Korean slang profile
IULA
iula
International union of local authorities
An abbreviation for an international union organization that worked to promote exchanges between local authorities and improve local administration.
- Expanded form
- 국제지방자치체연합국제지방자치체연합 (international union of local authorities)
- Other spellings
- —
- Earliest source found
- Nov 1999
- Documented trend period
- Not verified
This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.
01Examples, with English translations
- Example by Julimmal
당시 지방행정 자료에서 IULA의 활동을 읽었다.
I read about IULA’s activities in local administration material from the time.
02Documented history
No history documented.
03Origin & word formation
Gyeonggi Province’s November 1999 지식행정 용어해설집 includes this abbreviation and its definition. The first user and time have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The November 1999 revised edition was compared on PDF page 66. The definition was checked. This is a general or specialist abbreviation of the time; it does not mean it originated or became popular that year. First use was not verified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 지식행정 용어해설집 (경기도, 1999년 11월 수정판)Published Nov 1999Original source checked Nov 15, 2026