governmental agency

collocation in English

meaningsofgovernmentalandagency

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governmental
adjective
uk
/ˌɡʌv.ənˈmen.təl/us
/ˌɡʌv.ɚnˈmen.t̬əl/
belonging or relating to government or ...
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agency
noun
uk
/ˈeɪ.dʒən.si/us
/ˈeɪ.dʒən.si/
a business that represents one group of people when dealing with ...
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(Definition ofgovernmentalandagencyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It is worth noting that this definition means that at least one of the actors can be agovernmentalagency.
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A specific topic is presented by agovernmentalagencyto a research organization.
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After the end of the war, there was a continued need for a centralgovernmentalagencyto investigate bribery and corruption by central-government employees.
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All meanings involve under-utilization of labor which is missed by most official (governmentalagency) definitions and measurements of unemployment.
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Typically, one must first give written notice within 6 months of filing an actual lawsuit, giving thegovernmentalagencytime to settle the claim.
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It is one of very few cases wheregovernmentalagencydocuments have formally declared an unidentified flying object was involved.
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The club, working for many years in the beginning as agovernmentalagency, served in the fields of tourism, culture and technical issues.
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Children may be placed into foster care for a variety of reasons; including, removal from the home by agovernmentalagencybecause of maltreatment.
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In the case of vehicle ownership, a simple vehicle title document may be issued by agovernmentalagency.
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This ministry became thegovernmentalagencyfor matters most closely pertaining to the emperor.
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Affinity groups are generally precluded from being under the aegis of anygovernmentalagency, and their purposes must be primarily non-commercial.
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These systems or equipment types were generally used by more than one singlegovernmentalagencyor department.
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This controversy between different governmental agencies underscores the incompatibility between the government's social and environmental objectives.
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Determining why patients access hospice care so unevenly seems a worthier area of study than being concerned with forced choice by governmental agencies.
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Why did the program take the form that it did - national funding of projects mainly proposed by local governmental agencies?
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It might seek counsel to help identify governmental agencies that regulate activities of healthcare institutions and appeal to those agencies.
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