Mar 18, 2019 12:00
5 yrs ago
French term
collèges fantômes
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Voting systems
Hello all,
This comes from promotional material for a company which helps to organise staff elections, in this case social and economic committee elections. I'm afraid I've no idea what collèges fantômes refers to, though obviously some sort of voting college. Grateful for any suggestions.
En cas de carence, chaque collège devra être doté d’au moins un siège titulaire et suppléant (absence de collèges fantômes).
This comes from promotional material for a company which helps to organise staff elections, in this case social and economic committee elections. I'm afraid I've no idea what collèges fantômes refers to, though obviously some sort of voting college. Grateful for any suggestions.
En cas de carence, chaque collège devra être doté d’au moins un siège titulaire et suppléant (absence de collèges fantômes).
Proposed translations
(English)
4 | ghost (/unrepresented) electoral college | Daryo |
Proposed translations
2 days 11 hrs
French term (edited):
collège [electoral] fantôme
Selected
ghost (/unrepresented) electoral college
each "electoral college" (i.e. a group being represented - a "constituency" = employer / all workers / workers by production units / ...) must be represented in this body.
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Note added at 2 days 11 hrs (2019-03-20 23:46:05 GMT)
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no empty seats filled by "ghosts" allowed
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Note added at 2 days 11 hrs (2019-03-20 23:49:14 GMT)
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"carence" = some duties have not been fulfilled, here an "electoral college" failed to elect a representatives.
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Note added at 2 days 11 hrs (2019-03-20 23:52:11 GMT)
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absence de collèges fantômes
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each (electoral) college must be represented
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Note added at 2 days 11 hrs (2019-03-20 23:46:05 GMT)
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no empty seats filled by "ghosts" allowed
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Note added at 2 days 11 hrs (2019-03-20 23:49:14 GMT)
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"carence" = some duties have not been fulfilled, here an "electoral college" failed to elect a representatives.
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Note added at 2 days 11 hrs (2019-03-20 23:52:11 GMT)
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absence de collèges fantômes
=>
each (electoral) college must be represented
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Comment: "Thanks for your help!"
Discussion
Carence may mean that no one is appointed to the seats.
At a quick glance, is there any possibility that this is a typo for "collègues fantômes"?