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Norwegian term or phrase:
ordfører
English translation:
mayor / reeve
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I'm trying to figure out what municipal position might be referred to (it is not 'spokesman/person'). Example: "Stavanger's ordfører, Carl Clodhopper"
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| 4 +1 | mayor |
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| 5 | Mayor, Chairman of Municipal Council |
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Norwegian term (edited):
ordf�rer
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mayor
That would be a mayor in a city.
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Note added at 21 mins (2005-07-08 02:04:19 GMT) Post-grading
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I ment to add that «the ordfører» for a rural municipality is a reeve, however that, may vary from country to country.
You are safe with mayor for a city or town.
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Note added at 21 mins (2005-07-08 02:04:19 GMT) Post-grading
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I ment to add that «the ordfører» for a rural municipality is a reeve, however that, may vary from country to country.
You are safe with mayor for a city or town.
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Norwegian term (edited):
ordf�rer
Mayor, Chairman of Municipal Council
The "ordfører" is the Chairman of the Municipal Council. There is no official standard translation for this, but it is usually translated "Mayor". The title "Reeve" is not used. Some municipalities, notably Oslo, have parliamentary structures with a city government. Here each municipal department is headed by a political leader, known as a "byråd". The whole city government is headed by a "byrådsleder". In such cases, the municipality also has an "ordfører" who chairs the sessions of the "kommunestyre"/"bystyre" (the municipal council or "parliament"). Most Norwegian municialities have their own websites, and many of them provide information in English. The website of Stavanger, for exampe, is http://www.stavanger.kommune.no/svgmain.nsf/svghovedside.
The Mayor of Stavanger is Mr. Leif Johan Sevland, who has been the mayor there for nearly ten years.
The Mayor of Stavanger is Mr. Leif Johan Sevland, who has been the mayor there for nearly ten years.
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