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Dec 5, 2001 07:39
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Burgemeester
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government bodies
I don't know whether it's a mayor or a burgomaster that issues passports in the Netherlands. Any ideas?
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| 4 +4 | the mayor |
Sandra Nortje
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| 5 +1 | mayor |
Willemina Hagenauw
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| 4 | mayor |
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Sandra Nortje
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the mayor
It is the same, but burgomaster is an archaïc form, or at least not commonly used.
If you search with google- you'll see that 'burgomaster' takes you into the past
If you search with google- you'll see that 'burgomaster' takes you into the past
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mayor
A burgomaster is not chosen, but a mayor is. As there are mayoral elections (I think it is the Gemeenteraad) who choose the mayor, it should be mayor.
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Pieter_H
: To my knowledge a mayor in the Netherlands is appointed, not elected.
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Yes, sorry about that. He is proposed by the "Gemeenteraad" and then appointed by the Queen.
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Chris Hopley
: I agree with "mayor". However, a mayor is not elected, but appointed by the Crown. That's all set to change though. See http://www.minbzk.nl/directto.asp?subthema=26
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Leo van Zanten
: The mayor is not (yet) elected though.
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mayor
It's the mayor (ofcourse my passport says: Burg. van Amsterdam).
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