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Spanish to English Government / Politics Translation Glossary

Spanish term English translation
audiencia pública public hearing
AUPA Association of Underprivileged and Recently Settled Neighborhoods of Arequipa (AUPA)
Entered by: Kimberlee Thorne
Autógrafa de Ley Enrolled Bill
autónomos self-employed persons, freelancers
auto de buen gobierno decree of good government
autodenominado así por as xxx himself calls it
autoría mediata - aparatos organizados de poder Indirect responsibility - organized power structures
Entered by: A. Patricia Pedraza
autoridad auxiliar municipal auxiliaries
Entered by: patinba
Autoridades migratorias Immigration authorities
Autorización migratoria Permission to Travel [Letter]
Avance de Gestión management / performance progress report
avanza sobre is moving toward, is marching towards
avanzada (the government has begun) to make moves against
aventajar en el correr del tiempo that eventually exceed their accomplishments
ayayerismo culto a la personalidad
ayudas de interés economic assistance
ayuntamiento township
Entered by: Fabio Descalzi
Ayuntamiento y Generalitat the City Council and the Generalitat
ágil faster, smoother or simply 'easier'
ámbito cercano overall atmosphere
Entered by: Patrice
ámbito de competencia constitucional area of constitutional authority
ámbito de su competencia scope of one's responsibility/authority
ámbitos competenciales areas of competence
áreas de Juventud de los Municipios local council youth services / departments
«caza del ojo» del Presidente \"catching the eye\" of the President
«el presente del pasado es signo de fin de siglo» actuality/present of the past is a sign of the end of the century
Entered by: Mariana Solanet
índice de condicionantes index of determinants/constraints
Entered by: Charlotte Bower
órgano de expresión body that provides a voice for
Entered by: Simon Bruni
órgano titular body responsible
Entered by: William Pairman
órganos colegiados party institutions / collective bodies
órganos de la Administración General del Estado /Public Bodies/Governmental Agencies
órganos superiories del Estado highest offices of government
¿Falta voluntad política? A lack of political will?
¿Hasta donde llegarán los excesos de poder... How far will this leader extend his abuse of power
Órgano Body / Authority
• Aprovechar la complementariedad económica, social y cultural exploit the economic, social and cultural inter-relations/cross-relations
“pase de lista” del acarreo busload roll call
bajar (a alguien) de un inflado continue to see (someone) as being overhyped
bajará de la tarima (fig.) get off the stage; come down from the platform (stand, dais)
bajarle un cuarto de cambio (a algo) take (something) down a notch
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