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unidad administrativa

Definitions of unidad administrativa
  1. noun
    a unit with administrative responsibilities
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    types:
    división
    an administrative unit in government or business
    consejo, patronato
    a body serving in an administrative capacity
    secretaría
    an administrative unit responsible for maintaining records and other secretarial duties; especially for international organizations
    comisión, comité
    a special group delegated to consider some matter
    agencia, oficina
    an administrative unit of government
    departamento
    a specialized division of a large organization
    ayuntamiento
    a municipal body that can pass ordinances and appropriate funds etc.
    junta de empresa
    (chiefly Brit) a council representing employer and employees of a plant or business to discuss working conditions etc; also: a committee representing the workers elected to negotiate with management about grievances and wages etc
    soviet, soviético
    an elected governmental council in a communist country (especially one that is a member of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics)
    junta, patronato
    a committee having supervisory powers
    subcomisión, subcomité, subconjunto
    a subset of committee members organized for a specific purpose
    diputación
    a permanent committee
    presidio
    a permanent executive committee in socialist countries that has all the powers of some larger legislative body and that acts for it when it is not in session
    subdivisión
    a division of some larger or more complex organization
    jurado
    a committee appointed to judge a competition
    type of:
    unidad
    an organization regarded as part of a larger social group
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