Ministerio

English translation: Ministry

01:07 Jan 20, 2020
Spanish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Government / Politics / Secretariat of education
Spanish term or phrase: Ministerio
Official department or Ministry or Secretariat institution on a diploma of high school
Guillermo Prieto
English translation:Ministry
Explanation:
The point is not to try to translate it as 'Department' or 'Secretariat'

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Note added at 8 mins (2020-01-20 01:15:25 GMT)
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In the end, it depends on the country's stated preference in English. Those preferences are registered with the United Nations and the Organization of American States - you can check their websites.
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Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 02:21
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4 +4Ministry
Muriel Vasconcellos
5Board of Education
Maria-Jose Pastor


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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Ministry


Explanation:
The point is not to try to translate it as 'Department' or 'Secretariat'

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Note added at 8 mins (2020-01-20 01:15:25 GMT)
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In the end, it depends on the country's stated preference in English. Those preferences are registered with the United Nations and the Organization of American States - you can check their websites.

Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 02:21
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PRO pts in category: 468
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agree  philgoddard: First I've heard of "stated preferences", though. A ministerio is a ministry.
53 mins
  -> Thanks, Phil. This is a protocol thing that comes up when working in international organizations. The countries get to indicate how they want references to them expressed in English. A famous example is "Côte d'Ivoire" in English.

agree  Adam Dickinson (meets criteria)
1 hr
  -> Thank you, Adam!

agree  neilmac (meets criteria)
8 hrs
  -> Thank you, Neil!

agree  Robert Carter (meets criteria): I know they (attempt to) standardize geographical nomenclature, but I've never heard of country preferences for governmental organization names, sounds completely impractical to me, but I'd love to see a reference if you have one, Muriel.
15 hrs
  -> Hi Robert. See the discussion. As a former staff member of three different international organizations, I experienced the importance of following these protocols.
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21 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Board of Education


Explanation:
Si se trata de un High School Diploma de EEUU - quien lo confiere es el Board of Education, o State Board or Education


    Reference: http://https://www.google.com/search?q=US+high+school+diplom...
Maria-Jose Pastor
Local time: 05:21
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
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