Wikipedia:Swedish Wikipedians' notice board/Terminology
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This page lists authoritative and specialized online Swedish-English glossaries, and also lists the preferred English translations of some common terms used in articles relating to Sweden and Swedish issues. It is mainly intended as a point of reference for the Swedish Wikipedians' notice board.
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[edit] Glossaries
Glossaries from sweden.gov.se:
- Titles used at the Swedish Government Offices (PDF): Names of the Swedish ministries, titles of the ministers, and other organisational and administrative titles, as of January 2004.
- Government terms: Description of governmental and administrative functions in English together with the relevant Swedish term.
- Utrikes namnbok: Lists of Swedish agencies, organisations, titles, EU and EC bodies, EU titles and the names of countries, in English, German, French, Spanish, Finnish, and Russian. Explanations and usage tips in Swedish only. (A previous edition is also available.)
- Levels of Local Democracy in Sweden (PDF 1,2 MB) Information about Municipalities and Counties. (this filename keeps changing)
[edit] History
- See History of Sweden for English terms for important historic episodes.
- See List of Swedish wars for English names for wars and military campaigns.
- See Swedish nobility for English terms for Swedish titles of nobility.
- Besittning - dominion
- Budkavle - Fiery cross (apparently, the unsavory Ku Klux Klan tradition is based on a misunderstanding of this term)
- Generalguvernör - Governor-General
- Lagman - lawspeaker
- Rikskansler - Lord High Chancellor
- Riksrådet - The Privy Council of Sweden
- Svear - Swedes, (Swedes (Germanic tribe))
- Götar - Geats
- Ståndsriksdagen - Riksdag of the Estates
[edit] Administrative subdivisions and terms
- See Subdivisions of Sweden for a structured list.
- See Urban areas in Sweden for a discussion on the English translation of Swedish administrative and statistical terminology.
- See Counties of Sweden for the English names of all the Swedish counties
- See Municipalities of Sweden and List of cities in Sweden for discussions of the term stad as an official term.
- Centralort - Municipal seat
- Församling - parish (see Church of Sweden for details)
- Härad - hundred
- Kommun - municipality. The official name is "X Municipality" which is therefore also the name of each article, but in-text other forms are acceptable such as "the municipality of Lidingö", etc.
- Kommundelsnämnd - borough
- Landsdel (i.e. Norrland, Svealand, Götaland) - land
- Landshövding - (County) Governor
- Landskap - (Historical) province
- Landsting - county council
- Län - county (the article includes a list with English names of all the Swedish counties)
- Socken - (civil) parish
- Stor-Stockholm - Metropolitan Stockholm
- Stadsdelsnämnd - borough
- Stift - diocese (see Church of Sweden for details)
- Tingslag - Provincial Court District
- Tätort - Non-rural area, or sometimes Urban area (see Urban areas in Sweden for a discussion)
- Valkrets - constituency
[edit] Government and politics
- See Government of Sweden for English names of all current ministries.
- See List of political parties in Sweden for English names for political parties.
- See Government agencies in Sweden for English names for government agencies.
- Departement - ministry
- Förordning - ordinance
- Kommitté - committee
- Kommunfullmäktige - municipal council (city council is often used in municipalities which call themselves stad)
- Kommunstyrelse - (municipal) executive board, (municipal) executive committee (executive council is also sometimes used)
- Kommunalråd - (municipal) Commissioner (Mayor and vice Mayor are sometimes used, e.g. by the Stockholm municipality)
- Landstingsråd - county commissioner (county councellor is sometimes used)
- Motion - (private member's) motion
- Myndighet - government agency
- Politiskt sakkunnig - political adviser
- Proposition - (Government) bill
- Riksdag - Riksdag or Parliament of Sweden
- Statsminister - Prime Minister
- Statssekreterare - State Secretary
- Talman - Speaker of the Riksdag
- Utredning - commission (of inquiry)
- Utskott - committee
- Valkrets - constituency
[edit] Judiciary and law
- See Constitution of Sweden for English translations of constitutional terms and the names of the Fundamental laws.
- Allemansrätt - Right of public access to the wilderness
- Arbetsdomstolen (AD) - The Labour Court
- Förordning - ordinance
- Grundlag - fundamental law (for the four individual grundlagar), Constitution when referring to grundlag in a general sense.
- Hovrätt - Court of appeal
- Högsta Domstolen - The Supreme Court of Sweden
- Kammarrätt - Administrative court of appeal
- Länsrätt - County administrative court
- Nämndeman - lay judge
- Offentlig försvarare - public defence counsel
- Regeringsrätten - The Supreme Administrative Court
- Riksåklagaren - The Prosecutor General
- Tingsrätt - district court
- Åklagardistrikt - prosecutor districts
[edit] Education
- See Education in Sweden for English translations of educational terms
- See List of universities in Sweden for English names for universities and university colleges.
- Folkhögskola - Folk high school
- Grundskola - Primary school
- Gymnasium - Secondary school
- Högskola (som saknar universitetsstatus) - University college
- Kandidatexamen (e.g. fil kand) - Bachelor's degree
- Kvalificerad yrkesutbildning - Qualified vocational education
- Magisterexamen (e.g. fil mag) - Master's degree
- Studentkår - Students' union
- Universitet - University
[edit] Military
- See Swedish Armed Forces for English names for military branches, schools and centres, and English translations of military ranks.
- See List of Swedish regiments for English names for historical regiments.
- Försvarsmakten - The Swedish Armed Forces
- Överbefälhavaren - The Commander-in-Chief of the Swedish Armed Forces
[edit] Church and religion
- See Church of Sweden for English translations of terms relating to the Church of Sweden.
- Frikyrka - non-conformist church
- Församling - parish as an administrative term (congregation is used to refer to a group of individuals attending a church, e.g. "församlingen sjunger")
- Kontrakt - rural deanery
- Pastorat - pastoral district
- Socken - parish
- Stift - diocese
[edit] Organizations
- See Non-governmental organizations in Sweden and Category:Organizations based in Sweden for English names of major organizations.
