What does formaður in Icelandic mean?

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The word formaður in Icelandic means chairman, chair, chairperson. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word formaður

chairman

noun

Fyrir hann var þetta stór ákvörðun því að hann hafði verið formaður sóknarnefndarinnar í sveitinni.

This was a big decision for him, since he had been the chairman of the local parish council.

chair

noun

chairperson

noun (highest officer of an organized group such as a board, a committee, or a deliberative assembly)

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Formaður sjálfur, sem sinna sem vinnuveitanda heimilt að láta sinn dóm gera frjálslegur mistök á kostnað af starfsmanns.

Chairman himself, who in his capacity as the employer may let his judgment make casual mistakes at the expense of an employee.

Í utanríkismálum sendi Mugabe hermenn til að berjast í síðara Kongóstríðinu og var formaður Samtaka hlutlausra ríkja (1986-89), afríska einingarbandalagsins (1997–98) og Afríkusambandsins (2015-16).

Internationally, he sent troops into the Second Congo War and chaired the Non-Aligned Movement (1986–89), the Organisation of African Unity (1997–98), and the African Union (2015–16).

Eftir kosningasigur Sąjūdis í kosningunum árið 1990 varð hann formaður Aðskilnaðarráð Litháens sem hafði þann starfa að semja stjórnarskrá fyrir sjálfstætt Litháen auk annara hluta.

As the highest de jure official of independent Lithuania, he represented Lithuania, advocated for non-recognition of the Soviet occupation, and popularized the Lithuanian cause.

Í gegnum þáttaraðirnar kemur einnig fram að Charlotte var kosin heimkomudrottning, lokaballsdrottning, "sú allra vinsælasta", formaður nemendaráðs og fyrirliði hlaupaliðsins til viðbótar við að hafa verið virk klappstýra og unglingafyrirsæta.

During the series, it is also revealed that Charlotte was voted homecoming queen, prom queen, "most popular", student body president, and track team captain, in addition to being an active cheerleader and teen model.

Hann var formaður nefndar sem stjórnaði frumkönnun og tók landið á leigu til 99 ára af Kólumbíu sem Panamaeiði tilheyrði á þeim tíma.

He headed a committee that directed the initial survey and obtained a 99-year concession from Colombia, of which the Isthmus of Panama was then a part.

Í apríl 2017 var Guðmundur Þorleifsson kosinn formaður.

In April 2017, a dinosaur-themed minigolf attraction was added.

Þetta er formaður meirihlutans

Meet the majority leader

Fyrsti formaður þess var Eðvarð Sigurðsson.

The first advantage is type safety.

Sunnudagsmorguninn 18. júlí höfðaði settur formaður barnaverndarnefndar mál til að fá forræði Adrians.

So on Sunday morning, July 18, the acting director of Child Welfare did initiate court proceedings to obtain custody.

15. janúar - Michael Collins varð formaður írskur bráðabirgðastjórnarinnar.

January 15 – Michael Collins becomes Chairman of the Irish Provisional Government.

Sum ykkar ery nógu gömul til að muna: hann var formaður Hús Fulltrúanna og hann sagði af sér með ósóma þegar þessi ungi repúblíkani sem heitir Newt Gingrich uppgvötaði skuggalega bóka útgáfusamning sem hann hafði gert.

Some of you are old enough to remember: he was the chairman of the House of Representatives and he resigned in disgrace when this young Republican named Newt Gingrich found out about a shady book deal he had done.

Heath varð formaður Íhaldsflokksins árið 1965 og hélt því embætti þrátt fyrir að tapa þingkosningunum árið 1966.

Heath was elected leader of the Conservative Party in 1965; he retained that position despite losing the 1966 general election.

Hér er formaður foreldrafélagsins, Sheila Broslovski.

With us tonight is the head of the PTA, Sheila Broflovski.

Sem formaður Frjálslynda flokksins gegndi hann embætti forsætisráðherra Grikklands frá 1910 til 1920 og 1928 til 1933.

As leader of the Liberal Party, he was elected several times, in total eight, as Prime Minister of Greece, serving from 1910 to 1920 and from 1928 to 1933.

Daladier var kjörinn formaður Róttæka flokksins árið 1927.

Mackall was elected captain of its 1926 team.

Hefur starfað sem formaður borgarráðs, forseti borgarstjórnar, formaður menntaráðs, formaður menningar- og ferðamálaráðs og formaður hverfisráðs Grafarvogs.

Has served as chairman of the city council, city council president, chairman of the education council, chairman of the Culture and Tourism Board and the chairman of the district Grafarvogur.

4 Umsjónarmaður í forsæti er formaður starfsnefndar safnaðarins og samhæfir störf hennar.

4 As chairman, the presiding overseer coordinates the work of the Congregation Service Committee.

Dewey var formaður rannsóknarnefndar, sem sýknaði Lev Trotskíj árið 1937 af ákærum sem á hann voru bornar af Stalín.

In 1937, he was a member of the Dewey Commission, which cleared Leon Trotsky of all charges made during the Moscow Trials.

Nú er hann bæði orðinn heilagur maður og formaður í þjófafélagi fyrir Snorreddu í New York.

Now he has become both pious and the manager of a Thieves’ Company for Snorredda in New York.

1907 var Bríet upphafsmaður að stofnun Kvenréttindafélags Íslands og var formaður frá 1907 til 1911 og aftur milli 1912 og 1927.

In 1907 she founded the first women's suffrage society in Iceland, Kvenréttindafélag Íslands and served as its president in 1907–1911 and 1912–1927.

Formaður fræðsluráðsins í Seúl sagði: „Fordæmi í orði og verki er besta uppeldið sem börn geta fengið.“

A chairman of the Seoul Board of Education said: “Example in word and deed is the best child education.”

Um skeið var Einar bæði landsliðsþjálfari og formaður KKÍ á sama tíma.

Provincial and district councils were elected at the same time.

Á háskólaárunum var hann formaður Stúdentaráðs.

In college he was a student senator.

Hann gaf frá sér þannig tilkynningu: „Ég ber því sem formaður flokksins á þeim tíma einn alla ábyrgð á þessu máli.

The statement continued: "As state union's president I'm responsible for everything.

Ebert var kjörinn formaður Jafnaðarmannaflokksins árið 1913 eftir dauða Augusts Bebel.

Ebert was elected leader of the SPD on the death in 1913 of August Bebel.

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