ECOSOC COMMISSION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ECOSOC commission mean? 

• ECOSOC COMMISSION (noun)
  The noun ECOSOC COMMISSION has 1 sense:

1. a commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations

  Familiarity information: ECOSOC COMMISSION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ECOSOC COMMISSION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

Economic and Social Council commission; ECOSOC commission

Hypernyms ("ECOSOC commission" is a kind of...):

commission; committee (a special group delegated to consider some matter)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ECOSOC commission"):

Commission on Human Rights (the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with human rights)

Commission on Narcotic Drugs (the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with drug traffic)

Commission on the Status of Women (the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with the status of women in different societies)

Economic Commission for Africa (the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with economic development of African nations)

Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East (the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with economic development of countries in Asia and the Far East)

Economic Commission for Europe (the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with economic development in Europe)

Economic Commission for Latin America (the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with economic development in Latin America)

Population Commission (the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with population control)

Social Development Commission (the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with social development)

Statistical Commission (the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with statistical data from member nations)

Holonyms ("ECOSOC commission" is a member of...):

UN; United Nations (an organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security)