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Agitationskommission

English translation: agitation committee


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German to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Government / Politics / East German politics
German term or phrase: Agitationskommission
The entire term is "Agitationskommission des Zentralkomitees".

I know we are talking about a political/agitprop/propaganda unit of the former East German Central Committee, but is there a set term or "official" translation for this in English?

Reference links that back up your answer would be helpful.

Many thanks in advance.
Jan Liebelt
United States
Local time: 18:19
English translation:agitation committee
Explanation:
I don't see how there can be an "official" translation for something like this, but agitation committee (or any of your other suggestions) sounds fine to me. Have you tried Googling it?
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philgoddard
United States
Local time: 17:19
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agitation committee


Explanation:
I don't see how there can be an "official" translation for something like this, but agitation committee (or any of your other suggestions) sounds fine to me. Have you tried Googling it?

philgoddard
United States
Local time: 17:19
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks for your answer. By "official" I mean that it is used in more meaningful locations than, say, blogs and chatrooms. Sometimes there were also (semi-)official translations of East German documents for consumption in fellow socialist countries. Oh, and yes: I started by Googling it ;-)


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  kriddl: Or even agitation commission, cf. http://www.chronikderwende.de/english/biography_jsp/key=e_sc...
1 min
  -> Thanks. I think of "commission" as being an independent entity, whereas a committee is part of a larger whole.
agree  Goldcoaster
1 hr
  -> thanks, goldcoaster.
agree  dkfmmuc: Just would like to agree. Just search for the early life of Angela Merkel at wikipedia (English versio. "member of the district board and secretary for "Agitprop" (Agitation and Propaganda) at the Academy of Sciences in that organisation."
3 hrs
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