raadscollege

Definitions of raadscollege
  1. noun
    a body serving in an administrative capacity
    synonyms: beheerraad, board, concilie, gemeenteraad, ministerraad, raad, sanhedrin
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    gemeentebestuur, gemeenteraad, stadsbestuur, vroedschap
    a municipal body that can pass ordinances and appropriate funds etc.
    O.R., OR, bedrijfsorganisatie, ondernemingsraad
    (chiefly Brit) a council representing employer and employees of a plant or business to discuss working conditions etc; also: a committee representing the workers elected to negotiate with management about grievances and wages etc
    sovjet
    an elected governmental council in a communist country (especially one that is a member of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics)
  2. noun
    a committee having supervisory powers
    synonyms: beheerraad, board, hoofdbestuur, opperbestuur, raad
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    bestuurscollege, commissariaat, directie, hoofdbestuur, opperbestuur
    a group of persons chosen to govern the affairs of a corporation or other large institution
    adviescollege, adviescommissie, planbord, schoonheidscommissie, welstandscommissie
    a board appointed to advise the chief administrator
    schoolvereniging
    a board in charge of local public schools
    curatorium
    a governing board elected or appointed to direct the policies of an educational institution
    kabinet, ministerie, ministersploeg, regeringsploeg
    persons appointed by a head of state to head executive departments of government and act as official advisers
    type of:
    cie, cie., college, comité, commissie, kamer
    a special group delegated to consider some matter
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