政治审查

English translation: Political background check

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Chinese term or phrase:政治审查
English translation:Political background check
Entered by: David Lin

09:52 Jun 28, 2016
Chinese to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law: Contract(s) / 无犯罪证明
Chinese term or phrase: 政治审查
公安局开的无犯罪证明, 有时候有的公安局用政审证明。

如何翻译?

个人认为这里的政审是在审查你对共产党的忠心和拥护度。而不是学术意义上的政治

所以鄙人认为应该翻译成

Certificate of Assessment of Political Belief and Affiliation to Different Political Organization including record of criminal conviction.

What do you think?
Yi Cao
New Zealand
Local time: 02:06
Political background check
Explanation:
Because 无犯罪证明 = criminal record check, I would like to suggest ”Political background check“ for 政治审查.

”Political background check” 政治背景审查 is a broader term to cover not only the person‘s political affiliation but also whether he/she comes “clean” in the affiliation such as loyalty to the political party and the level of support.

供参考。

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David Lin
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:06
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4 +2Political background check
David Lin
4Political Investigation
Rachel McGuffin
4censorship of political background
Bruce Guo
3vetting
tanglsus


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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Political Investigation


Explanation:
Firstly, I completely agree with you in regards to the meaning of 政审.

http://baike.baidu.com/view/9533.htm

It is basically an investigation into a person's party affiliation, party history, and social circumstance.

Therefore the Public Security Bureau is using a political investigation into the person's party affiliation to verify their non-criminal record (or character check, 无犯罪证明).

http://www.ichacha.net/无犯罪记录证明.html



Rachel McGuffin
United States
Local time: 09:06
Native speaker of: English
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vetting


Explanation:
More context is needed.

供参考

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公安局开的无犯罪证明, 有时候有的公安局用政审证明 part of vetting process.

供参考

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clearance letter of criminal background

Example sentence(s):
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vetting
tanglsus
United States
Local time: 09:06
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
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1 day 3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
censorship of political background


Explanation:
FYI:
政治审查,简称政审,实质上就是对政治背景进行审查,所以,译文中一定要有background,不然,外国人不容易看明白。
这样的审查属于一种制度性的审查,因此,个人以为用censorship比较正式。

Bruce Guo
China
Local time: 16:06
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese, Native in EnglishEnglish
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  David Lin: I agree with the use of 'political background' (see my suggestion above), but 'censorship' is wrong coz censorship = the act or policy of removing the parts of a book, film/movie that are considered to be offensive, immoral or a political threat. N/A here
18 mins
  -> yes, thanks, I confirmed in Wiki, so, "political background examination" will be among the best options.
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1 day 2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Political background check


Explanation:
Because 无犯罪证明 = criminal record check, I would like to suggest ”Political background check“ for 政治审查.

”Political background check” 政治背景审查 is a broader term to cover not only the person‘s political affiliation but also whether he/she comes “clean” in the affiliation such as loyalty to the political party and the level of support.

供参考。

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Note added at 1 day13 hrs (2016-06-29 23:15:36 GMT)
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See my further suggestion in the discussion panel above.

David Lin
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:06
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Native speaker of: Chinese
PRO pts in category: 8
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Notes to answerer
Asker: 因为这里不仅包括政治还有刑事. 所以最好 Certificate of Information Inquiry of Criminal and Political Background

Asker: As matter of fact and I have mentioned before, this Certificate also includes Inquiries of Record of Criminal Conviction. Therefore, your rendition is not complete as it has not included the record of criminal conviction. Thanks


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Bruce Guo
1 hr
  -> Thanks.

agree  Frank Zou
1 day 2 hrs
  -> Thanks.
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