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English Government / Politics Translation Glossary

English term		English translation
scalawag		reprobate, scoundrel, rogue
scrutinise (scrutinize)		examine thoroughly
seized of a request		has under consideration for a final decision in due course/is dealing with	AllegroTrans
Entered by: AllegroTrans
set the context		Provides the background information
Shadow Local Government Secretary		This is the equivalent of the Minister for Local Government in the Shadow Cabinet. See explanation	Cristina Bolohan
Entered by: Cristina Bolohan
sheer number		very large number (context dependant)	Abdelmonem Samir
Entered by: Abdelmonem Samir
signposting service		a service that refers families on
social morays		social mores
Sr.		serial number
staffed widely in State		read by a large number of people in State	Sarah Bessioud
Entered by: Sarah Bessioud
Statthalterei		government exercised by a governor
steal another election		cheated their way to win the election
structure		several errors
subject		opposite of object
sustain judicial scrutiny		have been scrutinised by the (highest) Courts and upheld
tenure		status and job security (Tenure is a i.a. guarantee of due process)
term		period of time
the coherence of participation		the common outlook and approach displayed by the participants
the Government		lower case according to The Economist style guide
the lack of		too little (see context)
the relevance and the stakes of		increased the importance of and raised the stakes	Abdelmonem Samir
Entered by: Abdelmonem Samir
this people		is grammatically correct dieses Volk
to borrow against		to use future income from the budget as collateral for a current loan
to deteriorate		to become/get worse
UAE Minister of Finance		Your Highness
upstream policy		higher level policy / policy determined at higher levels of authority
violation urged		Acknowledgment of Violation Urged
were interdicted in other countries		were intercepted in other countries
where does the comma go?		inside for US English
with a view to		in the light of / bearing in mind / considering
would not be made to render accounts to		would not be required simply to report to other committees

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