government insurance
government insurance 〈美〉政府保险 联邦政府为老兵提供和签发的人寿保险。 (→National-Service Life Insurance; war risk insurance)
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national archives and records administration
National Archives and Records Administration. An independent federal agency that sets procedures for managing governmental records; helps federal agencies manage their records; provides record-storage access; and manages the Presidential Libraries system. • The agency is run by the Archivist of the United States. It publishes the United States Statutes at Large, the Federal Register, the
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international legislation
international legislation. Int’l law. 1. Law-making among countries or intergovernmental organizations, displaying structural and procedural characteristics that are the same as national legislation. 2. The product of any concerted effort to change international law by statute. 3. The process of trying to change international law by statute. 4. Loosely, the adoption by international bodies of
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Intergovernmental Maritime Consultative Organization
Intergovernmental Maritime Consultative Organization 政府间海事协商组织 联合国1957年建立的一个专门机构。其目的是为各国政府在国际贸易海运方面提供合作机构，加强海上安全，提高海运效率。1975年11月，更名为国际海事组织〔International Maritime Organization〕。
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seat of government
seat of government. The nation’s capital, a state capital, a county seat, or other location where the principal offices of the national, state, and local governments are located. [Cases: Counties 27; States 22. C.J.S. Counties § 46; States § 38.]
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national guard
National Guard. The U.S. militia, which is maintained as a reserve for the U.S. Army and Air Force. • Its members are volunteers, recruited and trained on a statewide basis and equipped by the federal government. A state may request the National Guard’s assistance in quelling disturbances, and the federal government may order the National
intergovernmental maritime consultative organization
Intergovernmental Maritime Consultative Organization. A unit of the United Nations charged with setting international standards for vessel safety and personnel training for shipping on the open seas. — Abbr. IMCO.
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governmental unit
governmental unit. A subdivision, agency, department, county, parish, municipality, or other unit of the gov-ernment of a country or a state. • The term includes an organization with a separate corporate existence only if the organization can legally issue debt obligations on which interest is exempt from income taxation under national law. UCC § 9-102(a)(45).
denationalization
denationalization. 1. Int’l law. The unilateral act of a country in depriving a person of nationality, whether by administrative decision or by operation of law. • Strictly, the term does not cover a person’s renunciation of citizenship. 2. The act of returning government ownership and control of an industry or function to private ownership and
national debt
national debt. The total financial obligation of the federal government, including such instruments as Treasury bills, notes, and bonds, as well as foreign debt. [Cases: United States 79. C.J.S. United States §§ 153, 169.]