dienstoverste

English translation: highest ranking employee in a department/section = senior employee ?

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Flemish term or phrase:dienstoverste
English translation:highest ranking employee in a department/section = senior employee ?
Entered by: Rebekah Wils (X)

22:52 Apr 14, 2005
Flemish to English translations [PRO]
Certificates, Diplomas, Licenses, CVs / marriage certificate
Flemish term or phrase: dienstoverste
I wonder if someone can help with this. The term comes from a marriage certificate which dates from the 1960s. "Dienstoverste" is/was the employment of one of the marriage parties' parents, who was English and lived near Birmingham. I have put "supervisor" but am not sure and would appreciate any help.
Rebekah Wils (X)
Local time: 23:41
highest ranking employee in a department/section = senior employee ?
Explanation:
Found a site about a person where this position is ranked as (office) employee, not executive status.
for your particular context, am suggesting 'senior employee'- is a guess but arrived at via context. otherwise term is used in hospital or police etc. context for a department head, head of section.

Beroep bediende Verbond Lib. Mutualiteiten Gent 1947-85, bediende (dienstoverste)
http://www.oost-vlaanderen.be/geschiedenis/fiche.cfm?prlid=3...





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"Senior employee" fits the context well. Thanks to all for your contributions.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1department head
swisstell
1 +1highest ranking employee in a department/section = senior employee ?
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department head


Explanation:
Eurodicautom calls it : head of department


    Eurodicautom (Dutch-English)
swisstell
Italy
Local time: 00:41
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: German

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Els Thant, M.A., B.Tr. (X): a "dienstoverste" is the head (overste) of department (dienst), especially in the army, police or... a monastery!
15 hrs
  -> thank you and have a great weekend
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): +1
highest ranking employee in a department/section = senior employee ?


Explanation:
Found a site about a person where this position is ranked as (office) employee, not executive status.
for your particular context, am suggesting 'senior employee'- is a guess but arrived at via context. otherwise term is used in hospital or police etc. context for a department head, head of section.

Beroep bediende Verbond Lib. Mutualiteiten Gent 1947-85, bediende (dienstoverste)
http://www.oost-vlaanderen.be/geschiedenis/fiche.cfm?prlid=3...







writeaway
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Grading comment
"Senior employee" fits the context well. Thanks to all for your contributions.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Deborah do Carmo: senior employee - safe and without any of the "spin" that surrounds job titles today, so fits the time period too.//head of department is not 1960's - senior employee "used" to be something to be proud of and is certainly not vague in context Elsthant
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neutral  Els Thant, M.A., B.Tr. (X): I'm afraid "senior employee" is not specific enough**REPLY: Mr. X in your ref. was a "bediende"="employee", but the "dienstoverste" between brackets is not a synonym for "employee", but a specification: he was the head of the Social Security Department
13 hrs
  -> it's a very specific context and from a specific era. the Eurodicatom translation doesn't work. see the ref I provided./senior employee would fit-imo bediende means he was not management. there used to be senior employees who led the various sections
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