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This paper highlights the importance of multilingual terminological standardization, especially in the context of quality control for public translation as an attempt to ensure efficient multinational communication in the public sector. Historical efforts for terminological standardization in Korea have been structured around (a) multilingual standardization primarily in science and technology, and (b) monolingual standardization in the public sector as part of language planning, while much remains to be done in terms of multilingual terminological standardization for the purpose of efficient communication in the public sector. This paper explains why multilingual terminological standardization is needed and explores best practices abroad, centering on the international guidelines and norms from Infoterm and ISO/TC37, the use of IATE and other terminology databases in the context of public translation, and the roles of public agencies in terminological standardization. With these as the basis, this paper describes the current status of and problems with terminological standardization in Korea before providing suggestions for its successful standardization of public-sector terminology.