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Het college van burgemeester en wethouders

English translation: The Board of Mayor and Aldermen

09:01 Jun 4, 2010
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
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Dutch term or phrase: Het college van burgemeester en wethouders
Hoe vertaal ik 'Het college van burgemeester en wethouders' naar het engels? Ik kan er wel wat leuks van maken mat mayor en alderman maar misschien is er een meer gebruikelijke term voor. Ik wil namelijk af en toe ook gewoon 'het college' kunnen typen.
Barbara Zornig Stolk
Netherlands
Local time: 23:15
English translation:The Board of Mayor and Aldermen
Explanation:
I think this is the proper name for this group.
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Carolyn Gille
Local time: 23:15
Grading comment
Selected automatically based on peer agreement.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2The Board of Mayor and Aldermen
Carolyn Gille
4 +2Municipal Executive
AllisonK (X)
3 +1mayor and alderman
Sally Hill (X)
4Mayors and vice mayors
Robert Rietvelt
4The Council of Mayor and Aldermen
Textpertise
Summary of reference entries provided
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Michael Beijer

  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
The Board of Mayor and Aldermen


Explanation:
I think this is the proper name for this group.

Example sentence(s):
  • The City of Tullahoma is governed by a Board of Mayor and Aldermen. The Board has seven members, including the mayor. All are elected to three-year terms on a staggered basis. The board members serve the city at-large.

    Reference: http://www.manchesternh.gov/website/MayorandAldermen/tabid/2...
    Reference: http://www.tullahomatn.gov/board-mayor-aldermen
Carolyn Gille
Local time: 23:15
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ellis Jongsma
8 mins
agree  vixen: This appears to be the common term for US English
58 mins
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
mayor and alderman


Explanation:
As far as I know, this is the most widely used translation. I would then work around the 'college'. An alternative is 'Mayor and executive board' in which case you could refer to the board'. The iamsterdam.nl site uses 'Mayor and college of alderman' so you could then refer to the 'college' but I don't think it sounds right in English. Depends a lot of course on the target audience.


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/College_van_burgemeester_en_wet...
    Reference: http://www.iamsterdam.com/en/living/city-of-amsterdam/citygo...
Sally Hill (X)
Local time: 23:15
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  vixen: This appears to be the common term for UK English, but it should be "aldermen" (plural). IMHO, "College" is Dunglish.
53 mins
  -> oops! of course, with aldermen an E. Sorry folks!
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Mayors and vice mayors


Explanation:
I am translating a (EU-policy) text about Rptterdam (EN>NL), and this is the term they are using for "Burgermeester en wethouders"

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Note added at 1 hr (2010-06-04 10:43:36 GMT)
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Ik bedoel natuurlijk Mayor and Vice Mayors (Mayor zonder "S")

Robert Rietvelt
Local time: 23:15
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  vixen: en hoe wordt locoburgemeester (zonder R voor meester) dan vertaald?
2 hrs
  -> Dat moet je aan Brussel vragen. Ik heb deze term ook niet zelf verzonnen, maar hij wordt in deze EU-tekst wel te pas en te onpas gebruikt.
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
The Council of Mayor and Aldermen


Explanation:
The mayor chairs both the city council and the council of mayor and aldermen. The council of mayor and aldermen exercise the executive power of the ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Municipal_politics_in_the_Nethe...

The mayor chairs both the council of mayor and aldermen and the city council. He is a member of the council of mayor and aldermen (college van burgemeester en wethouders)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burgemeester

Its main role is laying down the guidelines for the policy of the council of mayor and aldermen and exercising control over its execution
http://wapedia.mobi/en/City_Council_(Netherlands)

The projects d'amenagement communal are formulated by the Council of Mayor and Aldermen. They are submitted to the Planning Commission, attached to the ...
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=SnLloLYVJl0C&pg=PA195&lpg...

The same requirements exist as at the national level: the Council of Mayor and Aldermen act on issues where, at the national level, the Administration acts
http://www.iniref.org/netherlands.html

15 Dec 2009 ... The Council of Mayor and Aldermen has decided to financially support the organisation of the sixth European Universities Rowing Championship
http://www.eucr2010.nl/node/34

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Note added at 2 hrs (2010-06-04 11:22:55 GMT)
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These various citations all address the question of how the term is translated into English when it applies to the Netherlands, as I assume Barbara's Source Text does.

Textpertise
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:15
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 40

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  vixen: This term is confusing. Cf. "Municipal Council" (gemeenteraad).
1 hr
  -> This is the way a great many people have translated the term which is the subject of the question. There can be all sorts of councils in government and we try to use the established terminology to designate them if there is one.
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22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Municipal Executive


Explanation:
this is how I often translate this, and it is one of the terms given in Van den Ende juridische lexicon, and on various websites with specific reference to the Dutch legislative body.
Here's one explanation: The mayor and the aldermen make up the Municipal Executive (college van burgemeester en wethouders).

After the municipal elections, which are held every four years, the Municipal Council (Gemeenteraad) appoints the aldermen (wethouders) based on the number of representatives elected from each party. Together with the mayor (burgemeester), the aldermen make up the Municipal Executive (College van B&W). The Municipal Executive is responsible for the day-to-day administration of the city, on the basis of a joint four-year policy programme.

Then there's the wikipedia definition:
The college van burgemeester en wethouders (abbreviated as college van B&W or simply B&W) is the executive board of a municipality in the Netherlands. This local government body plays a central role in municipal politics in the Netherlands. It consists of the mayor (burgemeester) and the members of the municipal executive (wethouders). Belgium has a similar system, which is referred to as the college van burgemeester en schepenen in the Dutch language.

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Note added at 22 hrs (2010-06-05 07:34:59 GMT)
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Oops, sorry about that example sentence mishap. my copying and pasting skills are only up to snuff after a few cups of coffee.

Example sentence(s):
  • http://www.denhaag.nl/en/expats-and-students/seat-of-government-1/to/The-Municipal-Executive.htm

    Reference: http://www.denhaag.nl/en/expats-and-students/seat-of-governm...
    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/College_van_burgemeester_en_wet...
AllisonK (X)
Netherlands
Local time: 23:15
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  katieker
360 days
agree  Michael Beijer: Yup!
1711 days
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Reference comments


1712 days
Reference: refs

Reference information:
JurLex:
burgemeester en wethouders =
mayor and aldermen

(bestuur) burgemeester en wethouders =
Municipal Executive

FELOnline:
college van Burgemeester en Wethouders [College van B en W] =
Municipal Executive [of mayor/burgomaster and aldermen]


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Note added at 2546 days (2017-05-24 09:31:02 GMT) Post-grading
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college van burgemeester en schepenen = schepencollege

Michael Beijer
United Kingdom
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 189
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