embetsmann
noun - en
civil servant, public official
- person med høyere stilling i staten eller innen annen offentlig administrasjon
- embetsperson
civil servant, public official
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Embetsmannen uttalte seg på vegne av departementet.
The civil servant spoke on behalf of the ministry.
Embetsmenn utnevnes av Kongen i statsråd.
Civil servants are appointed by the King in Council of State.
Embetsmannen mottok vartpenger mens han ventet på en ny stilling.
The civil servant received a waiting allowance while awaiting a new position.
Han begynte å danske da han skulle snakke med embetsmannen.
He began speaking in a Danish-sounding way when he had to address the official.
Embetsmennene utsugde allmuen.
The civil servants sucked the common man dry.