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Taiwan authorities

Taiwan authorities proper noun: the sanctioned name for the government of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) without recognizing its sovereignty.

Proper noun

the Taiwan authorities

  1. (Mainland-China, bureaucratese, especially, euphemistic) The sanctioned name for the government of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) without recognizing its sovereignty.
    • Hong Kong papers reported that the Taiwan authorities had held up the release of a film made here because the star's hair was too long.1970 July 26, “LONG HAIR BARRED BY ASIAN NATIONS”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 03 May 2023
    • 我们希望台湾方面仔细研究一下一九八一年九月叶剑英提出的九条方针政策的内容和一九八三年六月邓颖超在政协六届一次会议上的开幕词，消除误解。1983 June 26, Deng Xiaoping, An Idea For the Peaceful Reunification of the Chinese Mainland and Taiwan, translation of 关于台湾回归祖国，实现和平统一的设想 (in Chinese), archived from the original on 06 Jun 2026
    Synonyms:
    authorities in Taiwan, Taiwanese authorities, Taiwan relevant side, Taiwan side

Synonyms of Taiwan authorities

  • authorities in Taiwan
  • Taiwanese authorities
  • Taiwan relevant side
  • Taiwan side

Origin of Taiwan authorities

Calque of Chinese 臺灣當局 /台湾当局 (Táiwān dāngjú).

Questions about Taiwan authorities

What does Taiwan authorities mean?
Taiwan authorities means the sanctioned name for the government of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) without recognizing its sovereignty.
What part of speech is Taiwan authorities?
Taiwan authorities is a proper noun.

Words near Taiwan authorities in the dictionary

  1. Taitts
  2. Taitung
  3. Taitō
  4. Taivoan
  5. Taiwan
  6. Taiwan authorities
  7. Taiwan Banks
  8. Taiwan Dog
  9. Taiwan Dogs
  10. Taiwan field mice
  11. Taiwan field mouse

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