Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
plateforme citoyenne
English translation:
citizens' initiative/forum
Added to glossary by
Sam Berner
Feb 17, 2008 03:14
16 yrs ago
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French term
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Native in: Arabic (Variants: Standard-Arabian (MSA), Syrian, Egyptian, Palestinian, Lebanese, Sudanese) 
, English (Variants: US, British, Australian)
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English
plateforme citoyenne
French to English
Social Sciences
Government / Politics
Today in Morocco as you know a "plateforme citoyenne" has been announced officially to raise human rights awareness in the three main areas: education and training, formation and continual formation, and making the mainstream sector feel the importance of human rights.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +7 | citizens' initiative /forum |
David Hollywood
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| 4 | civil society |
nastyboy
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| 3 | civic responsibility forum |
Bourth (X)
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Proposed translations
+7
3 mins
David Hollywood
Native in English
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
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citizens' initiative /forum
Time has come for citizens to play a genuine and meaningful role in the European project. The European Citizens' Initiative (ECI) is a democratic movement ...
www.citizens-initiative.eu/ - 12k - Cached - Similar pages
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Note added at 6 mins (2008-02-17 03:20:42 GMT)
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or what about just literal ... citizen's platform ...
JOHN Q. CITIZEN'S PLATFORM' HOW THE CITIZENS' COUNCIL FILLS A GAP IN THE BUFFALO AREA Victor Einach The Need to Exchange Views Time has a unique way of ...
links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0885-3525(194612)20%3A4%3C237%3AJQCPHT%3E2.0.CO%3B2-S - Similar pages
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Note added at 7 mins (2008-02-17 03:21:44 GMT)
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Participants: Marek Borowski: Chairman of Social Democracy of Poland; Jan Maria Rokita: Chairman of Citizens Platform, Sejm; Aleksander Smolar: President of ...
www.iwm.at/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=166&It... - 42k - Cached - Similar pages
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Note added at 8 mins (2008-02-17 03:22:49 GMT)
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you take the decision on the apostrophe ...
www.citizens-initiative.eu/ - 12k - Cached - Similar pages
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Note added at 6 mins (2008-02-17 03:20:42 GMT)
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or what about just literal ... citizen's platform ...
JOHN Q. CITIZEN'S PLATFORM' HOW THE CITIZENS' COUNCIL FILLS A GAP IN THE BUFFALO AREA Victor Einach The Need to Exchange Views Time has a unique way of ...
links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0885-3525(194612)20%3A4%3C237%3AJQCPHT%3E2.0.CO%3B2-S - Similar pages
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Note added at 7 mins (2008-02-17 03:21:44 GMT)
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Participants: Marek Borowski: Chairman of Social Democracy of Poland; Jan Maria Rokita: Chairman of Citizens Platform, Sejm; Aleksander Smolar: President of ...
www.iwm.at/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=166&It... - 42k - Cached - Similar pages
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Note added at 8 mins (2008-02-17 03:22:49 GMT)
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you take the decision on the apostrophe ...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you"
5 hrs
civil society
I´m pretty sure this is the term you are looking for
Reference:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_society
http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/CCS/what_is_civil_society.htm
5 hrs
civic responsibility forum
Depending what this "plate-forme" is exactly ...
Used adjectivally, these days "citoyen" carries the idea of "good citizenship", hence "civic responsibility".
Used adjectivally, these days "citoyen" carries the idea of "good citizenship", hence "civic responsibility".
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