são menos concentrados do que

English translation: elecotrate (voters) is/are more scattered (geographically distributed)

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Portuguese term or phrase:eleitorado menos concentrado
English translation:elecotrate (voters) is/are more scattered (geographically distributed)
Entered by: Mario Freitas

20:50 Feb 18, 2017
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Government / Politics / academic abstract
Portuguese term or phrase: são menos concentrados do que
Hi everyone! I'm translating the following academic abstract and am struggling with the use of the term "concentração eleitoral". Any help appreciated! Thanks.

A Concentração Eleitoral no Brasil (1994-2014)

Este artigo retoma a apresentação de um novo indicador de concentração eleitoral sugerido por Avelino, Biderman e Silva em artigo publicado em 2011 na Revista DADOS e amplia seu uso para o conjunto dos candidatos do país nas eleições realizadas entre 1994 e 2014. Os resultados mostram de forma sistemática que os candidatos que conseguem se eleger são menos concentrados do que os candidatos derrotados. A originalidade principal reside no fato de que tal achado contraria as teses que assumem o predomínio do voto pessoal nas eleições proporcionais brasileiras.
Lindsay Spratt
France
Local time: 11:36
have their elecotrate (voters) more scattered (geographically distributed) than
Explanation:
Sugesttion

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Note added at 57 mins (2017-02-18 21:48:38 GMT)
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The expression "menos concentrado" is incorrect in PT, as it is not the candidate who is "concentrated", yet his/her voters. It should be "com menor concentração eleitoral".

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Note added at 5 hrs (2017-02-19 02:15:53 GMT)
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The whole phrase: "candidates who end up winning the elections usually have their elecotrate more scattered geographically than those who don't."
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Mario Freitas
Brazil
Local time: 07:36
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thanks!
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Summary of answers provided
3 +3are less concentrated than
Muriel Vasconcellos
4 +1have their elecotrate (voters) more scattered (geographically distributed) than
Mario Freitas
4have a more scattered electoral base than
Camila Oliveira Vatandas


  

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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
are less concentrated than


Explanation:
I would stick with the cognates because there are articles in English on the subject (see below). It's complicated. It might help for you to read some of these articles. I've heard about it, but I don't understand how it works. I

For example:
Electoral Concentration in the Sao Paulo Elections: indicators and ...
https://www.researchgate.net/.../262480685_Electoral_Concent...
Official Full-Text Publication: Electoral Concentration in the Sao Paulo ... estimated for the elections to Members of the Brazilian National Congress from the ...

Muriel Vasconcellos
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Stewart Lloyd-Jones
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agree  Gilmar Fernandes
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agree  Paul Dixon
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56 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
have their elecotrate (voters) more scattered (geographically distributed) than


Explanation:
Sugesttion

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Note added at 57 mins (2017-02-18 21:48:38 GMT)
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The expression "menos concentrado" is incorrect in PT, as it is not the candidate who is "concentrated", yet his/her voters. It should be "com menor concentração eleitoral".

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Note added at 5 hrs (2017-02-19 02:15:53 GMT)
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The whole phrase: "candidates who end up winning the elections usually have their elecotrate more scattered geographically than those who don't."

Mario Freitas
Brazil
Local time: 07:36
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 120
Grading comment
thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Frank Miller
1 day 36 mins
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3 days 6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
have a more scattered electoral base than


Explanation:
Suggestion

"scattered electoral base" also appears in "The Oxford Handbook of State and Local Government".


    https://books.google.com/books?id=m7wiAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT256&lpg=PT256&dq=scattered+electoral+base&source=bl&ots=-LSR1Ig9NC&sig=fOnFzcQ735crYN5FG
Camila Oliveira Vatandas
United States
Local time: 06:36
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Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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