Concept in Definition ABC
Miscellanea / / July 04, 2021
By Florencia Ucha, in May. 2012
One of the most popular references that this term expresses is that of that place in which a institution, be it the same, social, economic, sports, literary, politics, humanitarian, charitable, among other.
Address of an organization of various kinds and in which its activity takes place and any action related to it
By case is that all business, commercial, political, sports, charitable activities, among others, whether of a person or an entity, will be carried out at the headquarters.
Therefore, it is common for events and special events related to the work of the entity in question to take place at the headquarters.
On the sporting level, it is common to speak in terms of headquarters to refer to the nation or the city in which a competence sports of international character.
In the case of the soccer world cup, the host countries are, for example, the venue for the last soccer world cup was Brazil and the event took place in various cities that make up the country.
The venue for the next World Cup will be Russia 2018.
Meanwhile, in the case of another relevant competition such as the Olympic Games, the headquarters is a city, for example, the last headquarters of these was the city of Rio de Janeiro and the next ones will be held in Tokyo in 2020.
Religion: capital of a diocese, territory in charge of an ecclesiastical authority (Vatican)
Also in the religious sphere the word headquarters presents a special reference since it designates several issues: the capital of a diocese, the territory under the jurisdiction of an ecclesiastical authority, the seat occupied by an ecclesiastical superior, and even, at the Vatican City is popularly known as the Holy See as a consequence of housing in its territory the highest institution that the Church holds. Catholic, Pope.
Meanwhile, the Holy See is the expression that designates the highest position that the Pope occupies, being the supreme head within the Catholic Church.
Furthermore, the Holy See is the jurisdiction of the bishop of Rome, which is none other than the Pope and also constitutes the central government of the Church.
We must emphasize that the Holy See is considered a legal entity in what it does to international right, and is based in the Vatican, which is an independent state within another country such as Italy, in one of its cities, Rome.
Vatican City is one of the European microstates, as those small states are called, the smallest being the Vatican, with 0.44 square kilometers of extension, and a population 800 inhabitants.
The form of government is a absolute monarchy, theocratic and elective, the Pope, as we said is the executive authority, and the legislative power it is embodied by the Pontifical Commission.
This small state has an immeasurable historical and artistic value, and for example it has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
For its part, the head office It is that space in which associations and organizations for cultural purposes are managed and administered.
And the corporate headquarters, another concept associated with the term that concerns us, and that it is possible that we find it, designates the building in which the most notable activities and functions of a company that have different offices in the same city, or failing that in different nations, are concentrated.
Place from which a country is governed and managed
At the governmental level, we speak of the seat of a government to designate the place where the executive authorities of a nation carry out carry out his work, for example, in Argentina, the seat of government where the president works is the Casa Rosada, in Brazil it is the Palacio del Planalto, in Chile the Palacio de la Moneda, in the United States the White House, in Spain the Palacio de la Moncloa, and in France the Palacio del Elysium.
Although the use of the word is closely linked to large corporations, its use is also common in the case of military organizations.
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