No. 1,302 in Swedish
tjänstemän
"Officials" or "employees" typically referring to white-collar workers.
In a sentence
Tjänstemän arbetar på kontor.
Officials work in offices.
This sentence uses 'tjänstemän' to refer to professionals who execute office-based and administrative work.
Många tjänstemän deltog i konferensen.
Many officials participated in the conference.
In this sentence, 'tjänstemän' is used to describe individuals who hold responsible positions and might participate in professional gatherings or conferences.
Kommunens tjänstemän hjälper till med lokala projekt.
The municipality's officials assist with local projects.
Here, 'tjänstemän' is used to refer to those employed by the local government assisting in community-related initiatives.
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