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Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Government / Politics | | Norwegian term or phrase: A-samf.viter | In a list of board members and deputy members for a pension fund. Each is shown with his or her respective political affiliation, e.g., NN (KrF), NN (AP), NN (SP), etc. However, one of these appears as "NN (A-samf.viter)". I understand what his occupation is, but what's the "A-" about? Doesn't seem to be Arbeiderpartiet, as "AP" is used for another member.
This usage appears in two different annual reports from the same fund that I found on Google, but nowhere else? |
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4 hrs confidence:   peer agreement (net): +2 arbeidstakerorganisasjon - samfunnsvitere
Explanation:
As far as I understand, "A" is not a political party, nor is "stat.viter" a professional title. From the 2007 annual report for AFPK:
"Pensjonskassen er en egen juridisk
enhet og ledes av et styre med syv
medlemmer. Fem medlemmer er opp
nevnt av fylkestinget i Akershus, men
arbeidstakerorganisasjonene oppnev-
ner to styremedlemmer. Styrets funk-
sjonsperiode følger valgperioden, og
nytt styre ble oppnevnt etter valget i
2007."
http://www.afpk.no/file.php?id=11046
In the same report, the board members are listed, four with a political party affiliation, one independent and two reps for the trade unions (LO and A-samf.viter).
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Note added at 5 days (2011-01-27 10:08:13 GMT)
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And in Norwegian, "A" would be "Akademikerforeningen for ". If Hans enters the English term, the points should go to him.
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Asker: Thanks, this was very helpful. Unless someone comes along with something demonstrably better, I think you have it right with this answer!
Asker: Hans has actually provided the path to the right answer with his link, which I followed to http://www.samfunnsviterne.no/Toppmeny/English/ and found:
"The Association of Social Scientists is member of The Federation of Norwegian Professional Associations (Akademikerne), an umbrella organization with 15 affiliated professional associations and a total of 135.000 members." In other words, "A-samf.viter" is an abbreviation for the mouthful of "The Federation of Norwegian Professional Associations - The Association of Social Scientists".
I'm inclined to close this without grading, as I think Hans has been most helpful but did not provide the answer itself.
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