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Entrusted to

-ye emanet etmek

At the Congress of Paris in 1894, the control and development of the modern Olympic Games was entrusted to the International Olympic Committee - the IOC - with headquarters to be established in Switzerland.

Seeing that

-dığı için

Today the committee is responsible for maintaining the regular celebration of the Olympic Games; seeing that the Games are carried out in a spirit that inspired their revival; and promoting the development of amateur sport throughout the world.

Self-perpetuating

Kendi kendini yenileyen

The original committee in 1894 consistent of 14 members in addition to Pierre Coubertin - the leader of the movement aiming to restart the Olympic Games of ancient Greece - and since then, membership has been self-perpetuating.

Insidious

Sinsi

Destroy or hinder normal operations, often by indirect or insidious methods: undermine

Hinder

Engellemek, aksatmak, yavaşlatmak

Destroy or hinder normal operations, often by indirect or insidious methods: undermine