volksvertegenwoordiger

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈvɔlks.fər.teː.ɣə(n)ˌʋoːr.də.ɣər/

noun
Definitions
  • representative of the people, somebody who has been elected to serve in an assembly

Etymology

Compound from Dutch, Flemish volk (people, folk, the common people, the lower classes, the working classes, population) + Dutch, Flemish vertegenwoordiger (representative).

Origin

Dutch (Brabantic)

vertegenwoordiger

Gloss

representative

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