Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
private member
Swedish translation:
enskild parlamentsledamot
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hookmv
Jan 30, 2004 21:44
20 yrs ago
English term
private member
English to Swedish
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Government / Politics
a private member is a member of parliament who is not in Cabinet
Proposed translations
(Swedish)
| 3 +1 | enskild parlamentsledamot |
hookmv
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| 3 +1 | vanlig parlamentsmedlem (som inte ar minister) |
Eva Olsson
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Proposed translations
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enskild parlamentsledamot
"Private Members' Bills are Bills put before Parliament by individual MPs rather than the Government. Because the time set aside for Private Members’ legislation is limited a ballot decides which MPs will be able to present their Bill."
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Comment: "I've found a couple of references to the British parliamentary system in which "enskild parlamentsledamot" is used as an equivalent of 'private member'. I'm going to use it too, having found no other plausible equivalent. Many thanks for the suggestion."
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vanlig parlamentsmedlem (som inte ar minister)
Found this explanation in the Norstedt dictionary.
Also, the Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary defines private member: a member of a legislative body, esp. of the House of Commons, who has no special duties and is not a member of the ministry.
Also, the Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary defines private member: a member of a legislative body, esp. of the House of Commons, who has no special duties and is not a member of the ministry.
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