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ДИРЕКТОР ПО ОБЩИМ ВОПРОСАМ

English translation: Director of General Matters


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23:00 Feb 23, 2011
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Management
Russian term or phrase: ДИРЕКТОР ПО ОБЩИМ ВОПРОСАМ
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AndreyMelbourne
Local time: 11:19
English translation:Director of General Matters
Explanation:
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Roman Bardachev
Canada
Local time: 19:19
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2Director without Portfolio
Jack Doughty
4Director of General Matters
Roman Bardachev
3General Administration ManagerSona Petrosyan
4 -1Director-at-Large
Blair Sheridan


Discussion entries: 1





  

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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Director without Portfolio


Explanation:
More commonly used of ministers; ministers without set departmental responsibilities who can deal with other matters that don't fit neatly under departmental headings; but can also be used of directors.

Soroptimist International GBI » Directors without Portfolio
Directors without Portfolio. We are delighted to announce that three new Directors have been voted onto the Board, to maintain links between the Board and ...
soroptimist-gbi.org/our-work/cluster-munitions-coalition-cmc/

Jack Doughty
Local time: 02:19
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 32

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Elena Iercoşan
3 mins
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agree  cyhul
2 days9 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Director of General Matters


Explanation:
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Roman Bardachev
Canada
Local time: 19:19
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 10
Grading comment
thank you

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Angela Greenfield: лучше уж "for" тогда ... :-)
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
Director-at-Large


Explanation:
Could also be "Non-Executive Director"


    Reference: http://www.directoratlarge.com/
Blair Sheridan
Ukraine
Local time: 04:19
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Angela Greenfield: Here's the definition from your link: Directors at large, also called non-executive directors, do not have a position within the company (which is completely opposite to what the word means in Russian). I initially had the same thought, though...
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General Administration Manager


Explanation:
как вариант

Sona Petrosyan
Local time: 06:19
Native speaker of: Native in ArmenianArmenian
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