World Languages Lexicon
10 Language-to-English Dictionariessubagencia
Pronunciation / Transliteration: su-ba-XEN-sya
"La subagencia coordina las actividades locales."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A subordinate or subsidiary agency operating under the authority, direction, or jurisdiction of a larger primary agency.
"The federal department established a specialized subagency to handle regional compliance issues." - 2
The office, position, or business conducted by a subagent.
"The contract outlines the operational boundaries and commission structures for the regional subagency."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the prefix 'sub-' (meaning below, under, or subordinate), originating from Latin, combined with 'agency', which traces back to Latin 'agentia' (from 'agent-', meaning doing or acting). The term emerged in administrative and legal English during the 19th century to denote a secondary or subordinate organizational body operating under the authority of a primary agency.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Subagency" is said worldwide
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sous-agence
Transliteration: soo-a-zhahns
"Cette sous-agence dépend directement du ministère."
Unteragentur
Transliteration: OON-ter-ah-gen-tuyr
"Die Unteragentur arbeitet eng mit der Hauptstelle zusammen."
subagenzia
Transliteration: su-ba-jen-tsee-a
"Hanno aperto una nuova subagenzia nella regione."
subagencia
Transliteration: su-ba-XEN-sya
"La subagencia coordina las actividades locales."
subagência
Transliteration: su-ba-ZHEN-sya
"A subagência presta contas à matriz."
अधीनस्थ एजेंसी
Transliteration: adhinastha ejensi
"यह विभाग एक बड़ी केंद्रीय एजेंसी की अधीनस्थ एजेंसी के रूप में काम करता है।"
分支机构
Transliteration: fānzhī jīgòu
"该机构在全国各地设立了许多分支机构。"
하부기관
Transliteration: habu-gigwan
"정부는 새로운 하부기관을 통해 정책을 집행합니다."
下部機関
Transliteration: kabu kikan
"その省庁にはいくつかの下部機関が存在する。"
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