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Trekkerschap

English translation: voortrekker / voortrekkerschap / voortrekkersrol / trekkersrol / trekkerschap = pioneer / pioneering


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Dutch term or phrase:Trekkerschap
English translation:voortrekker / voortrekkerschap / voortrekkersrol / trekkersrol / trekkerschap = pioneer / pioneering
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20:47 Apr 20, 2008
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Government / Politics
Dutch term or phrase: Trekkerschap
Has anyone an idea for trekkerschap please?
I just have a list of terms but it might be something to do with EU
Council meetings because it also says Raadsformatie Werkgelenheid,
Social Beleid, Gezondheid and Consumentenbescherming, which I presume
is Council configuration responsible for Employment....
jethro
voortrekker / voortrekkerschap / voortrekkersrol / trekkersrol / trekkerschap = pioneer / pioneering
Explanation:
Many variants that boil down to the same thing: a pioneering or leading position
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Max Nuijens, MSc
Belarus
Local time: 11:41
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1initiating role
Kitty Brussaard
3voortrekker / voortrekkerschap / voortrekkersrol / trekkersrol / trekkerschap = pioneer / pioneering
Max Nuijens, MSc


  

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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
voortrekker / voortrekkerschap / voortrekkersrol / trekkersrol / trekkerschap = pioneer / pioneering


Explanation:
Many variants that boil down to the same thing: a pioneering or leading position

Max Nuijens, MSc
Belarus
Local time: 11:41
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 35
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
initiating role


Explanation:
This term occurs in various EU documents and seems to cover the meaning of 'trekkerschap' quite well.

... steering and monitoring structures at pan-European level, the Commission's own initiating role at pan-European level must not be neglected, ...
www.europarl.europa.eu/pv2/pv2?PRG=CALDOC&TPV=DEF&FILE=9810...

Australia, through Foreign Affairs and Trade and other government departments and agencies, continues to play an initiating role in APEC and has been ...
www.dfat.gov.au/dept/annual_reports/93_94/1_6.html

Kitty Brussaard
Netherlands
Local time: 10:41
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 12
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks a lot


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  xxxjarry: Or trailblazing role? http://www.usatoday.com/life/columnist/mediamix/2004-09-16-m...
12 hrs
  -> Also a nice one, Jarry!
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