administrative body
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3.9
- noun
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organismo administrativo
- Each administrative body must operate within the guidelines set by the federal government to ensure compliance.
- set up an administrative body
Examples
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Chinese governments of different periods set up administrative bodies to exercise jurisdiction over Taiwan.
Academic text (1999) -
Since the AOL Director is a member of the HSB Executive Committee, the administrative body coordinating all of the school's activities, top-level reporting is accomplished.
Academic text (2016) -
In the United States of America, administrative bodies are set up under the control of and are subordinate to executive bodies.
Academic text (2000) -
State legislative and administrative bodies should do everything possible to encourage coordination among the various higher education segments to facilitate transfer.
Academic text (1995) -
The mayor of each pillar city would be a member of the Regional Development Council, the administrative body envisaged in the Regional Development Plan.
Academic text (2006) -
GEPetrol works closely with the Ministry of Mines, Industry and Energy, the overall regulatory and administrative body for the sector.
Academic text (2010) -
CHAPTER 2 Interstellar Commerce Union: the administrative body of the United Planets with oversight responsibility for humanity's commercial relations with extraterrestrial species.
Fiction book (2001) -
The proposed New York rule, which now goes to an administrative body of the courts for final approval, would replace the "temporary basis" language with a provision that more specifically prohibits an out-of-state lawyer from establishing "an office or other systematic and continuous presence" in New York.
Academic text (2005) -
To administer the treaty and facilitate revisions, the Paris Convention set up an administrative body; that group of professionals, headquartered in Geneva, is the direct antecedent of the WIPO.
Academic text (1997) -
In the United States, the Environmental Protection Agency is an important administrative body responsible for enforcing environmental regulations.
Synonyms
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3.6
A group of people who manage and run an organization
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5.8
A government department that deals with a specific area, like investigations
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5.5
A part of an organization, often a government, that has a particular job
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3.6
The people who manage an organization or the work of managing it
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3.4
A group of people or organization that manages and sets rules for an institution
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5.2
A group of people who help run a government and make important decisions
A part of an organization that manages specific tasks and services
How Authoritative
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'administrative' (= related to managing) modifies 'body' (= group or organization), so the phrase denotes a group that performs administrative functions. This adjective+noun pattern is common cross-linguistically and follows standard English composition, making it immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows both words.
Etymology
Administrative body comes from using body to mean a 'group' of people and administrative to mean 'to manage' tasks. So it paints the picture of one group that runs things, which is why it means 'an organization that manages tasks'.