edunvalvoja

edun (“of interest”) +‎ valvoja (“watcher, caretaker”)

• IPA^(key): /ˈedunˌʋɑlʋojɑ/, [ˈe̞dunˌʋɑ̝lʋo̞jɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑlʋojɑ
• Syllabification^(key): e‧dun‧val‧vo‧ja

edunvalvoja

1. (law) legal guardian (person appointed to care for the interests of a minor or an incompetent person); conservator
2. guardian of interests (one who guards, watches over, or protects someone's interests)

   Ammattiyhdistys on palkansaajien edunvalvoja.

   A trade union is the guardian of wage-earners' interests.

• (trustee): uskottu mies

• edunvalvonta

• “edunvalvoja”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02