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organismo

organism

noun ohr-gah-NEES-moh Less Common
People & Society Government

Also means

organization, body

Usage Note

Organismo covers both a living organism (biology) and an institutional body or organization (e.g. organismo internacional = 'international body'). The biological sense is common in science writing; the institutional sense is common in political and administrative Spanish. Do not confuse with organización, which always means an organized group.

Examples

"El organismo regulador aprobó la vacuna."

Natural Translation

The regulatory body approved the vaccine.

Literal Translation

The organism regulatory approved the vaccine

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