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directing mind and will

Malay translation: penentu hala tuju

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04:14 Feb 10, 2010

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Law/Patents - Law (general)

English term or phrase: directing mind and will

he was the 'directing mind and will' of the company...

Would it be apt to say "beliau yang membuat keputusan dalam syarikat berkenaan ..."?

Geetha Thuraisamy KudoZ activity Questions: 2 (none open) (1 closed without grading) Answers: 0 Malaysia
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Malay translation:penentu hala tuju

Explanation:
suggestion: he was the 'directing mind and will' of the company... => beliau merupakan penentu hala tuju syarikat tersebut/itu...

i think "membuat keputusan dalam syarikat" (making decision in the company) [or "pembuat keputusan" - to translate it as a noun phrase like the source] does not completely reflect the sense of being the "directing mind and will of the company".

while the making decision bit can be inferred of course, i think the source phrase means more than that. someone who is the "directing mind and will" of a company will be someone who not only makes the decisions of the company but whose decisions determines the direction and focus of the company.