noun
General Conference of Weights and Measures (CGPM)
Official name of the international body that oversees the metric system; often referred to by its French acronym CGPM.
国際度量衡総会は、メートル条約に基づいて設立された。
The General Conference of Weights and Measures was established under the Metre Convention.
Compound of 国際 (international), 度量衡 (weights and measures), and 総会 (general assembly).