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18:53 Apr 25, 2016 |
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Portuguese to English translations [PRO] Medical - Medical (general) | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Muriel Vasconcellos United States Local time: 22:42 |
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3 +1 | Provost / Ombudsman / Officer-in-charge |
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3 +1 | Chairman |
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2 | Administrator |
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Administrator Explanation: Administrator |
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Provost / Ombudsman / Officer-in-charge Explanation: Several possibilities. See the following: Definition of 'provost' from Merriam-Webster International Dictionary: 1 : a person appointed to superintend, preside over, or be the official head of (as an institution or corporate body) Examples of provost in the context of hospitals: weill.cornell.edu/.../myrna-a-manners-named-vic... Weill Cornell Medicine May 1, 1999 - **Myrna A. Manners Named Vice President and Vice Provost for Public Affairs at New York Presbyterian Hospital and Weill Medical College** of ... Vice-Provost, Relations with Health Care ... - Toronto medicine.utoronto.ca/.../vice-provost-relations-heal... University of Toronto From the examples I see, 'Provost' is mainly used with hospitals that are associated with a medical school. From Linguée: Provedor noun, masculine ombudsman n Examples: provedor de internet m —internet service provider n provedor do cliente m—client's ombudsman n |
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Chairman Explanation: I've found the word in below mentioned dic: 2. (instituições de caridade) [masc.] chairman; Reference: http://www.infopedia.pt/dicionarios/portugues-ingles/provedo... |
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