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förvaltning — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • administration noun The management of an organization, business, or set of tasks.
  • conduct noun The way a person behaves, especially in terms of morals or manners.
  • stewardship noun The careful and responsible management of something entrusted to your care, especially resources, money or land that others depend on.

Senses

förvaltning is used for these senses in English:

  • administration (uncountable) The act of administering; government of public affairs; the service rendered, or duties assumed, in conducting affairs; the conducting of any office or employment; direction.
  • administration (countable, government, politics) The executive part of government; the persons collectively who are entrusted with the execution of laws and the superintendence of public affairs; the chief magistrate and his cabinet or council; or the council, or ministry, alone, as in Great Britain.
  • conduct The act or method of controlling or directing.
  • stewardship The rank or office of a steward.

administration — full definition

  1. noun The management of an organization, business, or set of tasks.
  2. noun The government of a country during a particular leader's term, or the officials who run it.

conduct — full definition

  1. noun The way a person behaves, especially in terms of morals or manners.
  2. verb To organize and carry out an activity such as research or a survey.
  3. verb To direct a group of musicians performing together.
  4. verb To allow heat, electricity, or sound to pass through.

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