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| Selected response from: Karl Apsel Ireland Local time: 17:21 | |||
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na | authority (to instruct) |
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na | authority to issue directives/instructions/directions |
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na | authority to issue directives |
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na | "authority to issue directives" |
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na | authority to issue directives |
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authority (to instruct) Explanation: Weisungsbefugnis - authority (to instruct) Dietl/Lorenz Dict. of legal, commercial + political terms |
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authority to issue directives/instructions/directions Explanation: "Weisung" = directive, instruction, direction "Befugnis" = authority to do something In this case "authority to instruct" migth be best: "... the customer has the authority to instruct the employee." In some cases "Weisungsbefugnis" can be much stronger than just the authority to instruct (e.g. including legal issues). Pons |
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authority to issue directives Explanation: The term appears in its complete form in Muret-Sanders and is defined as above. Langenscheidts |
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"authority to issue directives" Explanation: See refs Langenscheidts Encyclopaedic Dictionary |
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authority to issue directives Explanation: Please see below Collins German-English Dictionary |
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