Vorstand

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German

Etymology

From vorstehen.

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  • Hyphenation: Vor‧stand

Noun

Vorstand m (strong, genitive Vorstandes or Vorstands, plural Vorstände)

  1. (collective) board, board of directors, (of a church) council, (of a party) executive, (of an organization) committee, executive committee
    Synonyms: Chefetage, Direktion, Direktorium, Führungsspitze, Führungsstab, Leitung, Management, Präsidium, Spitze, Stab, Vorstandschaft, Zentralkomitee

Noun

Vorstand m (strong, genitive Vorstandes or Vorstands, plural Vorstände, feminine Vorständin or (dated) Vorstand)

  1. director, board member, (member of a church) warden
    Synonyms: Direktor, Manager, Vorsitzender
    • 1961, Ödön von Horvath, edited by Traugott Krischke, Stücke, page 341:
      FRAU LEIMGRUBER grüßt: Guten Abend, Frau Vorstand!
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    • 1967, Sigurd von Ilsemann, Der Kaiser in Holland. Aufzeichnungen des letzten Flügeladjutanten Kaiser Wilhelm II. aus Amerongen und Doorn 1918 - 1923, München: Biederstein Verlag, page 257:
      Die Gräfin Groeben hat neulich zu Nitz gesagt, es sei ausgeschlossen, daß meine Frau Vorstand des Vaterländischen Frauenvereins würde; denn das wäre und bliebe die Kronprinzeß.
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