Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
liste civiche
English translation:
non-party lists
Added to glossary by
Shera Lyn Parpia
Nov 19, 2012 16:23
11 yrs ago
Italian term
liste civiche
Italian to English
Social Sciences
Government / Politics
I'm editing a translation and this is the sentence
Especially in small towns, parties have given way to “civic lists”, or the formation of a “majority” which re-combines elements of the right-centre-left.
I have several issues with this sentence and need help for one.
I'm not sure that "civic lists" is understandable - maybe better to say "non-party" lists?
thanks for any ideas.
Especially in small towns, parties have given way to “civic lists”, or the formation of a “majority” which re-combines elements of the right-centre-left.
I have several issues with this sentence and need help for one.
I'm not sure that "civic lists" is understandable - maybe better to say "non-party" lists?
thanks for any ideas.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | non-party lists |
Isabelle Johnson
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| 4 +1 | independent lists |
Thomas Roberts
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| 4 | independent register |
Josephine Cassar
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| 3 | cross-party alliances |
Russell Jones
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Change log
Nov 19, 2012 16:27: Russell Jones changed "Term asked" from "civic lists" to "liste civiche"
Proposed translations
12 mins
Isabelle Johnson
Italy
Italy
Native in English
Works in field
Italy
CIOL-certified, humanities, tourism
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: Italian to English
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12
Selected
non-party lists
I think your idea was spot on especially in the context of LOCAL government. E.g:
Non-party Lists in Local Election in Poland - SpringerLink
Many local non-party lists seem to be rooted into incumbent local government.
This paper ... to differences between the performance of party and non-party lists.
www.springerlink.com/index/u61351402425g845.pdf - - Pagine simili
Farewell to the Party Model?: Independent Local Lists in East and ...
... parties nominal non-partisan lists non-party lists North-Rhine-Westphalia
number of seats parliament parliamentary participation partisan party branches
party ...
books.google.com/books/about/Farewell_to_the_Party_Model.htm - - Pagine
Non-party Lists in Local Election in Poland - SpringerLink
Many local non-party lists seem to be rooted into incumbent local government.
This paper ... to differences between the performance of party and non-party lists.
www.springerlink.com/index/u61351402425g845.pdf - - Pagine simili
Farewell to the Party Model?: Independent Local Lists in East and ...
... parties nominal non-partisan lists non-party lists North-Rhine-Westphalia
number of seats parliament parliamentary participation partisan party branches
party ...
books.google.com/books/about/Farewell_to_the_Party_Model.htm - - Pagine
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you for providing this useful reference which confirms my initial idea. "
+1
1 min
Thomas Roberts
Native in Italian
&
English
Specializes in field
Multilingual academic lawyer
Native in: English (Variant: Scottish) 
, Italian
Works in: Italian to English, German to English, French to English, and 3 more.
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62
Italian term (edited):
civic lists
independent lists
non-aligned elected politicians are referred to as "independents" in the UK
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
tradu-grace
11 mins
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| neutral |
Isabelle Johnson
: In the Italian context the phrase in question refers to local governments where party lists no longer exist in many areas. I feel independent lists would not make sense in this context.
1 hr
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1 hr
Josephine Cassar
Malta
Malta
Native in English
Malta
12 yrs. experience translating EU stuff
Native in: English (Variants: UK, British) , Maltese
Works in: English to Maltese, Italian to Maltese, French to Maltese, and 3 more.
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4
independent register
classification of people with non-party affiliation
1 day 18 hrs
Russell Jones
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Works in field
United Kingdom
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8
cross-party alliances
or cross-party groupings
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