legendas partidárias

English translation: party acronym

11:28 Aug 8, 2012
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Government / Politics / Election Law
Portuguese term or phrase: legendas partidárias
Nas eleições proporcionais, contam-se como válidos apenas os votos dados a candidatos regularmente inscritos e às legendas partidárias
Tom Kundert
Portugal
Local time: 16:31
English translation:party acronym
Explanation:
sigla identificadora do partido politico - It looks to me like a party acronym. In Brazil, most patries are known by their acronyms, eg PT, PCB, PFL, PMDB etc.

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Mike Scott
Local time: 05:31
Grading comment
Thank you. This term appears numerous times in the translation and I believe your suggestion is the best fit.
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Summary of answers provided
5 +3(recognized) political parties
Sheryle Oliver
5 +1abbreviations of party names
Mark Robertson
4 +2abbreviated party name
Douglas Bissell
5political party legends
Marlene Curtis
4 +1party acronym
Mike Scott


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
abbreviations of party names


Explanation:
legendas partidárias - Sigla identificadora do partido político . RICD, Art. 3º .

http://www2.camara.gov.br/glossario/l.html

Mark Robertson
Local time: 16:31
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 44

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Claudio Mazotti
29 mins

neutral  Marlene Curtis: Not wrong. However, the term used is "political party legend".
1 hr
  -> Thanks. You are right, but a nasty term.
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
abbreviated party name


Explanation:
Legenda partidária
É a denominação abreviada do partido político, conforme exigência da Lei nº 9.096/95, em seu artigo 15, inciso I*. É formada pela primeira letra (ou mais de uma) de cada uma das partes sucessivas de seu nome. Formam-se tais designações pelo processo que, na língua portuguesa, se conhece como acrônimo, isto é, pela "palavra formada pela primeira letra (ou mais de uma) de cada uma das partes sucessivas de uma locução ou pela maioria das partes. Ex.: sonar [<so(und) na(vigation) r(anging)]." "Dicionário Aurélio Eletrônico"



Douglas Bissell
Portugal
Local time: 16:31
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 43

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Claudio Mazotti
26 mins
  -> Thanks Claudio

neutral  Marlene Curtis: Not wrong. However, the term used is "political party legend"./http://www.politics1.com/ny.htm
1 hr
  -> Thanks, but political party legened would make me think of someone like Margaret Thatcher (school milk snatcher!)

agree  connie leite
1 hr
  -> thanks Connie
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39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
political party legends


Explanation:
http://www.politics1.com/ny.htm

POLITICAL PARTY LEGEND:
(D) = Democrat • (R) = Republican • (C) = Conservative • (CNST) = Constitution
(G) = Green • (IP) = Independence Party • (I) = Independent/No Party • (Ind) - Independent
(L) = Liberal • (LIBT) = Libertarian • (NL) = Natural Law • (RTL) = Right to Life
(SJ) = Save Jobs • (SWP) = Socialist Workers • (WF) = Working Families

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Legend:

D -- Democrat, R -- Republican, PC -- Petitioning Candidate, ASP -- A Sentinel Party, IND -- Independent,

* Denotes winner, (i) denotes incumbent

http://articles.courant.com/2001-11-07/news/0111071762_1_dem...

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 12:31
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 110
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
party acronym


Explanation:
sigla identificadora do partido politico - It looks to me like a party acronym. In Brazil, most patries are known by their acronyms, eg PT, PCB, PFL, PMDB etc.




    Reference: http://www2.camara.gov.br/glossario/p.html
Mike Scott
Local time: 05:31
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you. This term appears numerous times in the translation and I believe your suggestion is the best fit.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marcos Ferreira
41 mins

neutral  Lais Leite: Wouldn't be more precise if you add: POLITICAL party acronym?
1 hr
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
(recognized) political parties


Explanation:
Votes are given to political parties, not to abbreviations.

Proportional representation (PR) is a concept in voting systems used to elect an assembly or council. PR means that the number of seats won by a party or group of candidates is proportionate to the number of votes received. For example, under a PR voting system if 30% of voters support a particular party then roughly 30% of seats will be won by that party.
http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proportional_representation

The Green, Libertarian, and Reform parties have fulfilled all the requirements in R.S. 18:441 and are now recognized political parties.
http://www.sos.la.gov/portals/0/elections/pdf/recognized_pol...

Sheryle Oliver
Brazil
Local time: 13:31
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lais Leite
11 mins
  -> Thanks, Lais.

neutral  Douglas Bissell: I do have to agree with your very logical argument. No-one votes for abbreviations. If only source texts were always locical and well-written our jobs would be so much easier
1 hr
  -> That they would (TTW).

agree  Ana Cravidao: Veja-se o que é o "voto em legenda" por oposição ao "voto nominal" em http://ultimosegundo.ig.com.br/eleicoes/o que e voto em lege...
4 hrs
  -> Thanks, Ana, including for the excellent reference. In Brazil, /legenda/ is often a synonym for /partido/.

agree  T o b i a s
3 days 23 hrs
  -> Thanks, Tobias.
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