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1 chairman
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2 chair
[ eə] 1. noun1) (a movable seat for one person, with a back to it: a table and four chairs.) židle2) (the position of a person who is chairman at a meeting etc: Who is in the chair?) předsednictví3) (the office of a university professor: He holds the chair of History at this university.) stolice (profesorská)2. verb(to be chairman at (a meeting etc): He chaired the meeting last night.) předsedat- chairman
- chairperson
- chairwoman
- chairmanship* * *• židle• předsedající• křeslo -
3 abstention
[-'sten-]noun (the act of abstaining: At the election of the new chairman the voting was six for, three against, and two abstentions.) zdržení se* * *• zdržení se -
4 ballot
['bælət](a method of voting in secret by marking a paper and putting it into a box: They held a ballot to choose a new chairman; The question was decided by ballot.) tajné hlasování* * *• hlasovací lístek• hlasování -
5 controversy
[kən'trovəsi, 'kontrəvə:si]plural - controversies; noun((an) argument between opposing points of view: the controversy over the appointment of the new chairman.) spor, debata, kontroverze- controversially* * *• polemika• spor• kontroverze -
6 count
I noun(nobleman in certain countries, equal in rank to a British earl.) hrabě- countessII 1. verb1) (to name the numbers up to: Count (up to) ten.) počítat2) (to calculate using numbers: Count (up) the number of pages; Count how many people there are; There were six people present, not counting the chairman.) (s)počítat3) (to be important or have an effect or value: What he says doesn't count; All these essays count towards my final mark.) platit; být důležitý4) (to consider: Count yourself lucky to be here.) považovat2. noun1) (an act of numbering: They took a count of how many people attended.) počet2) (a charge brought against a prisoner etc: She faces three counts of theft.) bod (žaloby)3. adjective(see countable.)- counter- countdown
- count on
- out for the count* * *• počítat• spočítat -
7 elect
[i'lekt] 1. verb1) (to choose by vote: He was elected chairman; elected to the committee.) (z)volit2) (to choose (to do something): They elected to go by taxi.) rozhodnout se2. adjective((placed immediately after noun) chosen for office but not yet in it: the president elect.) budoucí- election- electioneer
- elector
- electoral
- electorate* * *• vybrat• volit• volba -
8 formality
[-'mæ-]1) (something which is done for appearance but has little meaning: The chairman's speech was only a formality.) formalita2) (unrelaxed correctness of behaviour: His formality made him appear unfriendly.) formálnost, strojenost* * *• formalita -
9 gift
[ɡift] 1. noun1) (something given willingly, eg as a present: a birthday gift.) dar2) (a natural ability: She has a gift for music.) nadání2. verb(to give or present as a gift: This painting was gifted by our former chairman.) darovat- gifted- gift of the gab* * *• dar• dárek -
10 invitation
[invi'teiʃən]1) (a (written) request to come or go somewhere: Have you received an invitation to their party?; We had to refuse the invitation to the wedding.) pozvánka2) (the act of inviting: He attended the committee meeting on the invitation of the chairman.) pozvání* * *• pozvánka• pozvání -
11 late
[leit] 1. adjective1) (coming etc after the expected or usual time: The train is late tonight; I try to be punctual but I am always late.) zpožděný2) (far on in the day or night: late in the day; late at night; It was very late when I got to bed.) pozdě3) (dead, especially recently: the late king.) zesnulý4) (recently, but no longer, holding an office or position: Mr Allan, the late chairman, made a speech.) bývalý2. adverb1) (after the expected or usual time: He arrived late for his interview.) opožděně2) (far on in the day or night: They always go to bed late.) pozdě•- lateness- lately
- later on
- of late* * *• zpožděný• pozdní• pozdě -
12 minute
I ['minit] noun1) (the sixtieth part of an hour; sixty seconds: It is twenty minutes to eight; The journey takes thirty minutes; a ten-minute delay.) minuta2) (in measuring an angle, the sixtieth part of a degree; sixty seconds: an angle of 47° 50′ (= forty-seven degrees, fifty minutes).) minuta3) (a very short time: Wait a minute; It will be done in a minute.) chvilka4) (a particular point in time: At that minute, the telephone rang.) okamžik5) ((in plural) the notes taken at a meeting recording what was said: The chairman asked for this decision to be recorded in the minutes.) zápis; protokol•- the minute that
- the minute
- to the minute
- up to the minute II adjective1) (very small: The diamonds in the brooch were minute.) drobounký2) (paying attention to the smallest details: minute care.) podrobný, detailní•- minutely- minuteness* * *• minutka• minuta -
13 opening
1) (a hole; a clear or open space: an opening in the fence/forest.) otvor, paseka, mezera2) (a beginning: the opening of the film; ( also adjective) the chairman's opening remarks.) zahájení, úvodní3) (the act of becoming or making open, the ceremony of making open: the opening of a flower/shop/door; the opening of the new theatre.) otevření4) (an opportunity for work: There are good openings in the automobile industry.) volné místo* * *• volné místo• zahájení• začátek• otvor• otevírací• otevření -
14 preliminary
[pri'liminəri](coming before, and preparing for, something: The chairman made a few preliminary remarks before introducing the speaker.) úvodní, předběžný* * *• vstupní• předběžný -
15 preside
(to be the chairman of a meeting etc: The prime minister presided at/over the meeting.) předsedat- president
- presidential* * *• předsedat -
16 remark
1. noun(a comment; something said: The chairman made a few remarks, then introduced the speaker.) poznámka2. verb(to say; to comment: `She's a good-looking girl,' he remarked; He remarked that she was good-looking; He remarked on her good looks.) poznamenat, dělat poznámky- remarkably* * *• zpozorovat• poznámka• poznamenat -
17 scotch
[sko ](to put an end to (a rumour, plan etc): They scotched his attempt to become the chairman.) zarazit* * *• zmařit• zastavit -
18 veto
['vi:təu] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - vetoes; verb(to forbid, or refuse to consent to: They vetoed your suggestion.) zamítnout2. noun((also power of veto) the power or right to refuse or forbid: the chairman's (power of) veto.) právo veta* * *• veto• vetovat• zákaz -
19 at this/that juncture
(at this or that moment or point: At this juncture the chairman declared the meeting closed.) v té chvíli -
20 casting vote
(the deciding vote of the chairman of a meeting when the other votes are equally divided.) rozhodující hlas
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