Icelandic edit

Etymology edit

Related to stýra (to govern, control)

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

stjórn f (genitive singular stjórnar, nominative plural stjórnir)

  1. (uncountable) control
  2. (uncountable) governance, government
  3. (countable) government (collective body of people governing a country, usually referring to the cabinet)
  4. (countable) board (collective body of people who govern a company or organization: board of directors, board of governors, etc.)

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