luottamushenkilö
Appearance
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈluo̯tːɑmusˌheŋkilø/, [ˈluo̞̯t̪ːɑ̝mus̠ˌhe̞ŋk̟ilø̞]
- Rhymes: -eŋkilø
- Hyphenation(key): luot‧tamus‧henki‧lö
Noun
[edit]luottamushenkilö
- shop steward
- A person who is elected to serve as a member of a council, board, subcommittee or other decision-making organ in a municipality, association, foundation etc.
Usage notes
[edit]- Not having the connotation of referring specifically to a male or female, this word is regarded as recommendable over luottamusmies and luottamusnainen, but especially the shop stewards of both sexes continue to be referred to as luottamusmies.
Declension
[edit]Synonyms
[edit]- (shop steward): luottamusmies
Further reading
[edit]- “luottamushenkilö”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (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