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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

group, grouping go
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

social group go
people sharing some social relation

organization, organisation go
a group of people who work together

unit, social unit go
an organization regarded as part of a larger social group

administrative unit, administrative body
a unit with administrative responsibilities

noun.group

16 Subcategories

Inland Revenue, IR go
a board of the British government that administers and collects major direct taxes
Ordnance Survey go
the official cartography agency of the British government
division go
an administrative unit in government or business
United Nations agency, UN agency go
an agency of the United Nations
council go
a body serving in an administrative capacity
secretariat, secretariate go
an administrative unit responsible for maintaining records and other secretarial duties
commission, committee go
a special group delegated to consider some matter
agency, office, bureau, authority, federal agency, government agency go
an administrative unit of government
intelligence, intelligence service, intelligence agency go
a unit responsible for gathering and interpreting information about an enemy
international law enforcement agency go
an international administrative unit responsible for law enforcement
redevelopment authority go
a public administrative unit given responsibility for the renovation of blighted urban areas
regulatory agency, regulatory authority go
a governmental agency that regulates businesses in the public interest
weather bureau go
an administrative unit responsible for gathering and interpreting meteorological data for weather study and forecasts
placement office, placement center go
an office that finds suitable employment for applicants
child welfare agency, child welfare service go
an administrative unit responsible for social work concerned with the welfare and vocational training of children
Russian agency go
an administrative agency of the Russian government