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Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-07-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Commercial and Other Bodies (Law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- director
1, record 1, English, director
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A person elected by the shareholders or otherwise appointed to superintend the management of a company's affairs. The directors are the agents of the company, and it is bound by all acts done by them within the scope of their authority. Not to be confused with "Directeur"... 2, record 1, English, - director
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Organismes commerciaux ou non (Droit)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- administrateur
1, record 1, French, administrateur
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- administratrice 2, record 1, French, administratrice
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Personne élue par les actionnaires qui gère les affaires d'une société en tant que membre du conseil d'administration. 3, record 1, French, - administrateur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Organismos comerciales y otros (Derecho)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- consejero
1, record 1, Spanish, consejero
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Miembro o vocal de un consejo administrativo. 1, record 1, Spanish, - consejero
Record 2 - internal organization data 1993-10-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Translation (General)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- engineer
1, record 2, English, engineer
correct, verb
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
To plan and direct skillfully; superintend; guide(a measure, action, etc. through). 2, record 2, English, - engineer
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
to the promoters who engineered this little monopolistic merger. 3, record 2, English, - engineer
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Traduction (Généralités)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- mettre sur pied
1, record 2, French, mettre%20sur%20pied
verb
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- organiser 2, record 2, French, organiser
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] aux promoteurs qui ont mis sur pied cette petite fusion monopolistique. 1, record 2, French, - mettre%20sur%20pied
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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