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adjunct-secretaris

English translation: assistant or deputy secretary

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Dutch term or phrase:adjunct-secretaris
English translation:assistant or deputy secretary
Entered by: Jack den Haan

09:30 Feb 16, 2007
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
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Dutch term or phrase: adjunct-secretaris
TIA
D.K. Tannwitz
Germany
Local time: 18:06
assistant or deputy secretary
Explanation:
May be a possibility, although I believe these job titles are normally used for fairly high, official positions. Would depend on context, I suppose...

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Note added at 2 hrs (2007-02-16 12:24:13 GMT)
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Re: assistant secretary.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assistant_Secretary
Assistant Secretary is a grade in the British Civil Service, now more commonly styled *Divisional Manager* or *Deputy Director*. In the grading scheme they are denoted Grade 5.

http://www.doleta.gov/etainfo/assistant.cfm
Emily Stover DeRocco was nominated by President Bush to be the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Employment and Training on June 21, 2001.

Not exactly a menial position, either in Great Britain of in the United States, I would say...
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Jack den Haan
Netherlands
Local time: 18:06
Grading comment
Thanks!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1deputy secretary
CJG (X)
2 +2assistant or deputy secretary
Jack den Haan


Discussion entries: 1





  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
deputy secretary


Explanation:
Jurlex

CJG (X)
Netherlands
Local time: 18:06
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  writeaway: far more likely to see as a job position. assistant secretary is a fairly menial position
44 mins
  -> Thanks
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +2
assistant or deputy secretary


Explanation:
May be a possibility, although I believe these job titles are normally used for fairly high, official positions. Would depend on context, I suppose...

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Note added at 2 hrs (2007-02-16 12:24:13 GMT)
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Re: assistant secretary.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assistant_Secretary
Assistant Secretary is a grade in the British Civil Service, now more commonly styled *Divisional Manager* or *Deputy Director*. In the grading scheme they are denoted Grade 5.

http://www.doleta.gov/etainfo/assistant.cfm
Emily Stover DeRocco was nominated by President Bush to be the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Employment and Training on June 21, 2001.

Not exactly a menial position, either in Great Britain of in the United States, I would say...

Jack den Haan
Netherlands
Local time: 18:06
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
Thanks!
Notes to answerer
Asker:

Asker: Mw. drs. XXX adjunct-secretaris


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Erik Brinkhof
6 mins
  -> Bedankt Sander.
agree  Inge Dijkstra: or maybe clerk (if Mw. drs. XXX has a position in parliament, court etc.)?
1 hr
  -> Bedankt Inge.
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