förtroendevald

== Swedish == === Etymology === förtroende (“trust”) +‎ -s- +‎ vald (“chosen, elected”) === Adjective === förtroendevald (not comparable) having been elected as an elected official (as opposed to having been appointed outside an election) (nominalized) an elected official ==== Declension ==== === References === förtroendevald in Svensk ordbok (SO) förtroendevald in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)