English translation of "Gesamtbehörde (Swiss)" - "a collective authority"

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176 months ago

tigkit asked this question:

Language pair:	German > English
Subject:	Other
Level of diffculty:	Difficult / demanding
Word or term in question:	Gesamtbehörde (Swiss)
Context:	von denen sich der Regierungsrat als Gesamtbehörde während der Amtsdauer leiten lässt
Keywords:	Swiss canton organisation

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176 months ago

Petr Jan Vins wrote:

a collective authority

My comment:

...which the Governing Council, as a collective authority, follows during its term of office.

My references:

Gesamtbehörde, d.h. er fällt alle wichtigen politischen Entscheide kollektiv und nach dem Mehrheitsprinzip.
http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/themen/17/11/def.html

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176 months ago

Petr Jan Vins wrote:

overall authority (mostly superior or governing authority)

176 months ago

Petr Jan Vins wrote:

overall authority (mostly superior or governing authority)

176 months ago

Petr Jan Vins wrote:

collegial authority

My comment:

Swiss executive authorities rule in a collective way: there are no president that rules over the executive power: all decisions are taken in a collegial way.

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