Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Norwegian term or phrase:
samfunnsavdeling
English translation:
Community Affairs Department
Added to glossary by
Charlesp
Jun 10, 2015 16:55
8 yrs ago
Norwegian term
United States
Your meaning, from your words and mine
Native in: English 
Works in: Norwegian to English, Danish to English, Swedish to English, and 2 more.
samfunnsavdeling
Norwegian to English
Other
Government / Politics
An example (but not from my task):
"At det dannes en egen samfunnsavdeling i Eidsberg kommune, hvor bla folkehelse, men også en rekke andre overordnede og koordinerende oppgaver ligger, vil gi kommunen en større mulighet til forebyggende arbeid med de store utfordringene vi har på flere områder."
http://www.venstre.no/artikkel/2012/05/13/folkehelsekoordina...
This department name appears on a certificate from a county governor granting a divorce, so I'm not interested in the alternative use at newspapers to describe their internal organization.
"At det dannes en egen samfunnsavdeling i Eidsberg kommune, hvor bla folkehelse, men også en rekke andre overordnede og koordinerende oppgaver ligger, vil gi kommunen en større mulighet til forebyggende arbeid med de store utfordringene vi har på flere områder."
http://www.venstre.no/artikkel/2012/05/13/folkehelsekoordina...
This department name appears on a certificate from a county governor granting a divorce, so I'm not interested in the alternative use at newspapers to describe their internal organization.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | Community Affairs Department |
Charlesp
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| 5 +1 | Social Services Department |
Michael Ellis
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Change log
Jun 14, 2015 14:17: Charlesp Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Community Affairs Department
As an alternative.
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Comment: "Thanks, this is the same one I actually used on my own."
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Michael Ellis
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Works in field
United Kingdom
Extensive experience in industry
Native in: English (Variants: US, British)
Works in: Swedish to English, Norwegian to English
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8
Social Services Department
This seems the simplest translation, although "Social Services and Health Department" is an option.
'Social Services' in UK local government are largely separate from the National Health Service, although there are links - see first reference
'Social Services' in UK local government are largely separate from the National Health Service, although there are links - see first reference
Note from asker:
| Thanks. This job was for a U.S. client, and over here a "social services" department would not house such a function. I'll keep this in mind for future reference, however. |
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