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Swedish
Etymology
huvud + man. Doublet of hövitsman.
Noun
huvudman c
- (law) principal (person that authorizes another to act on their behalf)
- Synonyms: klient, fullmaktsgivare, uppdragsgivare
- Antonyms: fullmäktig, ombud, syssloman
- authority or organization that is responsible for a certain activity
- bibliotekets huvudman är kommunen ― the library is under the authority of the municipality
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