German: AktionsverbandEnglish translation: SPV special purpose vehicle / SPE special purpose entity 
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| GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) | | German term or phrase: | Aktionsverband | | English translation: | SPV special purpose vehicle / SPE special purpose entity | | Entered by: | EdithK |
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Social Sciences - Government / Politics | | German term or phrase: Aktionsverband | Hier geht es um die politische Landschaft in Deutschland.
6. Meinungsführer / Politische Akteure in den kommunalen Aktionsverbänden: |
| | Clarification request(s) and responsexxxFrancis Lee: 1:42pm Jan 17, 2007: Context/readership? What are your own ideas so far?
Steffen Walter: 2:20pm Jan 17, 2007: Mehr Kontext, bitte. Welchem Zweck dienen die "Aktionsverbände"?
smeinke: 5:17pm Jan 17, 2007: Darunter werden dann mehrere Elektrizitätsverbände aufgeführt, z.B. Gemeindeelektrizitätsverband Schwarzwald-Donau, Oberschwäbische Elektrizitätswerke, Landeselektrizitätsverband Württemberg usw...
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| | SPV / SPE | Explanation:
special purpose vehicle / entity
Ich denke, das könnte nach deiner weiteren Erklärung hier gemeint sein, so ne Art Zweckverband |
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 EdithK
Germany
| Note from asker to answererDanke
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer |
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| non-profit organization
Explanation:
I think this is essentially what they are, though the German includes the idea of mission. I don't think this is possible to express in English with mission or a derivative of it. Let's see what others think.
| Henry Schroeder
United States
Works in field
Native speaker of:  English
PRO pts in category: 16
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| SPV / SPE
Explanation:
special purpose vehicle / entity
Ich denke, das könnte nach deiner weiteren Erklärung hier gemeint sein, so ne Art Zweckverband
| EdithK
Germany
Works in field
Native speaker of:  German, English
PRO pts in category: 32
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| local activist groups
Explanation:
would be what I would call them
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Note added at 2 days3 hrs (2007-01-19 15:58:00 GMT)
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I take this back, I hadn't read the list of members, they are all some kind of utility companies! Local activist doesn't fit at aL
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Note added at 2 days3 hrs (2007-01-19 16:03:01 GMT)
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How about 'utility group lobbyists'?
| sappho
Germany
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
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