valdžiažmogis

English translation: jack-in-office

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Lithuanian term or phrase:valdžiažmogis
English translation:jack-in-office
Entered by: Irena R

09:29 Nov 10, 2011
Lithuanian to English translations [PRO]
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Lithuanian term or phrase: valdžiažmogis
Varguoliai kone visame civilizuotame pasaulyje kelia protestų bangas dėl „W“ formą įgaunančios ekonomikos krizės, korporacijų-gobšuolių, bankų-beširdžių, korumpuotų valdžiažmogių, beviltiškai skylėtų asmeninių biudžetų ir gausybės panašių dalykėlių.
Irena R
Local time: 02:25
jack-in-office
Explanation:
Rasta žodyne.
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Sergijus Kuzma
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:25
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5jack-in-office
Sergijus Kuzma
4government official
Valters Feists


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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
jack-in-office


Explanation:
Rasta žodyne.

Sergijus Kuzma
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:25
Native speaker of: Native in LithuanianLithuanian, Native in RussianRussian
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34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
government official


Explanation:
Very popular phrase:
"corrupt government officials",
via Google - http://tinyurl.com/cnx24wn



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Note added at 9 hrs (2011-11-10 18:46:40 GMT)
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If you need slang:
"government top dog"

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examples

(1)
"Along the way, the Coens also manage to satire fitness freaks and clueless government top dogs."
http://www.jackkysermoviereviewsandmore.com/archives/burnrea...

(2)
"keeping the base open for all the corrupt Government top dogs?"
http://warincontext.org/2010/12/22/congress-blocks-closure-o...

(3)
"we accuse MPs and local government top dogs of having snouts in troughs,the sponging benifit fraudsters are even lower than them."
http://www.express.co.uk/comments/viewall/216145/2

Example sentence(s):
  • Please report all dishonest and corrupt government officials. LawlessAmerica.com has a new online Complaint Listing Form.
  • A corrupt government official could bring the party huge losses and hurt its authority. http://grainofdruska.blogspot.com/2008/06/whos-in-charge-of-corruption.html

    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_official
Valters Feists
Latvia
Local time: 02:25
Native speaker of: Latvian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Sergijus Kuzma: "top dog": a person successful or dominant in their field. "Korumpuoti valdžiažmogiai" nebūtinai yra tie, kuriems pasisekė ar kurie yra vyraujantys savo srityje.
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