Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
at the hands of people's (consultation)
English answer:
formed by the people with supreme authority resting in the hands of the (local) people
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RHELLER
Jul 21, 2005 02:24
18 yrs ago
English term
mockingbird (X)
at the hands of people's
English
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Does the use of 'hands' make sense below?
The management board will be formed by the people with supreme authority being at the hands of people’s consultation
Thanks
The management board will be formed by the people with supreme authority being at the hands of people’s consultation
Thanks
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45 mins
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in order for the distribution and utilization of facilities to be sustainable, THE Management Board will be formed at the end of the?? activity period. It will be formed by the people with supreme authority resting in the hands of the (local) people
Peer comment(s):
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Bianca Jacobsohn
: The people's consultation - please excuse my ignorance, but what is this?
3 hrs
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I think the asker means "consulting the people" but this is not commonly heard- thanks Bianca!
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Laurel Porter (X)
: By far the best option. (BTW, why does Bianca ask you about "the people's consultation" when you didn't use it? Hm...)
5 hrs
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Hi Laurel :-)
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Johan Venter
: Biance quoted that from the sentence of the asker, Laurel. Good one, Rita!
12 hrs
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Yes, you are right - thanks Venter :-)
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Alfa Trans (X)
15 hrs
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thanks Marju :-)
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Vicky Papaprodromou
1 day 11 hrs
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thanks Vicky :-)
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Saleh Chowdhury, Ph.D.
2 days 14 hrs
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thanks Saleh :-)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks all"
+2
24 mins
Balasubramaniam L.
India
India
India
Fast, accurate, elegant translation
Native in: Hindi 
Works in: English to Hindi, Hindi
Related KudoZ points
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28
vested in
The management board will be formed by the people with supreme authority vested in the hands of the people's consultation
Peer comment(s):
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Bin Zhang
1 hr
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Thanks.
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Dave Calderhead
: > Don't mention it. My faith is vested in you ;-)>
2 hrs
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Thanks.
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Sinziana Paltineanu (X)
4 hrs
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Thanks.
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Armorel Young
: a good verb to use but just "vested in the people's consultation" - "in the hands of" adds nothing useful at all
5 hrs
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Or vested with.
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Laurel Porter (X)
: Vested in the hands? Mixing metaphors should be avoided. Also, "the people's consultation" wouldn't have hands. Mockingbird should definitely be dropping the "consultation", IMO.
6 hrs
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Yes, I have my own doubts about the last part of the sentence, but I considered that beyond the purview of this question.
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5 hrs
To ensure the sustainability of both
the distribution and utilization of facilities, a management board will be formed upon termination of activities over which the people (popular consent)shall have ultimate authority.
Sounds like a leftist Manifesto
Sounds like a leftist Manifesto
7 hrs
flipendo
Specializes in field
by / through people's consultation
at the hand/hands of
By or through the agency of: favors he received at the hands of his uncle.
Could it possibly mean that people's consultation gives people (which people, though?) supreme authority....?
By or through the agency of: favors he received at the hands of his uncle.
Could it possibly mean that people's consultation gives people (which people, though?) supreme authority....?
Reference:
Discussion
In order that the distribution and utilization of facilities can be sustainable, Management Board will be formed at the end of the activities. It is formed by the people with supreme authority being at the hands of people�s consultation
Thanks