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ECOSOC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ECOSOC mean?
• ECOSOC (noun)
The noun ECOSOC has 1 sense:
1. a permanent council of the United Nations; responsible for economic and social conditions
Familiarity information: ECOSOC used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A permanent council of the United Nations; responsible for economic and social conditions
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
Economic and Social Council; ECOSOC
Hypernyms ("ECOSOC" is a kind of...):
council (a body serving in an administrative capacity)
Holonyms ("ECOSOC" is a member of...):
UN; United Nations (an organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security)
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