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Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. | | Spanish term or phrase: (han convertido en contra) poderes con funciones estatales | | Una parte de la sociedad aún se expresa y se moviliza al margen del Estado de derecho y de la institucionalidad vigente, a través de poderosos grupos armados, los que se han convertido en contra poderes con funciones estatales, controlando territorio y poblaciones, sustituyendo a las instituciones jurisdiccionales, generando empleo, delimitando territorios y apropiándose del presupuesto público. |
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| | have turned into counterpowers with state functions | Explanation:
As I understand it, these "poderosos grupos armados" have turned into "contra poderes", i.e., powers separate from teh state and opposed to it, which have taken on powers normally reserved for the state. |
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