No. 9,342 in Swedish
folkvalda
"Folkvalda" means "elected representatives" in English.
In a sentence
De folkvalda politikerna samlas i riksdagen.
The elected politicians gather in the parliament.
Here, 'folkvalda' is used as an adjective to describe politicians who have been elected by the people.
I Sverige väljer vi våra folkvalda genom demokratiska val.
In Sweden, we elect our representatives through democratic elections.
In this sentence, 'folkvalda' serves as a noun referring to the representatives that are chosen by the people.
De diskuterade rollen av att vara en folkvald ledare.
They discussed the role of being an elected leader.
Here, 'folkvald' is used as part of a basic noun phrase to highlight the concept of a leader chosen by the people.
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