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Portuguese to English Government / Politics Translation Glossary

Portuguese term English translation
capacidade civil capacity to exercise civil rights
caracterizando uma República de Pernambuco comprising: a cartel, a criminal/subversive org., an organized revolt, a separatist movement
cargo comissionado commisioned position
Cargo público de provimento em comissão temporary public office
Entered by: Teresa Freixinho
Carta-Consulta Request for Letters of Interest
carteiras administradas managed porftfolios
cartilha, portaria, ofício primer, directive, oficial letter
Casa Militar Military Staff
Câmara Legislativa do Distrito Federal (CLDF) Federal District / Distrito Federal House of Representatives
Entered by: Mario Freitas
Cópia borrada poor copy
CCJC - Comissao de Constituiçao e Justiça Committee on Constitutional, Justice and Citizenship Affairs
Entered by: Teresa Freixinho
Centro de Promoção do Menor Youth Development Center
CERTIDÃO ESPECÍFICA Specific Purpose Certificate
Chamada Pública Call for Proposals / Call for Submissions
chapa de interesse slate
Entered by: Wendy Gosselin
Chapa eleitoral electoral coalition/alliance
chapa-branca government crony
Entered by: Kathryn Litherland
com instrumentos republicanos de controle means of control of the republican system
Entered by: dmesnier
com potencial de invisibilização ou inferiorização de jovens indígenas which would potentially jeopardize the young Natives' visibility or belittle them
Entered by: Andrea Capuselli
Comando Municipal da Policia City Police / Local Police Command
Comissão de Alto Nível Anticorrupção High-Level Anti-Corruption Commission
Comissão de Segurança Pública e Combate ao Crime Organizado Commission or Committee on Public Safety and Organized Crime Prevention
Comissão Parlamentar de Inquérito Congressional Investigative Commission (CPI)
comissionados assignees, commissioners, commissioned contractors
Entered by: Mario Freitas
comite de sector de base committee for the grassroots sector
concepção disciplinar disciplinary concept
Entered by: Marcelo González
CONCURSO PÚBLICO public tender
condições de trabalho dignas decent working conditions
Confederação Nacional da Indústria National Board of Manufacturers / National Manufacturers' Association
Entered by: Mario Freitas
conselho diretor / conselho fiscal Board of Directors (chairman) / Finance Committee (Treasurer)
conselho nacional dos procuradores-gerais de contas National Council of Attorneys General for Audit Entities
constitutiva e relacional da colonialidade which is an integrating part and directly related to the colonial ruling/regime
Entered by: Mario Freitas
contingenciadas unreleased / limited / restricted
contrapartida offset agreements
Entered by: Nattalia Paterson
Controladoria Geral da União (CGU) VS. Corregedoria Geral da União Office of the Comptroller-General vs. Federal Government Disciplinary Board
Entered by: Nattalia Paterson
controle social popular control, public oversight
convocação extraordinária Call for a Special Meeting of the Congress
Entered by: Sergio Carré
coordenaçao geral de ensino General Coordination of Teaching
Coordenadoria de Ensino do Interior (Government/Politics) Office of Rural Education
Entered by: Beta Cummins
coronelismo 1. "Rule of the coronels," or "coronelismo" 2. a type of oligarchy 3. an oligarchy of agrarian landlords or landowners
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