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"poder local"

English translation: local governance/authority - also 'power base'

16:15 Aug 16, 2014
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Government / Politics
Portuguese term or phrase: "poder local"
"trabalhou-se na infra-estruturação do território, a diversos níveis, nomeadamente na construção e consolidação do poder local"
Joao Abreu
Local time: 07:52
English translation:local governance/authority - also 'power base'
Explanation:
In my *humble* opinion, 'local power' does not sound like native English, though I would accept 'local power base' or 'power structure', but standing alone it doesn't really fly for me. Still, my first choice is 'governance' and my second is 'authority'.

Examples w 'governance' (402,000 hits; 518,000 hits for 'strengthening local governance').

(A note about frequency of Google hits: While I realize that these numbers can be deceptive, when you get in the hundreds of thousands, you know you're on safe ground. It's not possible to search for 'local power' because it could be followed by a variety of nouns, like 'base', 'structure', etc.

Community Empowerment: Strengthening Local ... - Brac
www.brac.net/.../community-empowerment-strengthening-local-...
BRAC
Our initiative to strengthen local government institutions started in 2003 with an aim to **strengthen local governance** towards the benefit of the rural poor ...

www.np.undp.org/.../empoweri...
United Nations Development Programme
**Empowering women to strengthen local governance**... A member of a Citizens' Awareness Centers explaining what she has learnt.

elibrary.worldbank.org/doi/book/10.1596/1813-9450-3353
World Bank
... a stylized view of the motivations and approaches used to **strengthen local governance** The quest for the right ...

www.oecd.org/...
Organisation for Economic Co‑operation and Develo...
by SL GOVERNANCE - ‎Cited by 1 - ‎Related articles
iv. FOREWORD. **Strengthening local governance can play a critical role in human development**. Decentralizing power from the centre to the provinces, districts.

Examples with 'authority' (705,000 hits for 'strengthen local authority', but it's often followed by another noun);

mediation-mitrovica.org/donors-partners/
They support various projects to achieve political dialogue, **strengthen local authority and civil society** In connection to their objectives they are also funding ...

www.aidmonitor.org.np/publication/donor.pdf
by GP Adhikari - ‎Related articles
of **strengthening local authority and citizen-centered service delivery**, nearly 83 and 69 per cent respondents respectively were in favor of only financial support.
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Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 23:52
Grading comment
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Summary of answers provided
3 +6local power
Claudia Marques
4 +2local governance/authority - also 'power base'
Muriel Vasconcellos


Discussion entries: 12





  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +6
local power


Explanation:
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Claudia Marques
Brazil
Local time: 03:52
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Vitor Pinteus
16 mins
  -> Obrigada Vitor!
agree  Mario Freitas:
27 mins
  -> Obrigada Mario!
agree  Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
56 mins
  -> Obrigada Teresa!
agree  Claudio Mazotti
2 hrs
  -> Obrigada Claudio!
agree  nweatherdon
2 hrs
  -> Obrigada!
agree  airmailrpl: local power base
3 hrs
  -> Obrigada!
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
poder local
local governance/authority - also 'power base'


Explanation:
In my *humble* opinion, 'local power' does not sound like native English, though I would accept 'local power base' or 'power structure', but standing alone it doesn't really fly for me. Still, my first choice is 'governance' and my second is 'authority'.

Examples w 'governance' (402,000 hits; 518,000 hits for 'strengthening local governance').

(A note about frequency of Google hits: While I realize that these numbers can be deceptive, when you get in the hundreds of thousands, you know you're on safe ground. It's not possible to search for 'local power' because it could be followed by a variety of nouns, like 'base', 'structure', etc.

Community Empowerment: Strengthening Local ... - Brac
www.brac.net/.../community-empowerment-strengthening-local-...
BRAC
Our initiative to strengthen local government institutions started in 2003 with an aim to **strengthen local governance** towards the benefit of the rural poor ...

www.np.undp.org/.../empoweri...
United Nations Development Programme
**Empowering women to strengthen local governance**... A member of a Citizens' Awareness Centers explaining what she has learnt.

elibrary.worldbank.org/doi/book/10.1596/1813-9450-3353
World Bank
... a stylized view of the motivations and approaches used to **strengthen local governance** The quest for the right ...

www.oecd.org/...
Organisation for Economic Co‑operation and Develo...
by SL GOVERNANCE - ‎Cited by 1 - ‎Related articles
iv. FOREWORD. **Strengthening local governance can play a critical role in human development**. Decentralizing power from the centre to the provinces, districts.

Examples with 'authority' (705,000 hits for 'strengthen local authority', but it's often followed by another noun);

mediation-mitrovica.org/donors-partners/
They support various projects to achieve political dialogue, **strengthen local authority and civil society** In connection to their objectives they are also funding ...

www.aidmonitor.org.np/publication/donor.pdf
by GP Adhikari - ‎Related articles
of **strengthening local authority and citizen-centered service delivery**, nearly 83 and 69 per cent respondents respectively were in favor of only financial support.

Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 23:52
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 121

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mario Freitas: That would sound a lot more natural to me, as well.
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Mario!
agree  airmailrpl: local power base
7 hrs
  -> Thanks Airmail - I realize that you mentioned it above, but I wanted to make the point that I didn't agree with the previous answer.
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