Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Bundesgeschäftsführer
English translation:
national secretary/executive director
Added to glossary by
YorickJenkins
Sep 17, 2008 20:19
15 yrs ago
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German term
Bundesgeschäftsführer
German to English
Other
Government / Politics
Titeln
Bundesgeschäftsführer des RCDS
This is a title which I have to translate
(RCDS is the CDU Students' Association) -is there an agreed English translation for this?
"Federal Leader" is the obvious translation but it sounds so like a.. translation.. All suggestions welcome.
Yorick Jenkins
This is a title which I have to translate
(RCDS is the CDU Students' Association) -is there an agreed English translation for this?
"Federal Leader" is the obvious translation but it sounds so like a.. translation.. All suggestions welcome.
Yorick Jenkins
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +3 | national secretary |
Paul Cohen
|
| 4 | federal manager of affairs |
Ellen Kraus
|
| 4 | general manager |
Stephan Elkins
|
| 3 | federal whip |
Andrea Winzer
|
| 3 | executive director |
Kim Metzger
|
Proposed translations
+3
53 mins
Paul Cohen
Greenland
Greenland
Native in English
Works in field
Greenland
Will work for blubber
Native in: English 
Works in: German to English, French to English, Danish to English
Related KudoZ points
:
47
Selected
national secretary
Yet another possibility.
The head of a nationwide political organization like this is often called a national secretary.
The head of a nationwide political organization like this is often called a national secretary.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "This is a close call (Kim Metzger's suggestion also possible I think) but having three endorsements swung the balance-also I feel that national secretary is more appropriate for party political positions and executive director for non party-political ones"
13 mins
Andrea Winzer
United States
United States
Native in German
United States
Top Quality: Fast, reliable & certified
Native in: German
Works in: English to German, German to English, Latin to German, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
4
federal whip
http://www.dict.cc/?s=whip
federal whip = Bundesgeschäftsführer (einer Partei)
Bin aber nicht sicher, ob das auch für diese Organisation passt.
federal whip = Bundesgeschäftsführer (einer Partei)
Bin aber nicht sicher, ob das auch für diese Organisation passt.
19 mins
Kim Metzger
Mexico
Mexico
Native in English
Works in field
Mexico
Committed to Quality and Service
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
:
252
executive director
He was Bundesgeschäftsführer (executive director) of the SPD from 1995 to 1998, and after holding briefly the post of Minister of Transportation and Construction in the first cabinet of Chancellor Gerhard Schröder, he was the first to hold the new post of SPD General Secretary from 1999 to 2002, and thereafter became leader of the SPD fraction in the Bundestag.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Müntefering
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Müntefering
21 mins
Ellen Kraus
Austria
Austria
Native in German
Specializes in field
Austria
more than thirty years of experience
Native in: German 
Works in: Greek to German, English to German, Greek to English, and 5 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
15
federal manager of affairs
just one more possibility
1 hr
Stephan Elkins
United States
United States
Native in German
&
English
Specializes in field
United States
Social scientific expertise
Native in: English , German
Works in: English to German, German to English
Related KudoZ points
:
24
general manager
Whether "general manager" is actually the best possible translation for "Bundesgeschäftsführer" may be open to debate. But it seems to be the official option of choice on the CDU's website - RCDS being the party's youth organization (see link below).
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