One of the most popular references that expresses this term is that of that place where an institution has its domicile, whether it be the same, social, economic, sports, literary, political, 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.
So, it is common for events and special events related to the work of the entity in question to take place at the headquarters.
At the sporting level, it is common to speak in terms of the venue to refer to the nation or the city in which an international sporting competition will take place.
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 venue is a city, for example, the last venue 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 that has an ecclesiastical authority under jurisdiction, the seat occupied by an ecclesiastical superior, and even the Vatican City is popularly called the Holy See as a consequence of housing the highest institution in its territory held by the Catholic Church, Pope.
Meanwhile, the Holy See is the expression with which the highest position occupied by the Pope is designated, 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 person in terms of international law, 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 in size, and a population of 800 inhabitants.
The form of government is an absolute, theocratic and elective monarchy, the Pope, as we said, is the executive authority, and the legislative power 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 occupies us, and that it is possible that we find it, designates the building in which those activities and most notable 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 in which the executive authorities of a nation carry out their work, for example, in Argentina, the seat of government where the president works is the Casa Rosada, in Brazil it is the Planalto Palace, in Chile the Moneda Palace, in the United States the White House, in Spain the Moncloa Palace, and in France the Elíseo Palace.
Although the use of the word is closely linked to large corporations, its use is also common in the case of military organizations.
