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Spanish to English translations [PRO] Social Sciences - Government / Politics
Well, in that case maybe you should leave it in Spanish with a few words of explanation. It depends on the full context, which you haven't given. "Civil government" is actually misleading - it implies the government as a whole, which is not the case.
Thanks! That explains why so many of the hits it gets are old ones. But I think "civil government" is a bit of a cop-out as a translation. Something like "government delegation to the provincial council" might be more helpful.
Subdelegación del gobierno
Definición: Organismo que representa al gobierno español en cada una de las provincias de las respectivas Comunidades Autónomas; que depende directamente del Delegado de Gobierno. Anteriormente, la Subdelegación del Gobierno era conocida como gobierno civil.
I know the literal translation is "civil government", but I'm not sure this is the perfect translation. What does it mean? Cádiz is a city and a province. Does it mean "provincial council"?
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Civil Government
Explanation: It's a Spanish concept but I don't see why the literal translation can't be used.
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CIVIL: Of or relating to ordinary citizens and their concerns, as distinct from military or ecclesiastical matters
neilmac Spain Local time: 04:27 Works in field Native speaker of: English PRO pts in category: 104
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Asker: Neilmac, will the literal translation mean anything to non Spaniards? Cheers.
The translation workplace 
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