Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
Líder do Governo (na Câmara dos Deputados)
English translation:
Speaker of the House
Added to glossary by
Marsel de Souza
Jun 20, 2002 19:45
21 yrs ago
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Portuguese term
Brazil
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Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese
Líder do Governo
Portuguese to English
Law/Patents
Government / Politics
politics
Luís Eduardo Magalhães era Líder do Governo na Câmara dos Deputados quando faleceu.
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1 day 12 hrs
Henry Hinds
United States
United States
Native in English
Works in field
United States
43 years of Border Experience and fast.
Native in: English , Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
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Speaker of the House
That's what it would be in the U.S., we call him the "Speaker of the House", he presides at the House of Representatives, "C. dos Deputados"; not merely majority leader.
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Government Chief
... Spanish Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) World Health Organization (WHO) Ministry of Health of Cuba Regional Meeting "The Role of Government Chief ...
www.paho.org/English/HSP/HSO/roleofgov.pdf
www.paho.org/English/HSP/HSO/roleofgov.pdf
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Marian Greenfield
Native in English
Over 30 years in financial translation
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English
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majority leader
this is a bit of a guess, but in the U.S., that's what we call the head of the ruling party's delegation in the House of Representatives.
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Sylvio Kauffmann
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Regina Boltz
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Aida Macedo
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Ana Rita Santiago
: Doesn't this give the wrong impression that the person is the leader of the party that has more seats in the House (and that may not necessarily be the party of the President)?
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Roberto Cavalcanti
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Works in field
Brazil
Engineer, translator on tech/ business
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese
government leader
líder (s. 2g. -es.). 1. guia, chefe ou condutor que representa um grupo ou uma corrente de opinião, comanda e/ou orienta, em qualquer tipo de ação, empresa ou linha de idéias. leader. v.tb. acordo de lideranças, colégio de líderes. 2. pej. alguém reconhecido como líder de um país ou de uma organização, apesar de não ter realmente poder; figura decorativa. figurehead. líder de bancada [caucus leader]; líder de bloco parlamentar [bloc leader]; líder da Maioria [majority leader, majority caucus chairman]; líder da Minoria [minority leader]; líder de partido político [party leader]; líder do governo [government leader].
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Fernando Muela Sopeña
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grato
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Antonio Costa (X)
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grato
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ana_brum
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Emilia Carneiro
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Brazil
The word is yours!
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
government leader
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Antonio Costa (X)
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Head of Government
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