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English translation: political sponsor

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Spanish term or phrase:	tutor politico
English translation:	political sponsor
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02:05 Nov 29, 2011

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Spanish term or phrase: tutor politico

ETA envía un mensaje claro y es que no se va a convertir en tutor político de nada.

lee roth KudoZ activity Questions: 42 (none open) (1 without valid answers) (1 closed without grading) Answers: 84 United States
Local time: 22:28

political sponsor

Explanation:
First, let's be clear what "tutor" means:

"tutor, ra.
(Del lat. tutor, -ōris).
1. m. y f. Persona que ejerce la tutela.
2. m. y f. Persona encargada de orientar a los alumnos de un curso o asignatura.
3. m. y f. Defensor, protector o director en cualquier línea.
4. m. y f. Persona que ejerce las funciones señaladas por la legislación antigua al curador.
5. m. y f. Profesor privado que se encargaba de la educación general de los hijos de una familia.
6. m. Caña o estaca que se clava al pie de una planta para mantenerla derecha en su crecimiento."
http://buscon.rae.es/draeI/SrvltGUIBusUsual?TIPO_HTML=2&TIPO...

It would seem that the ETA statement is using the term in sense (3).

I think Nigel's "political mentor" is a good option, but I slightly prefer this. The term "political mentor" usually refers to those who guide and influence political leaders ideologically early in their career, and help them on their way. Whereas what ETA is saying is that it does not intend to throw its political weight behind any other movement or political project.

"Political sponsor" is, of course, used sometimes to mean a contributor of campaign funds, but it is also very often used to denote other kinds of political support, and I think that meaning will be clearly understood here.

"With no external political sponsor or direct defender of their rights, the Palestinians began to fight back."
http://www.rense.com/general69/hjamas.htm

"Ian Goodyer’s timely study of RAR [Rock against Racism] aims for the first time to set the movement fully in its cultural and political context and particularly to examine the relationship between RAR and what he calls its “main political sponsor”—the Socialist Workers Party (SWP)."
http://www.isj.org.uk/index.php4?id=731&issue=130

A Spanish blog renders this as "ETA sent a clear message that it is not going to change into anyone’s political tutor", but I don't think that works.
http://jsmyth.wordpress.com/2011/10/22/eta-ends-43-years-of-...

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Charles Davis
Local time: 04:28

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political sponsor

Charles Davis

4 +1

political protege

esing

3 +2

political mentor

Nigel Wheatley

political guardian

Emiliano Pantoja

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political mentor

Explanation:
term in UK English, but I don't know how it crosses the Atlantic. Also usually used for a person rather than an organization (although the same could be said for "tutor" in Spanish)

Nigel Wheatley
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:28
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