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1 committee
n. kommitté, utskott* * *[kə'miti](a number of persons, selected from a larger body, to deal with some special business, eg the running of the larger body's affairs: The committee meet(s) today; ( also adjective) a committee meeting.) kommitté -
2 subcommittee
n. underutskott* * *(a committee having powers given to it by a larger committee.) underutskott, -kommitté -
3 delegate
n. delegat, ombud, representant--------v. delegera, bemyndiga, anförtro* * *1. ['deləɡeit] verb(to give (a piece of work, power etc) to someone else: He delegates a great deal of work to his assistant.) delegera, överlämna2. [-ɡət, ]( American[) -ɡeit] noun(an elected representative (to a conference, Parliament, committee etc): The delegates met in the conference room.) delegat, ombud, representant -
4 elect
adj. vald; utsedd--------v. välja; föredra, bestämma sig för* * *[i'lekt] 1. verb1) (to choose by vote: He was elected chairman; elected to the committee.) välja, utse2) (to choose (to do something): They elected to go by taxi.) välja2. adjective((placed immediately after noun) chosen for office but not yet in it: the president elect.) nyvald, blivande- election- electioneer
- elector
- electoral
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5 governor
n. härskare; guvernör; ledare; regulator (fordon)* * *1) (in the United States, the head of a state: the Governor of Ohio.) guvernör2) (a member of the committee of people who govern a school, hospital etc: He is on the board of governors.) styrelsemedlem3) (a person who governs a province or colony.) ståthållare -
6 invitation
n. inbjudan; inbjudningskort; lockelse, frestelse; uppmaning* * *[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.) inbjudan2) (the act of inviting: He attended the committee meeting on the invitation of the chairman.) inbjudan -
7 lay
adj. lekmanna-; oprofessionell; ej specialist; lekmans-; lekmannalik--------n. kväde, sång; ballad, visa--------n. läge, tillstånd, form (område, saker etc.); sätt, ordning; kvinnlig samlagspartner; samlag (slang)--------v. lägga; pressa, släta till; duka; blotta, avslöja; värpa (ägg); placera; ordna; göra layout; lugna, stilla; slå vad, satsa* * *I 1. [lei] past tense, past participle - laid; verb1) (to place, set or put (down), often carefully: She laid the clothes in a drawer / on a chair; He laid down his pencil; She laid her report before the committee.) lägga2) (to place in a lying position: She laid the baby on his back.) lägga3) (to put in order or arrange: She went to lay the table for dinner; to lay one's plans / a trap.) duka, göra upp, gillra, lägga (sätta) ut4) (to flatten: The animal laid back its ears; The wind laid the corn flat.) lägga, fälla, slå ner5) (to cause to disappear or become quiet: to lay a ghost / doubts.) besvärja, fördriva, skingra6) ((of a bird) to produce (eggs): The hen laid four eggs; My hens are laying well.) lägga, värpa7) (to bet: I'll lay five pounds that you don't succeed.) sätta, slå vad om•- layer2. verb(to put, cut or arrange in layers: She had her hair layered by the hairdresser.) lägga []- layabout- lay-by
- layout
- laid up
- lay aside
- lay bare
- lay by
- lay down
- lay one's hands on
- lay hands on
- lay in
- lay low
- lay off
- lay on
- lay out
- lay up
- lay waste II see lie II III [lei] adjective1) (not a member of the clergy: lay preachers.) lekmanna-2) (not an expert or a professional (in a particular subject): Doctors tend to use words that lay people don't understand.) lekmanna-•- laymanIV [lei] noun(an epic poem.) kväde -
8 meet
adj. lämplig, passande--------n. möte; mötesplats (jakt etc.)--------v. möta; träffa; träffas; samla ihop, sammanföra; välkomna; lära känna; motsvara, tillfredsställa; infria* * *[mi:t] 1. past tense, past participle - met; verb1) (to come face to face with (eg a person whom one knows), by chance: She met a man on the train.) möta, träffa2) ((sometimes, especially American, with with) to come together with (a person etc), by arrangement: The committee meets every Monday.) mötas, träffas, ses, sammanträda3) (to be introduced to (someone) for the first time: Come and meet my wife.) träffa4) (to join: Where do the two roads meet?) mötas5) (to be equal to or satisfy (eg a person's needs, requirements etc): Will there be sufficient stocks to meet the public demand?) möta, tillmötesgå6) (to come into the view, experience or presence of: A terrible sight met him / his eyes when he opened the door.) möta7) (to come to or be faced with: He met his death in a car accident.) möta8) ((with with) to experience or suffer; to receive a particular response: She met with an accident; The scheme met with their approval.) råka ut för, vinna9) (to answer or oppose: We will meet force with greater force.) möta2. noun(a gathering, especially of sportsmen: The local huntsmen are holding a meet this week.) möte, samling, tävling- meeting- meet someone halfway
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9 meeting
n. möte, träff, sammanträde, sammankomst* * *1) (an act of meeting: The meeting between my mother and my husband was not friendly.) möte2) (a gathering of people for discussion or another purpose: to attend a committee meeting.) sammanträde -
10 presence
n. närvaro; yttre* * *['prezns]1) (the state, or fact, of being present: The committee requests your presence at Thursday's meeting.) närvaro2) (a striking, impressive manner or appearance: The headmistress certainly has presence.) pondus, personlig framtoning•- presence of mind -
11 recommendation
n. rekommendation; råd* * *1) (the act of recommending: I gave her the job on his recommendation.) rekommendation2) (something recommended: The recommendations of the committee.) rekommendation -
12 reserve
n. reserv (militären); reservtrupper; reservat; reservation--------v. reservera; lägga undan; spara* * *[rə'zə:v] 1. verb1) (to ask for or order to be kept for the use of a particular person, often oneself: The restaurant is busy on Saturdays, so I'll phone up today and reserve a table.) reservera2) (to keep for the use of a particular person or group of people, or for a particular use: These seats are reserved for the committee members.) reservera2. noun1) (something which is kept for later use or for use when needed: The farmer kept a reserve of food in case he was cut off by floods.) reserv[]2) (a piece of land used for a special purpose eg for the protection of animals: a wild-life reserve; a nature reserve.) reservat3) (the habit of not saying very much, not showing what one is feeling, thinking etc; shyness.) tillbakadragenhet4) ((often in plural) soldiers, sailors etc who do not belong to the regular full-time army, navy etc but who are called into action when needed eg during a war.) reserv•- reserved
- have
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13 selection
n. val; urval; sortiment; uttagning, utväljande* * *[-ʃən]1) (the act or process of selecting or being selected: a selection of boys for the choir; ( also adjective) a selection committee.) urval, utväljande, uttagning2) (a collection or group of things that have been selected: a selection of verses/fruit.) urval, sortiment -
14 serve
n. serve (i tennis)--------v. tjäna; expediera, betjäna; arbeta för; fungera som; servera; avtjäna (straff etc.); ge ut, portionera ut; betäcka* * *[sə:v] 1. verb1) (to work for a person etc eg as a servant: He served his master for forty years.) tjäna2) (to distribute food etc or supply goods: She served the soup to the guests; Which shop assistant served you (with these goods)?) servera, betjäna, expediera, förse3) (to be suitable for a purpose: This upturned bucket will serve as a seat.) tjäna, passa, duga, fungera4) (to perform duties, eg as a member of the armed forces: He served (his country) as a soldier for twenty years; I served on the committee for five years.) tjäna, tjänstgöra5) (to undergo (a prison sentence): He served (a sentence of) six years for armed robbery.) avtjäna6) (in tennis and similar games, to start the play by throwing up the ball etc and hitting it: He served the ball into the net; Is it your turn to serve?) serva2. noun(act of serving (a ball).) serv- server- serving
- it serves you right
- serve an apprenticeship
- serve out
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15 sitting
n. sittning; sittande; sammanträde; ruvning; ägg (på vilken fågeln ruvar)* * *noun (a period of continuous action, meeting etc: I read the whole book at one sitting; The committee were prepared for a lengthy sitting.) [] sträck (svep), sittning
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