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Spanish: cabildos abiertos

English translation: town meetings/town hall meeetings






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Spanish term or phrase:cabildos abiertos
English translation:town meetings/town hall meeetings
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Law/Patents - Government / Politics / Actividad comunitaria
Spanish term or phrase: cabildos abiertos
Reunion de la comunidad con las autoridades locales para tratar y resolver problemas de la comunidad, cual es el nombre en ingles?
José Nolasco
El Salvador
town meeting
Explanation:
This is what they are called around here (Texas).

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Town meeting - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A town meeting is a meeting where an entire geographic area is invited to participate in a gathering, often for a political, administrative, or legislative ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Town_meeting - 65k - Cached - Similar pages
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teju
United States
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1town hall meetingmikellys
4 +2town meetingteju
5town hall-style meeting
Marcelo González
4public forum
jude69
3 +1open meetings of the councilxxxeloso
4public meetingmediamatrix


  

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0 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
town meeting


Explanation:
This is what they are called around here (Texas).

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Note added at 1 min (2008-06-16 23:19:57 GMT)
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Town meeting - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A town meeting is a meeting where an entire geographic area is invited to participate in a gathering, often for a political, administrative, or legislative ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Town_meeting - 65k - Cached - Similar pages

teju
United States
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 19
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree ael
57 mins
  -> Gracias - teju :)

agree Nancy Cortell
1 hr
  -> Gracias - teju :)
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
open meetings of the council


Explanation:
I think it's fitting.

xxxeloso
Argentina
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Miguel Garcia Uriburu: And the Alcaraz Varó Hughes Legal, page 623, agrees with you.-
9 hrs
  -> Thank you very much, Miguel!
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
town hall-style meeting


Explanation:
WASHINGTON — The presidential campaigns of Senators Barack Obama and John McCain on Sunday rejected an invitation for a town-hall-style meeting in Manhattan ...
www.nytimes.com/2008/06/09/us/politics/09campaign.html?fta=... - Páginas similares

Conservatives: Cameron wins over Harlow with town hall-style ...- [ Traducir esta página ]Conservatives: Cameron wins over Harlow with town hall-style meeting. As the storms of internal strife lashed his rival, the Tory leader journeyed to Harlow ...
www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2008/jun/04/davidcameron.conser... - 61k - En caché - Páginas similares

McCain says NJ is 'winnable' -- Newsday.com- [ Traducir esta página ]13 Jun 2008 ... John McCain rolled into New Jersey for a town hall-style meeting Friday, declaring the Garden State "winnable" in November and criticizing a US Supreme ...
www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newjersey/ny-bc-nj--mccain-... - 76k - En caché - Páginas similares

DHS Sweats Out National ID Town Hall Meeting- [ Traducir esta página ]DAVIS, California -- Department of Homeland Security officials got an earful Tuesday during a webcast town-hall-style meeting on the controversial Real ID ...
www.wired.com/politics/onlinerights/news/2007/05/real_id - 47k - En caché - Páginas similares

With a Hush and a Whisper, Bush Drops Town Hall Meeting with Germans- [ Traducir esta página ]During his trip to Germany on Wednesday, the main highlight of George W. Bush's trip was meant to be a "town hall"-style meeting with average Germans. ...
www.commondreams.org/headlines05/0224-08.htm - 18k - En caché - Páginas similares

Marcelo González
Mexico
Specializes in field
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PRO pts in category: 60
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57 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
public meeting


Language variant: UK

Explanation:
Mistaken Identity ConferenceA PUBLIC MEETING ON THE GOVERNMENT'S PROPOSED NATIONAL IDENTITY CARD. Wednesday 19th May 2004 13.30 - 17.00 hrs The Old Theatre, London School of Economics ...
www.privacyinternational.org/conference/missingid/ - 5k - Cached - Similar pages

Friends of the Earth: Come to a public meeting on climate changeThis is a public meeting/event - no booking required. Organised by Friends of the Earth, supported by Stop Climate Chaos. ...
www.foe.co.uk/campaigns/climate/news/public_meeting_apr08.h... - 16k - Cached - Similar pages

UK Indymedia - Notts Stop the BNP: Public MeetingNottinghamshire Stop the BNP are holding a public meeting on Tuesday June 17, at the International Community Centre, 61b Mansfield Road (map) at 7.30pm. ...
www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/06/401035.html - 35k - Cached - Similar pages

The Purple Mole Unplugged - The Blog from under the lawnA public meeting in Dorchester on the 8th September organised by the Campaign for an Independent Britain under the title -"Conservative Party Policy - Does ...
www.westbournemouthukip.com/purplemole.htm - 210k - Cached - Similar pages

mediamatrix
Chile
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PRO pts in category: 22
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
town hall meeting


Explanation:
A town hall meeting is informal. People voice their concerns, hear responses from their leaders. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Town_hall_meeting

mikellys
United States
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Sandra Rodriguez
2 hrs
  -> Thanks Sandra
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17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
public forum


Explanation:
a stipulated day set aside by the council.

jude69
Spain
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PRO pts in category: 8
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