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French to English Government / Politics Translation Glossary

French term		English translation
échevinat		Municipal (Sports and Tourism) Department	Yvonne Gallagher
Entered by: Yvonne Gallagher
économie de la mésure		moderation in its implementation
écrit(e) d'avance		inevitable/predetermined/predictable/ mapped out	Victoria Porter-Burns
Entered by: Victoria Porter-Burns
écriture des délibérations		Minutes (of the meeting)/records of deliberations
élaborés par le praesidium des 105 conventionnels.		drafted by the praesidium of 105 convention members
éléments de langage		talking points
élection de type liste		closed-list voting
élection de type majoritaire		first past the post system
électron libre		maverick
émisssion de titres publics à souscription libre		Issue of public shares(or bonds) with free subscription
équipements physiques		hardware
état de services		contributions to the cause / record of services
état néant		failed state
été saisi		I was approached
évaluation de la mise en oeuvre		assessing the implementation
être à l’initiative d'une guerre		start a war	Yolanda Broad
Entered by: Yolanda Broad
être tabletté		be asked to step down	Yolanda Broad
Entered by: Yolanda Broad
balayer large		spread (our) net as wide as possible
balises d\'aménagement		planning guidelines	Wyley Powell
Entered by: Wyley Powell
Bastion		Stronghold
bête à chagrin		more trouble than it\'s worth
belligène		war-inducing
bi-clé		dual-key
boîtier matériel sécurisé		secure (physical) housings
bourgmestre/maire		mayor
Brigade de répression des fraudes - BRF		Anti fraud unit
Bureau des Services d’appui aux projets		United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)
Bureau unique de vote		single polling station
cadre pédagogique		(staff) training coordinator/manager
cadres de la fonction métropolitaine		urban managerial and professional (classes/groups)
campagnes générales		general communication campaigns
canal d' autorité		the person or authorized body in charge
canal historique		historic wing
capital		principal
capitalisme patrimonial		investor or investor-based capitalism
caractères sectoriels		sectorial structure	Mark Nathan
Entered by: Mark Nathan
cas		a case in point being
CdA		abbreviation of Conseil d'Administration = Board, Board of Management
ce qui n’a pas manqué		which inevitably engendered/gave rise to
cellule		Unit

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