Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
Förtroendeuppdrag
English translation:
position of trust (other meanings depending upon the context)
Added to glossary by
Charlesp
Apr 16, 2006 10:22
18 yrs ago
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Swedish term
Förtroendeuppdrag
Swedish to English
Bus/Financial
Business/Commerce (general)
A general term used to describe membership in Boards of Directors and similar appointments.
(NB: 'commissions of trust,' the dictionary definition, isn't really an expression used in English)
(NB: 'commissions of trust,' the dictionary definition, isn't really an expression used in English)
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | position of trust |
Mats Wiman
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| 4 | representative duties |
E2efour (X)
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| 4 | Responsible position |
Adrian MM. (X)
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| 3 | honorary board member/ honorary appointment/ honorary appointee |
lo nathamundi
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| 2 -2 | Honorary office |
Peter Linton (X)
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Proposed translations
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2 days 36 mins
Mats Wiman
Sweden
Sweden
Native in Swedish
Works in field
Sweden
DEU / ENG / FRA / SPA > SWE since 1982
Native in: Swedish (Variant: Stockholm) 
Works in: German to Swedish, English to Swedish, Swedish
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position of trust
One example from 485.000 Google hits:
People in a position of trust,
including officers, directors and senior level employees of a business enterprise, are responsible, in law, to perform certain duties for their employers. In publicly held businesses, this obligation also extends beyond their employers to include the shareholders that invest in the stock of the company. This set of responsibilities is defined as one's fiduciary responsibility
People in a position of trust,
including officers, directors and senior level employees of a business enterprise, are responsible, in law, to perform certain duties for their employers. In publicly held businesses, this obligation also extends beyond their employers to include the shareholders that invest in the stock of the company. This set of responsibilities is defined as one's fiduciary responsibility
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49 mins
representative duties
This is how I translated it the last time I met it! It can mean honorary post, but not for directors.
As you say, commision of trust is gobbledygook in my view.
As you say, commision of trust is gobbledygook in my view.
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Adrian MM. (X)
: but see my retort
2 days 5 hrs
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20 hrs
lo nathamundi
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
the long slow road to the perfect text
Native in: English 
Works in: Swedish to English, Spanish to English
honorary board member/ honorary appointment/ honorary appointee
just synonyms, if they help...
honorary nomination?
honorary nominee?
honorary position?
honorary trustee?
honorary cabinet member?
position of trust?
emeritus? (in some school contexts)
honorary nomination?
honorary nominee?
honorary position?
honorary trustee?
honorary cabinet member?
position of trust?
emeritus? (in some school contexts)
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54 mins
Honorary office
My dictionary also gives this, which would make sense if the director is, for example, a former CEO.
Alternatively, it may be an individual who holds a voluntary unpaid honorary office in some body - for example a charity or church.
Or could it mean a director's fiduciary responsibilities? Alternatively that the director has been entrusted with some confidential task?
Just suggestions with low confidence. Depending on the context, I would go for Honorary office
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Note added at 23 hrs (2006-04-17 10:13:43 GMT)
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Note the pertinent and valuable comments from Barry Taylor and asptech - my suggestion is clearly not the answer.
Alternatively, it may be an individual who holds a voluntary unpaid honorary office in some body - for example a charity or church.
Or could it mean a director's fiduciary responsibilities? Alternatively that the director has been entrusted with some confidential task?
Just suggestions with low confidence. Depending on the context, I would go for Honorary office
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Note added at 23 hrs (2006-04-17 10:13:43 GMT)
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Note the pertinent and valuable comments from Barry Taylor and asptech - my suggestion is clearly not the answer.
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
E2efour (X)
: The problem is that one talks about a betalt förtroendeuppdrag so honorary only covers certain duties.
44 mins
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| disagree |
asptech
: "Förtroendeuppdrag" is used about many political appointments, where the appointee has not been elected directly.
7 hrs
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2 days 6 hrs
Responsible position
Neither a fiduciary appointment, nor a trusteeship, nor a Swiss banking-type discretionary mandate.
adj 1: worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust; or held accountable; "a responsible adult"; "responsible journalism"; "a responsible position"; ...
Handikappade med pension kan inte ha förtroendeuppdrag. Handikappade med pension kan inte ha förtroendeuppdrag ...
adj 1: worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust; or held accountable; "a responsible adult"; "responsible journalism"; "a responsible position"; ...
Handikappade med pension kan inte ha förtroendeuppdrag. Handikappade med pension kan inte ha förtroendeuppdrag ...
Reference:
http://www.dictionary.com/cgi-bin/dict.pl?term=responsible
www.whiplashgruppen.info/blogg/ 020106194427_handikappade_med_pension_kan__in.html
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