samengevoerd

Samengevoerd is a Dutch term that appears as the past participle of the verb samenvoeren or, less commonly, of voeren with the prefix samen-. It is used to express that two or more entities have been brought together or led under a single unit, system, or authority. In everyday and official language, the more standard expression for merging or consolidating is samenvoegen, with the typical past participle samengevoegd. Therefore samengevoerd is often encountered in more specific or older usages, or in contexts where the sense is “led together” rather than simply “merged.”

In practice, samengevoerd can be used to describe arrangements in which different parts of an organization, or different groups, are brought under common leadership or coordination. For example, a municipal administration might state that departments were samengevoerd under one directorate, meaning they were brought into a single command structure. Similarly, in historical or formal writing, one might encounter a sentence like two fleets or teams being samengevoerd for a coordinated action.

Linguistically, samengevoerd derives from samen- (together) and voeren (to lead, to conduct, or in some senses to drive). The predominantly used form for the merging sense is samengevoegd, derived from samenvoegen (to merge). Therefore samengevoerd is usually interpreted in contexts emphasizing leadership or conduct rather than the mere act of combining.

See also: samenvoegen, samengevoegd, fusie, consolidatie, organisatiehervorming.