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French translation: décideurs

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English term or phrase:	policymakers
French translation:	décideurs
Entered by:	NewCal

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09:49 Oct 7, 2005

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Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. / linguistics

English term or phrase: policymakers

The multi-year time frames for social science research often are at odds with the "policymakers'" short-term needs for useful evidence;

context : a social study

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décideurs

Explanation:
CEPARRED Programs/Les Programmes de CEPARRED
... practical summaries of research findings for policymakers (including monographs).
... de recherches destinés aux décideurs (y compris des monographies). ...
www.ceparred.org/programs.html

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décideurs

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décideurs politiques

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décisionnaires

Christine C.

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décideurs

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décideurs politiques

Explanation:
Je pense qu'il est bon d'ajouter le terme "politiques" à celui de "décideurs" parce que c'est bien d'eux qu'il s'agit et pas d'éventuels décideurs (qui pourraient, par exemple, prendre des décisions sur le financement de recherches, etc.) Ce sont bien les politiques (ou les "politiciens") qui veulent des résultats "maintenant, tout-de-suite, et que ça saute...")

Christine Cooreman
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Greek,

French
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décisionnaires

Explanation:
Autre synonyme de "décideurs".

Reference: http://www.mediaterre.org/europe/actu,20050914035526.html
Reference: http://www.gfm.fr/infopub/

Christine C.
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French
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