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Spanish translation: presidente / coordinador de la bancada minoritaria / miembro de más alto rango de la minoría


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English term or phrase:ranking minority member
Spanish translation:presidente / coordinador de la bancada minoritaria / miembro de más alto rango de la minoría
Entered by: Fabio Descalzi
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Law/Patents - Government / Politics
English term or phrase: ranking minority
"To the extent the Bank determines any information required to be included in the report under this subsectin should not be made public, such information may be submitted separately on a confidential basis or provided orally, rather tahn in written form, to the Chairmen and ranking minority Members of the Committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives with jurisdiction over the subject matter of the report."
Juan Arturo Carbajal Manjarrez
Mexico
Local time: 17:54
presidente / coordinador de la bancada minoritaria / miembro de más alto rango de la minoría
Explanation:
ranking minority member = presidente de la bancada minoritaria

http://www.senate.gov/reference/glossary_term/ranking_minori...
Ranking minority member => The highest ranking (and usually longest serving) minority member of a committee or subcommittee. Senators may not serve as ranking minority member on more than one standing committee.

Entonces, se puede traducir por "presidente de la minoría", "coordinador de la bancada minoritaria", "miembro de más alto rango de la minoría", etc.:
http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?p=1575241
Definiciones de ranking member del Legislative Glossary at www.osa.org/publicpolicy:
Ranking Member Member of the majority party on a committee who ranks first in seniority after the chairperson.
[Lo he encontrado como Miembro de mas alto rango.]
Ranking Minority Member The minority party member with the most seniority on a committee.
[Lo he encontrado como Miembro de mas alto rango de la minoría.]
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Fabio Descalzi
Uruguay
Local time: 21:54
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3presidente / coordinador de la bancada minoritaria / miembro de más alto rango de la minoría
Fabio Descalzi
5miembros de mayor rango del partido minoritario
Marcelo González
3 +1Representantes del grupo minoritario en los Comités
Maria Garcia


  

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ranking minority member
presidente / coordinador de la bancada minoritaria / miembro de más alto rango de la minoría


Explanation:
ranking minority member = presidente de la bancada minoritaria

http://www.senate.gov/reference/glossary_term/ranking_minori...
Ranking minority member => The highest ranking (and usually longest serving) minority member of a committee or subcommittee. Senators may not serve as ranking minority member on more than one standing committee.

Entonces, se puede traducir por "presidente de la minoría", "coordinador de la bancada minoritaria", "miembro de más alto rango de la minoría", etc.:
http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?p=1575241
Definiciones de ranking member del Legislative Glossary at www.osa.org/publicpolicy:
Ranking Member Member of the majority party on a committee who ranks first in seniority after the chairperson.
[Lo he encontrado como Miembro de mas alto rango.]
Ranking Minority Member The minority party member with the most seniority on a committee.
[Lo he encontrado como Miembro de mas alto rango de la minoría.]

Fabio Descalzi
Uruguay
Local time: 21:54
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agree  MikeGarcia: Excelente y sesuda investigación! Mis plácemes, coterráneo rioplatense.-
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agree  Egmont
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agree  René Cofré Baeza
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Representantes del grupo minoritario en los Comités


Explanation:
Siendo cierto todo lo explicado por el compañero, me parece que fits better in the context.
Ranking Minority Member = member of a congressional committee from the minority party with the highest seniority.

Echa un vistazo al enlace, no obstante.

Suerte.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranking_member


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Note added at 11 horas (2006-10-10 11:15:04 GMT)
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También puedes aclarar entre paréntesis quién es exactamente ese representante, haciendo incluso una traducción literal de la definición.

Sólo una sugerencia

Maria Garcia
Local time: 00:54
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 7

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agree  Herbert Schuster
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miembros de mayor rango del partido minoritario


Explanation:
...en los comités del Senado y la Cámara de Representantes

minority members = miembros del partido minoritario/de la minoría





Marcelo González
North Mariana Isl.
Local time: 09:54
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 68
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