Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
Bancada Evangélica
English translation:
evangelical caucus/faction/bench
Added to glossary by
Julio Cinquina
Oct 6, 2020 18:44
3 yrs ago
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Portuguese term
Bancada Evangélica
Portuguese to English
Social Sciences
Government / Politics
The term is used within the Brazilian political current context. What are your best translations/suggestions for the term?
Regards
Regards
Proposed translations
(English)
3 +8 | evangelical caucus | Julio Cinquina |
4 +2 | evangelical faction | Nick Taylor |
4 | Evangelical Bench | Ana Vozone |
References
Similar kudoz question | Sergio Carré |
Change log
Oct 20, 2020 04:03: Julio Cinquina Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
+8
7 mins
Selected
evangelical caucus
References:
"For X – an ultra-conservative preacher-politician from the evangelical caucus – it cannot go far enough in reversing what he sees as the malign policies introduced since the left came to power in 2003."
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/may/05/brazil-far-rig...
"The farm lobby and evangelical caucus had backed the previous government in a bid to advance their proposals, even though they were ideologically poles apart."
https://br.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-politics-conservati...
"Evangelical Caucus in Congress to Bar Legal Casino in Rio de Janeiro"
https://riotimesonline.com/brazil-news/rio-de-janeiro/evange...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evangelical_Caucus_(Brazil)
"For X – an ultra-conservative preacher-politician from the evangelical caucus – it cannot go far enough in reversing what he sees as the malign policies introduced since the left came to power in 2003."
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/may/05/brazil-far-rig...
"The farm lobby and evangelical caucus had backed the previous government in a bid to advance their proposals, even though they were ideologically poles apart."
https://br.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-politics-conservati...
"Evangelical Caucus in Congress to Bar Legal Casino in Rio de Janeiro"
https://riotimesonline.com/brazil-news/rio-de-janeiro/evange...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evangelical_Caucus_(Brazil)
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
+2
2 mins
evangelical faction
evangelical faction
Peer comment(s):
agree |
Colin Bowles
45 mins
|
Thanks Colin
|
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agree |
Muriel Vasconcellos
3 hrs
|
Thanks Muriel
|
50 mins
Evangelical Bench
Example sentence:
Positions of Brazilian voters, congressmen and the Evangelical Bench about morality and politics.
Brazil's Evangelical Bench May Hold Up Cannabis Cultivation Proposal.
Reference comments
6 mins
Reference:
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Note from asker:
Not sure if I should use bigwigs in the case of Brazil, might not be the term I am looking for though interesting, for sure. |
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