Reference Resources

UNTERM is a multilingual database for official terminology relevant to the work of the United Nations. It is a public website used by UN delegates and staff, as well as other users who are interested in the work and activities of the United Nations around the world.

Official terminology is provided in the six official languages of the United Nations — Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish — in line with the General Assembly mandate on multilingualism.

UNTERM contains terminology entries from entities across the UN system. To ensure consistency across the UN system, the database is managed by UN language staff specialized in each subject.

NATO Terminology NATO Term - contains non-classified military terminology, as well as non-military terminology relevant to NATO. (Available through JEL and JEL+ only)

Provides acronyms and definitions.

Español; Français; Italiano; Português; Català; Deutsch; Svenska; Nederlands; Русский; Polski; Română; Čeština; Ελληνικά; Türkçe 英汉词典 英和辞書 영-한 사전 قاموس إنجليزي - عربي Virtual dictionaries for non-English language pairs

Conjugations, audio pronunciations, and forums for your questions.

Senators' Papers and Archives; Senate Committee and Administrative Archives; Center for Legislative Archives; Senate Rules and Statutes Governing Senate Records; Reports of the Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress.

The Senate Office of Public Records (OPR) receives, processes, and maintains for public inspection records, reports, and other documents filed with the Secretary of the Senate involving the Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA), the Ethics in Government Act, the Mutual Security Act, and the Senate Code of Official Conduct. As provided by various Senate rules, OPR also handles public financial disclosure, reimbursed travel reports, registration of mass mailings, political fund designations, and supervisors' reports on individuals performing Senate services. The office reviews the filings of and provides guidance to registrants under the LDA.

This database includes officers of the Department who were Presidential appointees (appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate) and chiefs of bureaus who hold rank equivalent to Assistant Secretary of State. These include: Secretaries, Deputy Secretaries, Under Secretaries, Deputy Under Secretaries, Assistant Secretaries, Counselors, Legal Advisers, Chiefs of Protocol, and certain administrators.

Other positions have, from time to time, been included in the database based on their particular circumstances. The complete lists of heads of the United States Information Agency (USIA), for example, are included. USIA was incorporated into the Department in 1999. Other Chiefs of Mission of particular historical interest have also been included.