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Arabic translation: المشاريع الحكومية الدعائية/مشاريع كسب التأييد


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English term or phrase:pork-barrel
Arabic translation:المشاريع الحكومية الدعائية/مشاريع كسب التأييد
Entered by: Abdelmonem Samir
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12:12 Jan 25, 2007
English to Arabic translations [PRO]
Economics
English term or phrase: pork-barrel
the action by a government of spending money in an area in order to make themselves more popular with the people there. The President needs to find a way to block these wasteful pork-barrel projects coming from Congress.
vanilla_sky
Local time: 08:03
المشاريع الحكومية الدعائية/مشاريع كسب التأييد
Explanation:
government project or appropriation that yields jobs or other benefits to a specific locale and patronage opportunities to its political representative.
American heritage dictionary
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مشروع حكومي يعودعلى الأنصار والمحاسسيب بمكاسب كبيرة
المورد
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إنفاق المحسوبية والاسترضاء
http://eng.proz.com/kudoz/294545
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Pork Barrel = مشاريع انتهازية -خاصة بمنطقة الناخب ل يكسب اصوات
http://www.arabiyat.com/forums/showthread.php?t=144280&page=...
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Abdelmonem Samir
Local time: 08:03
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1المشاريع الحكومية الدعائية/مشاريع كسب التأييد
Abdelmonem Samir
5مال حكومى يمنح لأسباب سياسية أو مصلحية
Ehab Tantawy
5مشروع حكومي يعود على المحاسيب بمكاسب كبيرة
Ahmad Hassaballa
3الرشاوى الإنتخابيةYasser El Helw


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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
الرشاوى الإنتخابية


Explanation:
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Yasser El Helw
Local time: 06:03
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 11

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Khalid W: Pork barrel spending or pork barreling is not quite as simple as bribes (رشاوي)
2 hrs
  -> Rashawa entekhabeya: a ruling party or its candidates favoring their electorate in an injust or inappropriate way in order to secure their votes in the following elections. It is very commonly used in Egypt.
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
مشروع حكومي يعود على المحاسيب بمكاسب كبيرة


Explanation:
مشروع حكومي يعود على المحاسيب بمكاسب كبيرة


Ahmad Hassaballa
Local time: 08:03
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
مال حكومى يمنح لأسباب سياسية أو مصلحية


Explanation:
مال حكومى يمنح لأسباب سياسية أو مصلحية

Concise Oxford English Dictionary

pork barrel
■ noun N. Amer. informal the use of government funds for projects designed to win votes.

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Note added at 11 mins (2007-01-25 12:24:10 GMT)
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ممكن أيضاً أن نقول " دعم لدوافع إنتخابية" وهذا ما يقصد به تعبير لأسباب مصلحية أو حكومية
http://www.websters-online-dictionary.net/translation/Arabic...

Ehab Tantawy
Local time: 08:03
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
المشاريع الحكومية الدعائية/مشاريع كسب التأييد


Explanation:
government project or appropriation that yields jobs or other benefits to a specific locale and patronage opportunities to its political representative.
American heritage dictionary
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مشروع حكومي يعودعلى الأنصار والمحاسسيب بمكاسب كبيرة
المورد
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إنفاق المحسوبية والاسترضاء
http://eng.proz.com/kudoz/294545
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Pork Barrel = مشاريع انتهازية -خاصة بمنطقة الناخب ل يكسب اصوات
http://www.arabiyat.com/forums/showthread.php?t=144280&page=...

Abdelmonem Samir
Local time: 08:03
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Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 23
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thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ramadan Bekheet: prok-barrel (adj) دعائي / pork barrel (n.) مشروع أو خطة دعائية :))
36 mins
  -> شكراً، رمضان
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