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English translation: government coalition agreement


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Dutch term or phrase:regeerakkoord
English translation:government coalition agreement
Entered by: sharwood
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15:41 Jul 1, 2002
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Government / Politics / politics
Dutch term or phrase: regeerakord
no special context - the government hasn't formed a .... yet
sharwood
Local time: 09:41
government coalition (agreement)
Explanation:
A government coalition (agreement) has not been reached yet...

Watch out with 'coalition' - opposition parties may also form a coalition, but this is of coures not a 'regeerakkoord' (by the way: not 'regeerakord')

Ref.:

Special Report. India Elections Bring Forth a BJP Governing Coalition
But Do Not End Nation’s Decade-Long Instability. By MM Ali. ...

www.washington-report.org/backissues/0498/9804031.html
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Evert DELOOF-SYS
Belgium
Local time: 10:41
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Thanks everybody, and I'm deeply ashamed of my spelling... Groetjes,
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +1government coalition (agreement)
Evert DELOOF-SYS
4government policy accord, coalition agreement, governmental agreementSerge L
4coalition
SwissTell


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
coalition


Explanation:
coalitie in Dutch, that's what a regeerakord ought to be

SwissTell
Local time: 04:41
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Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
government policy accord, coalition agreement, governmental agreement


Explanation:
These are the 3 terms found in Eurodicautom.

HTH,

Serge L.


    Reference: http://europa.eu.int/eurodicautom/
Serge L
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
government coalition (agreement)


Explanation:
A government coalition (agreement) has not been reached yet...

Watch out with 'coalition' - opposition parties may also form a coalition, but this is of coures not a 'regeerakkoord' (by the way: not 'regeerakord')

Ref.:

Special Report. India Elections Bring Forth a BJP Governing Coalition
But Do Not End Nation’s Decade-Long Instability. By MM Ali. ...

www.washington-report.org/backissues/0498/9804031.html

Evert DELOOF-SYS
Belgium
Local time: 10:41
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in FlemishFlemish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks everybody, and I'm deeply ashamed of my spelling... Groetjes,

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