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pork barrel spending

Norwegian translation: lokkematbevilgning

20:18 Nov 14, 2006
English to Norwegian translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Government / Politics
English term or phrase: pork barrel spending
"depend on...the extent to which pork barrel spending will be held in check."

Se definisjon av "pork barrel" under. Jeg får ikke "valgflesk" til å passe.

"In politics, a pork barrel (or pork barrel politics) is a derogatory term describing government spending that is intended to benefit constituents of a politician in return for their political support, either in the form of campaign contributions or votes. Pork barrel spending is often allocated through last-minute additions to appropriation bills." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pork_barrel)"
Bjørnar Magnussen
Local time: 17:58
Norwegian translation:lokkematbevilgning
Explanation:
Kanskje du kan bruke "lokkematbevilgninger til valgkretsene" eller varianter?

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Note added at 31 mins (2006-11-14 20:50:07 GMT)
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Eller "takk for hjelpen-bevilgninger" hvis det er 'after the fact'?
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Eli Aakre (X)
Local time: 17:58
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3 +1lokkematbevilgning
Eli Aakre (X)
3valgkretssmøring
Per Riise (X)


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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
lokkematbevilgning


Explanation:
Kanskje du kan bruke "lokkematbevilgninger til valgkretsene" eller varianter?

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Note added at 31 mins (2006-11-14 20:50:07 GMT)
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Eller "takk for hjelpen-bevilgninger" hvis det er 'after the fact'?

Eli Aakre (X)
Local time: 17:58
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian
PRO pts in category: 4

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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
valgkretssmøring


Explanation:
eliaakre sitt forslag var ikke dumt, så dette blir bare et annet alternativ. Poenget med "pork barrels" er at kongressrepresentantene (og kanskje særlig i rep. hus) legger inn krav om at lokale tiltak bakes inn i helt andre typer lovforslag o.l. F.eks. så vil en representant fra Illinois gjerne legge inn et eller annet som er til gagn for bilindustrien mot at vedkommende gir sin støtte til et lovforslag om salg av råfisk (eksemplet er fiktivt :-)). Denne praksisen har undergravd en mengde ellers gode lovforslag, og det brukes gjerne dersom den ene parten vil tvinge den andre til å stemme imot noe de egentlig er for - logisk, ikke sant?! :-).

Per Riise (X)
Norway
Local time: 17:58
Works in field
Native speaker of: Norwegian
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