Definition

1. Proper Noun:
   • A specific commission of the United Nations: The Statistical Commission is a functional commission of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). Its primary concern is with international statistical activities, including the development and coordination of statistical data and standards from member nations.

Usage

• The term is used as the official name of a specific UN body. It is typically capitalized.
• It is used in formal, academic, and diplomatic contexts related to global statistics, data governance, and international policy.

Examples

• Proper Noun:
  • The Statistical Commission holds annual sessions to review global statistical developments.
  • Member states report their census data to the United Nations Statistical Commission.
  • The work of the Statistical Commission is vital for achieving comparable international statistics.

Advanced Usage

• "the Commission": In contexts where the Statistical Commission has already been introduced, it may be subsequently referred to simply as "the Commission."
  • The draft framework was submitted to the Commission for its consideration.

Variants and Related Words

• UNSC (abbreviation): An acronym for United Nations Statistical Commission. Often used in technical documents.
  • The UNSC will discuss the new classification system.
• StatCom: Another common abbreviation for the Statistical Commission.

Synonyms

• UN Statistical Commission: The full, formal name.
• ECOSOC Statistical Commission: A name specifying its parent body.

Related Phrases

• "session of the Statistical Commission": Refers to its official meetings.
  • She will present the report at the fifty-fourth session of the Statistical Commission.
• "bureau of the Statistical Commission": Refers to its elected leadership committee.

Noun

1. the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with statistical data from member nations