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gabinete de unión

English translation: coalition cabinet.

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Spanish term or phrase:gabinete de unión
English translation: coalition cabinet.
Entered by: jude dabo

23:13 Jul 24, 2017
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Government / Politics / structure of the president\'s office
Spanish term or phrase: gabinete de unión
Dicha coalición obtuvo el 67% de escaños en el Senado y el 58% de las de la Cámara, para el periodo legislativo 2006-2010. Durante su segundo periodo, Uribe gobernó con un gabinete de unión, donde el 45% de los ministros pertenecían a uno de los partidos de la coalición
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Colombia
coalition cabinet.
Explanation:
joint coalition cabinet
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jude dabo
Local time: 00:32
Grading comment
thank you
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1coalition cabinet.
jude dabo
4coalition government
David Hollywood
3 +1cross-party cabinet
Marcelo González
4bi-partisan cabinet
bigedsenior


  

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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
coalition cabinet.


Explanation:
joint coalition cabinet

jude dabo
Local time: 00:32
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
thank you

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Hollywood
9 mins
  -> cheers david!
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
coalition government


Explanation:
I would say

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Note added at 15 mins (2017-07-24 23:28:54 GMT)
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don't worry about "cabinete", it means government in this case

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Note added at 18 mins (2017-07-24 23:32:00 GMT)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coalition_government

A coalition government is a cabinet of a parliamentary government in which multiple political parties cooperate, reducing the dominance of any one party within ...
‎Practice · ‎Distribution · ‎Coalitions composed of ... · ‎Examples of coalitions

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Note added at 20 mins (2017-07-24 23:34:11 GMT)
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the standard term is "government" in this case

David Hollywood
Local time: 20:32
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 223

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  jude dabo: ok!
11 mins
  -> thanks Jude
disagree  rowanprice: I believe Columbia has a "presidential government", like the USA, where the term coalition government doesn't apply. The "gabinete de union" here refers to the president's cabinet, not an alliance of legislators, so I'd definitely keep the word cabinet :)
1 hr
neutral  ael: As above. I don´t think "government" is accurate. (Though it's spelled "Colombia", by the way).
7 hrs
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39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
cross-party cabinet


Explanation:
I think it may be important to retain the word 'cabinet' here.

Mayor completes Cabinet with collaborative cross-party membership
news.bristol.gov.uk/mayor_completes_cabinet_with_collaborative_cross-party
May 19, 2016 - Bristol's new 10-strong cross-party Cabinet has been announced by Mayor Marvin Rees. Joining the Mayor in the Cabinet are councillors from ...

Who's who in the cross-party cabinet - Telegraph
www.telegraph.co.uk › News › UK News
Who's who in the cross-party cabinet. 12:00AM BST 04 Jul 2000. Nicky Gavron, Deputy Mayor. In Ken Livingstone's eyes, she was the acceptable face of the ...

Cross-party cooperation on Brexit | The Institute for Government
https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/brexit.../cross-pa...
Cross-party Cabinet committee. The Government could form a cross-party Cabinet committee to oversee the decision-making process as the negotiations unfold.

Marcelo González
United States
Local time: 13:32
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 219

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  rowanprice: Cabinet is great. I dunno about "coalition"; it's not a coalition (maybe just the byproduct of one). "Cross-party" is best.
38 mins
  -> Yes, they mention 'gabinete' for a reason. Another option may be 'that crosses party lines' but 'cross-party' is more concise. Thanks, Rowan :-)
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
bi-partisan cabinet


Explanation:
'Bi-partisan' is high on the list of buzzwords used by US politicians when they want to appear open and fair minded.

water ...
Ex-Dem leader: Clinton should include GOP in Cabinet | TheHill
thehill.com/.../presidential.../303874-former-dem-senate-majority-leader-calls-for-bip...
Nov 1, 2016 - “I think bipartisan Cabinets serve a useful purpose, both symbolically ... President Obama also brought in a Republican to head the Pentagon ...


Bipartisan cabinets have mixed track record - politics - White House ...
www.nbcnews.com/id/23461755/ns/.../bipartisan-cabinets-have...
Nov 12, 2008 - Appointing two prominent Republicans to top positions in his Cabinet was a smart move for Democratic President Franklin D. Roosevelt in ...


bigedsenior
Local time: 16:32
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 120

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  ael: But "bi" only makes sense when there are only two parties, like in the US.
5 hrs
neutral  Marcelo González: Following the neutral above, this is precisely why I propose 'cross-party'...as it allows for more than two parties. Cheers
2 days 2 hrs
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