International Telecommunications Union

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a special agency of the United Nations, founded in 1947, that is responsible for the international allocation and registration of frequencies for communications and the regulation of telegraph, telephone, and radio services: originally established in 1865 as the International Telegraph Union

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Words nearby International Telecommunications Union

International Standard Serial Number, International Style, International System, International System of Units, International Telecommunications Satellite Organization, International Telecommunications Union, international telegram, international temperature scale, International Union for Conservation of Nature, international unit, International Workingmen's Association

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How to use International Telecommunications Union in a sentence

First, his credentials: He did international mergers and acquisitions at Lazard, a financial and asset management firm.
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In February, Slovakia will have a referendum on whether marriage should be defined as a union between a man and a woman.
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Unlike the Soviet Union at a certain period in history, the Russian economy does not hold a candle to that of the United States.
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In his State of the Union address 50 years ago, LBJ laid out his vision for the Great Society.
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