ingeniørene

Ingeniørene is the definite plural form of the noun ingeniør in Danish and Norwegian Bokmål, meaning "the engineers." The corresponding indefinite plural forms are ingeniører in Danish and Norwegian, while ingeniørene denotes the engineers as a specific, identified group. The term is used to refer to engineers collectively rather than individual professionals, and it commonly appears in news headlines, academic writing, and organizational contexts to discuss engineering as a profession or sector.

In public discourse, ingeniørene may be used to denote professional concerns, labor issues, or policy matters related to engineering, technology, and infrastructure. It can appear in discussions about education, research funding, safety standards, and industry regulation, where engineers are treated as a social group with shared interests.

Culturally, the phrase has been used as a title or subject in Danish and Norwegian media and literature, and it is often employed by engineering associations and unions to refer to their membership or a general professional cohort. The exact implications of ingeniørene depend on the surrounding context, since it can carry neutral, favorable, or critical connotations depending on whether engineers are portrayed as stakeholders, experts, or workers.