Meaning of bestemme over | Babel Free

Definitions

have authority over; be in charge of

transitive

Examples

“I Riget under Havet laver vi alle det, vi hver især er bedst til, og det bestemmer vi selv over. Ingen havfolk bestemmer over andre havfolk.”

In the Realm below the Ocean, we all do what we each are best at, and we are in charge of that ourselves. No sea-people are in charge of other sea-people.

“Hele mit voksne liv har jeg været optaget af spørgsmålene: Hvorfor er det en selvfølge, at vi selv bestemmer over vort private forbrug, mens vi villigt lader andre bestemme over vort forbrug af offentlige ydelser?”

Throughtout my entire adult life, I have been preoccupied with the questions: Why is it a matter of course that we ourselves are in charge of our private consumption, while we willingly let others be in charge of our consumption of public services?

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