Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Alibiveranstaltung
English translation:
token gesture/event
- The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2014-08-31 08:54:08 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)
German term
Alibiveranstaltung
"Durch eine möglichst hohe Transparenz über den Prozessablauf und über die Anbindung der Verfahrensergebnisse an die formellen Entscheidungsprozesse wird deutlich, dass es sich nicht um eine Alibiveranstaltung handelt, sondern unterschiedliche Interessen zu Wort kamen."
| 4 +8 | token gesture/event |
philgoddard
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| 3 +1 | pro forma exercise |
Michael Martin, MA
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| 2 | exercise in futility |
Jonathan MacKerron
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Aug 28, 2014 08:03: Susanne Schiewe changed "Language pair" from "English to German" to "German to English"
Aug 28, 2014 08:05: Antje Matthaeus changed "Restriction (Native Lang)" from "deu" to "eng"
Aug 28, 2014 08:08: Coqueiro changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
PRO (3): Steffen Walter, Susanne Schiewe, Coqueiro
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Proposed translations
United States
Six languages into flawless English
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English, Spanish to English, and 4 more.
token gesture/event
| Thank you, Phil. That's great! It's exactly the term I was looking for. |
Retired as of Jan 2019!
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
exercise in futility
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Note added at 3 hrs (2014-08-28 11:13:19 GMT)
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futile exercise
United States
Creativity wins in the long run
Native in: German (Variant: Germany) 
, English (Variant: US)
Works in: German to English
pro forma exercise
Compare with link below:
"All residents must also have the assurance that city consultations are not merely pro forma exercises, that their input is valued
and that their views will be considered when decisions are made."
http://www1.toronto.ca/city_of_toronto/social_development_fi...
| Your suggestion captures the menaning I need to express really well. Thank you! |
| agree |
Horst Huber (X)
1 hr
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