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referent

English translation: officer

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Slovak term or phrase:referent
English translation:officer
Entered by: Karel Kosman

07:10 Nov 7, 2014
Slovak to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general)
Slovak term or phrase: referent
referent pre zdravotníctvo [of the Office of Trnavská samosprávnom kraji]
Karel Kosman
Czech Republic
Local time: 08:56
officer
Explanation:
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Note added at 6 mins (2014-11-07 07:17:12 GMT)
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you can translate it as practically anything. This "health sector officer" is simply an "official" go-to person for health-sector matters.
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Stuart Hoskins
Local time: 08:56
Grading comment
thank you
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +5officer
Stuart Hoskins
3clerk
Tomislav Patarčić
3executive officer
Beata Fabova


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
clerk


Explanation:
Depends on the description. Referent should be a professional, administrative position responsible for processing documentation.
Should this position have also a leading of policy-making role, officer should be used.

Tomislav Patarčić
Croatia
Local time: 08:56
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in CroatianCroatian
PRO pts in category: 4
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
officer


Explanation:
*

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Note added at 6 mins (2014-11-07 07:17:12 GMT)
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you can translate it as practically anything. This "health sector officer" is simply an "official" go-to person for health-sector matters.

Stuart Hoskins
Local time: 08:56
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 48
Grading comment
thank you

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Michal Zugec
34 mins
agree  Vladimír Hoffman: Súhlasím, pokiaľ je to vo verejnej službe. V súkromnej firme by som uprednostnil "manager"
40 mins
agree  Sarka Rubkova
1 hr
agree  Dušan Ján Hlísta: to jo ono Stu - Duš(k)o [?Popov?]:=)
2 hrs
agree  Pavel Slama
4 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
executive officer


Explanation:
Vzhľadom na kontext by som uviedla > healthcare executive officer for... Trnavský samosprávny kraj. {Lexicon 5 Platinum}

Beata Fabova
Slovakia
Local time: 08:56
Native speaker of: Native in SlovakSlovak
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