ordfører

English translation: mayor / reeve

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Norwegian term or phrase:ordfører
English translation:mayor / reeve
Entered by: Tore Bjerkek

01:42 Jul 8, 2005
Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Government / Politics
Norwegian term or phrase: ordfører
I'm trying to figure out what municipal position might be referred to (it is not 'spokesman/person'). Example: "Stavanger's ordfører, Carl Clodhopper"
Christian Schoenberg
United States
Local time: 05:21
mayor
Explanation:
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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Tore Bjerkek
Canada
Local time: 05:21
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I could kick myself! Thanks so much Tore (again) and Tara - I must be tired...
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4 +1mayor
Tore Bjerkek
5Mayor, Chairman of Municipal Council
Richard Lawson


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ordfører
mayor


Explanation:
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.

Tore Bjerkek
Canada
Local time: 05:21
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian
PRO pts in category: 44
Grading comment
I could kick myself! Thanks so much Tore (again) and Tara - I must be tired...

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ordfører
Mayor, Chairman of Municipal Council


Explanation:
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.

Richard Lawson
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