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el vocal de más edad del consejo de administración

English translation: the oldest member on the Board of Directors

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Spanish term or phrase:el vocal de más edad del consejo de administración
English translation:the oldest member on the Board of Directors
Entered by: Barbara Cochran, MFA

00:00 Jun 12, 2009
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
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Spanish term or phrase: el vocal de más edad del consejo de administración
Is this the member with the most seniority or simply the oldest member?
Edward Potter
Spain
Local time: 18:20
the oldest member on the Board of Directors
Explanation:
HTH
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Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
Local time: 12:20
Grading comment
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5oldest member
Mónica Sauza
4 +2eldest member of the board
Jennifer Levey
4 +1senior member
Tonia Wind
5the oldest member on the Board of Directors
Barbara Cochran, MFA
Summary of reference entries provided
Vocal
John Rynne
Re: disagreement to "senior" member. IMO it's just fine in this contrext
Tom2004

  

Answers


5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
oldest member


Explanation:
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Note added at 6 mins (2009-06-12 00:06:53 GMT)
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or SENIOR MEMBER

Mónica Sauza
Local time: 10:20
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 76

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Henry Hinds: oldest member
2 mins
  -> ¡Muchas gracias Henry!
agree  eski: Me three; un besote :))
4 mins
  -> Ji, ji, ji.. me 4!!! ¡Saludos de nuevo! ;)))
agree  Alicia Orfalian: oldest member
11 mins
  -> Thank you Alicia! :D
agree  Maria Mastruzzo
25 mins
  -> Thank you MariaMast! :D
agree  Amani Harrison
3 hrs
  -> Thank you Amani! ;D
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
senior member


Explanation:
Good evening. I believe that it is referring to the "senior member" of the board (as in the one with seniority, longest time served, etc.). Best of luck! :) Tonia

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Note added at 12 mins (2009-06-12 00:13:01 GMT)
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http://www.google.com.br/search?hl=pt-BR&q=senior member on ...

Tonia Wind
United Kingdom
Local time: 17:20
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Paola Grochi
2 mins
  -> Thanks, Paola. Have a good evening!
agree  Tom2004: Works for me!
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Tom2004. All the best!
disagree  John Rynne: it clearly says "edad", not "antigüedad" (which is seniority)
5 hrs
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40 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
the oldest member on the Board of Directors


Explanation:
HTH

Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
Local time: 12:20
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 63
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
eldest member of the board


Explanation:
In it is widely considered more correct, and more respectful, to use 'eldest' instead of 'oldest'.

[PDF] Rules of Procedure (Geschäftsordnung) of the Supervisory Board of ...File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat
(1) The Supervisory Board elects a Chairperson and a Deputy Chairperson from among its members. The election is chaired by the eldest member of the ...
www.evotec.com/en/pdf/investors/Evotec_SupervisoryBoard_Rul... - Similar
[PDF] Statutes of the International Association:File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
In the event that the above-mentioned are prevented from exercising their powers, the Board of Directors chaired by the eldest member present shall take the ...
www.cesaer.org/static/content/pdf/Statutes_of_CESAER.pdf - Similar
IPU PARLINE database: TURKEY, Presidencythe eldest Member and Members of the Presidential Board supervise the voting - the eldest Member announces the results without delay ...
www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2323_C.htm - Similar
Dubai Chamber » CHAPTER IIIThe Board of Directors shall consist of a maximum of twenty six members to be ... The meeting shall be presided over by the eldest member until the election ...
web2.dubaichamber.ae/about-us/charter/chapter-iii/4/73/index.html - Cached - Similar

Jennifer Levey
Chile
Local time: 12:20
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 175

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tom2004: definitely!
6 mins
agree  Tatty
5 hrs
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Reference comments


5 hrs
Reference: Vocal

Reference information:
Bear in mind that "vocal" is an ordinary member, i.e. not the Chairman or Secretary.

John Rynne
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 208
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12 hrs
Reference: Re: disagreement to "senior" member. IMO it's just fine in this contrext

Reference information:
http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/definition/senior

Tom2004
Canada
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 155
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