formateur

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English[edit]

Noun[edit]

formateur (countable and uncountable, plural formateurs)

  1. (politics) chief political negotiator for formal talks that are intended to lead to the formation of a cabinet, particularly in one of the Benelux countries

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French formateur.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Noun[edit]

formateur m (plural formateuren, diminutive formateurtje n)

  1. trainer
  2. (politics) chief political negotiator for formal talks that are intended to lead to the formation of a cabinet

Descendants[edit]

  • Indonesian: formatur

See also[edit]

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Latin formātor.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

formateur (feminine formatrice, masculine plural formateurs, feminine plural formatrices)

  1. shaping
  2. formative, educational, edifying

Noun[edit]

formateur m (plural formateurs, feminine formatrice)

  1. trainer, former

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