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Instância Ordenadora

English translation: Regulatory organ


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Portuguese term or phrase:Instância Ordenadora
English translation:Regulatory organ
Entered by: cmwm06
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00:25 Feb 24, 2011
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Medical: Health Care / Trata-se de um artigo sobre saúde bucal
Portuguese term or phrase: Instância Ordenadora
Promover a empresa X como uma instância ordenadora de toda a organização
cmwm06
Regulatory organ
Explanation:
The terms, agency, body convey the impression that the regulation is effected on an outside-in basis, i.e. the agency or body is not part of the organisation. In this case we are dealing with internal self-regulation of the organisation. The word organ conveys that meaning
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MARK ROBERTSON
Local time: 15:43
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4 +2Regulatory organ
MARK ROBERTSON
5regulatory agency
Muriel Vasconcellos
4regulating body
Martin Riordan


  

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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
regulating body


Explanation:
Pelo (pouco) contexto:
1) a empresa x está sendo promovida dentro da organização
2) Instância: Foro, jurisdição (veja link) ou seja, uma posição de autoridade.
3) Vai ordenar toda a organização

Portanto, está sendo promovida para "regulating body".



    Reference: http://michaelis.uol.com.br/moderno/portugues/index.php?ling...
Martin Riordan
Brazil
Local time: 11:43
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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regulatory agency


Explanation:
I usuallly use 'agency' in this context. 1,920,000 hits for "regulatory agency"

A regulatory agency (also regulatory authority, regulatory body or regulator) is a public authority or government agency responsible for exercising ...
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regulatory agency -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia
regulatory agency, independent governmental commission established by legislative act in order to set standards in a specific field of activity, ...
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Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 07:43
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 127
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Regulatory organ


Explanation:
The terms, agency, body convey the impression that the regulation is effected on an outside-in basis, i.e. the agency or body is not part of the organisation. In this case we are dealing with internal self-regulation of the organisation. The word organ conveys that meaning

MARK ROBERTSON
Local time: 15:43
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

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