The phrase "acknowledged unit" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you want to refer to a recognized or accepted component within a larger system or framework.
Example: "In our research, we identified the acknowledged unit of measurement for the experiment as the liter."
Alternatives: "recognized component" or "accepted element".
One senior official acknowledged the unit was engaged in propaganda campaigns but said: "All we're trying to do is stop people becoming suicide bombers".
The Japanese government has previously acknowledged the unit's existence but refused to discuss its activities, despite testimony from former members and growing documentary evidence.
Those who suffered vivisection, including women made pregnant by the doctors, were called "lumber".Since 2002 Tokyo courts have at least acknowledged that Unit 731 took part in experiments in germ warfare.
The secrecy at the base contrasts with the atmosphere around military bases during the Persian Gulf war, when everyone freely acknowledged that units were shipping out to Saudi Arabia.
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt acknowledged A&E units were "under great pressure".
The authors acknowledge the unit staff who cared for these critically ill patients, whose insights helped outline the questions addressed in this manuscript.
Mr. Roberts acknowledged that the unit's elimination was handled in a sloppy way, describing it as "far too casual".
"Are any of your men dead?" Major Sattar acknowledged that his unit had several wounded but none killed.
Wenda Harris Millard, chief Internet officer of Ziff Davis Media and president of its Ziff Davis Internet unit, acknowledged that the timing might be considered less than ideal.
In an e-mail message to select clients, Thomas C. Mazarakis, the head of Goldman's fundamental strategies group, acknowledged that his unit often provided investment ideas that the firm had already traded on.
Ben Vershbow, the manager of NYPL Labs, the library's research and development unit, acknowledged "a relatively recent history of suspicion and antagonism" between libraries and open-source Internet databases, but he said he believed that relationship had healed.
