appareil d'État
English translation: State apparatus
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| 21:11 Jan 11, 2006 |
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|  Selected response from: Tony M France Local time: 23:08 | ||||||
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| 4 | the state administration |
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| appareil d'Etat the state administration Explanation: ** |
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| appareil d'Etat State apparatus Explanation: - |
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| appareil d'Etat State apparatus Explanation: Very common term, no? I think you'll find a few entries on google if you enter this alongside the source term |
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peer agreement (net): +1| appareil d'Etat state apparatus Explanation: attention> state machinery often refers to actual machines belonging to a State and thus, in this context, ought to be avoided. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 6 mins (2006-01-11 21:18:04 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- In his "Ideology and Ideological State Apparatus," Louis Althusser summarizes his ... Nevertheless, every State Apparatus-whether repressive or ideological ... www.eng.fju.edu.tw/Literary_ Criticism/marxism/althusser.html |
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peer agreement (net): +10| appareil d'Etat State apparatus Explanation: I've a feeling I've come across this on more than one occasion; perhaps you could try a quick Google to see just how common it is? If not, I think your 'machinery of Government' is better, 'the very running of the country' is getting too far away from it, IMO --- the 'controversies' are 'in Government circles', not 'in the running of the country' --- see what I mean? -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 17 hrs 18 mins (2006-01-12 14:30:40 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- As CB has kindly pointed out, 'apparatus of state' might well fit better in the given sentence; my only tiny reservation, upon reflection, is that I have a nagging feeling that this is sometimes used in a different context, in connection with things pomp and regal, like the 'State Coach' --- can't really remember, just a vague idea in the back of my mind... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 day 55 mins (2006-01-12 22:07:17 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Wasn't this term something that was specifically used in relation to the old Communist régimes? I have a feeling... anything to do with apparatchik? OED says that 'apparat' meant "The Communist Party machine in the former USSR and other countries." Naïve? I always thought 'apparatchik' meant you had a cool blender! -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 day 58 mins (2006-01-12 22:09:59 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Google throws up over 20 x more hits for S/A than AofS, and the former seems to be more often linked with totalitarian régimes... |
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