pan american union

Thân thiện

The delegates meet at the Pan American Union building.

Definition

Proper noun: * Pan American Union: The administrative agency and central, permanent secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS). It served as the body responsible for implementing policies and managing the day-to-day operations of the organization, which promotes cooperation among the nations of the Americas.

Usage

The term "Pan American Union" is used historically to refer to the central administrative organ of the inter-American system. It is a formal, institutional name. * The resolution was forwarded to the Pan American Union for documentation and distribution to all member states. * The building in Washington, D.C., that housed the Pan American Union is now the headquarters of the Organization of American States.

Advanced Usage

• The "Pan American Union" was originally the name of the organization founded in 1890. In 1948, with the signing of the Charter of the OAS, it became the formal secretariat of the new, broader Organization of American States, while retaining its original name for several decades.
• In contemporary contexts, its functions are typically referred to as the "Secretariat" or "General Secretariat" of the OAS.

Variants and Related Words

• Organization of American States (OAS) (Proper noun): The international regional organization whose administrative body was the Pan American Union.
• General Secretariat (Noun): The term that has largely succeeded "Pan American Union" for the administrative body of the OAS.

Synonyms

• Secretariat (of the OAS)
• Administrative agency (of the OAS)

Học thuật

Noun

1. the administrative agency of the Organization of American States

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