Nov 18, 2008 10:09
15 yrs ago
Swedish term

medborgerlig förankring

Swedish to English Other Government / Politics a text for the municipality
XXXX arbetar för att utveckla kommunal självstyrelse med stort handlingsutrymme och stark medborgerlig förankring.

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community involvement

this is the standard phrase you'll find in UK council press releases.
The expression "public support" (not 'civic') is also common but this refers to specific measures rather than a general policy objective-
Peer comment(s):

agree Anna Herbst
4 hrs
tack Anna!
agree Katarina Lindve : Very good phrase for this
20 hrs
tack så mycket Katarina!
agree Charlotte Merton : Definitely.
2 days 19 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks Graham :-)"
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civic support

It's that simple, I do believe.

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Note added at 1 hr (2008-11-18 11:15:05 GMT)
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Study Documents Cultural Sector as Economic Engine with Strong Civic Support
http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=19546

Groundwork: The Center for City-Building
Civic Support
These fundamentals fall under the category of civic support and are essential to consistently creating innovative, sustainable projects, neighborhoods and ...
http://groundworkcitybuilding.com/blog/2008/01/15/civic-supp...

Peer comment(s):

neutral Graham Timmins : This may well be the phrase in the USA but I don't believe it's used in contemporary UK English
7 hrs
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citizenship affiliation

A possibiity.
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