hið opinbera

Icelandic

Etymology

From hið (“the”) the neuter form of hinn (“the”) and opinbera (“the public”), the neuter weak form of opinber (“public”), meaning "the public".

Noun

hið opinbera n (genitive singular hins opinbera, no plural)

1. the public sector, the government, government organisations

   Ég vinn hjá hinu opinbera.

   I work for the government.

Derived terms

• aðalskrifstofa starfsmannakostnaðar og lífeyris frá hinu opinbera (Directorate-General for Personnel Costs and Public Pensions)
• almenn þjónusta í tengslum við starfsmannahald fyrir hið opinbera (general personnel service for the government)
• í eigu hins opinbera (public)
• fjármál hins opinbera (public finances)
• flokkun útgjalda hins opinbera (classification of the functions of government)
• flugvöllur í eigu hins opinbera (publicly-owned and operated airport)
• fyrirtæki í eigu hins opinbera (public establishment)
• hagskýrslur hins opinbera (statistics of the public sector)
• hagskýrslur yfir fjármál hins opinbera (public finance statistics)
• hið opinbera á Netinu (Government online)
• innkaupastefna hins opinbera (public procurement policy)
• kerfi hins opinbera (government-mandated scheme)
• krafa frá hinu opinbera (general government claim)
• leyndarmál hins opinbera (official secret)
• lífeyrir frá hinu opinbera (public pension)
• lánveitingar til hins opinbera (public-debt market)
• rekstrareining hins opinbera (public sector business entity)
• stoðþjónusta fyrir hið opinbera (supporting service for the government)
• tekjur hins opinbera (government revenue)
• útgjöld hins opinbera (government expenditure)
• áætlun um byggingu húsnæðis á vegum hins opinbera (public housing scheme)
• umhverfisvæn innkaupastefna hins opinbera (green public procurement policy)
• upplýsingar frá hinu opinbera (public sector information)