization or office that is secondary in rank, power, or operational scope to a principal organization.
"The regional office acts as a subordinate agency handling localized compliance."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'subordinatus' (placed in a lower rank, from sub- 'below' + ordinare 'to set in order') combined with 'agency', originating from Latin 'agentia' (active force or office). The compound term evolved in modern administrative and legal contexts during the 19th and 20th centuries to describe governmental bodies operating under the authority of a higher ministry or department.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Subordinate agency" is said worldwide
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organisme subordonné
Transliteration: /ɔʁ.ɡa.nis.m sy.bɔʁ.dɔ.ne/
"Cette direction est un organisme subordonné du ministère."
nachgeordnete Behörde
Transliteration: /ˈnaːx.ɡəˌɔʁ.də.tə bəˈhœʁ.də/
"Das Amt ist eine nachgeordnete Behörde des Ministeriums."
organismo subordinato
Transliteration: /or.ɡaˈni.zmo su.bor.diˈna.to/
"L'ufficio opera come un organismo subordinato."
organismo subordinado
Transliteration: /oɾ.ɣaˈnis.mo su.βoɾ.ðiˈna.ðo/
"La agencia funciona como un organismo subordinado del gobierno."
órgão subordinado
Transliteration: /ˈɔɾ.ɡɐ̃w su.buɾ.diˈna.du/
"O departamento é um órgão subordinado do ministério."
अधीनस्थ एजेंसी
Transliteration: adhīnastha ejensī
"यह विभाग मंत्रालय की एक अधीनस्थ एजेंसी के रूप में काम करता है।"
下属机构
Transliteration: xiàshǔ jīgòu
"该部门是隶属于总局的下属机构。"
하위 기관
Transliteration: hawi gigwan
"그 조직은 정부의 하위 기관입니다."
下部機関
Transliteration: kabu kikan
"その部署は省庁の下部機関として機能している。"
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