luottamustehtävä

Finnish

Etymology

luottamus +‎ tehtävä

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈluo̯tːɑmusˌtehtæʋæ/,
• Rhymes: -ehtæʋæ
• Syllabification^(key): luot‧ta‧mus‧teh‧tä‧vä

Noun

luottamustehtävä

1. position of responsibility
2. public office; (political, elected, public) office, post, position, role; be a member of a political body; (political) mandate; be entrusted with
3. (rare) position of trust (used only in descriptive or legal senses)

Usage notes

• Should often be translated with a different part of speech, for example "be entrusted with" (saada luottamustehtävä).
• Very often incorrectly translated in CV headings and even dictionaries (e.g. WSOY, MOT) as "confidential post" or "position of trust" (see Position of trust on Wikipedia.Wikipedia ) instead of one of the many possible correct terms used in English, including "positions (held)", "present / other positions", "(professional) affiliations", "work experience", "community involvement", "career", "memberships", "other activities", "activities and interests", "additional experience", "community leadership and service", "professional leadership and service", "honorary positions/posts", and many others (depending on whether these positions form part of one's career or not).

Declension

Synonyms

• luottamustoimi

Further reading

• “luottamustehtävä”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03