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Styreleder

English translation: Chairperson of the Board

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Norwegian term or phrase:Styreleder
English translation:Chairperson of the Board
Entered by: Diarmuid Kennan

06:46 Jul 7, 2006
Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Management / training
Norwegian term or phrase: Styreleder
Chairman of the board perhaps, as opposed to daglig leder, General manager
Diarmuid Kennan
Ireland
Local time: 07:44
Chairperson of the Board
Explanation:
Right - the usual term is styreformann, which is becoming politically improper these days as it sounds like a male title.
Selected response from:

Per Bergvall
Norway
Local time: 08:44
Grading comment
thanks
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +4Chairperson of the Board
Per Bergvall


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Chairperson of the Board


Explanation:
Right - the usual term is styreformann, which is becoming politically improper these days as it sounds like a male title.

Per Bergvall
Norway
Local time: 08:44
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian
PRO pts in category: 27
Grading comment
thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  William [Bill] Gray: Politically correct! (but phonectically clumsy, I think!)
9 mins
agree  ojinaga
8 hrs
agree  Roald Toskedal: Agree with Bill
6 days
agree  Viktor Rafnsson: Agree with Bill
6 days
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