Glossary entry

Arabic term or phrase:

الدواوين

English translation:

government departments

Added to glossary by Khalid W
Mar 4, 2008 04:06
16 yrs ago
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Arabic term

الدواوين

Arabic to English Social Sciences Government / Politics
I need to know what this term means very specifically to the Algerian context. They are mentioned in this text, along with public utility companies as being either privatized, dissolved, or privatized. I know a diwan usually refers to a cabinet, assembly, or government office, but need something more specific here. This is into an American English equivalent, if possible. Thanks!


كما تم وضع برنامج لإصلاح أوضاع المؤسسات العامة في مجالات البناء والأشغال العمومية، حيث تم خصخصة بعضها، وتم حل البعض الآخر، وفي حالات ثالثة تم تخفيض عدد العاملين بها. وطبقت السياسات ذاتها بالنسبة للدواوين، وشركات الخدمات العمومية، والمؤسسات المحلية.

Discussion

Khalid W (asker) Mar 4, 2008:
amendment Sorry, it's been a long day. That was supposed to be "privatized, dissolved, or downsized."
Do government departments/agencies make sense in the context of privatization? I suppose I might have to make do with that, since I'm probably looking for something more specific than the Arabic original conveys.

Proposed translations

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government departments

This would be the closest approximation. In the US, the equivalent is Bureau of XYZ..
Peer comment(s):

agree Mohamed Ghazal
3 mins
agree Abdelaziz El Sassy : right
2 hrs
agree Assem Mazloum :
3 hrs
agree Maya Hage : thsnks!
12 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Government departments or government agencies, it's pretty much the same thing. Thanks to all!"
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governmental agencies



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Note added at 23 mins (2008-03-04 04:29:27 GMT)
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Yes, governmental agencies could be subject to privatization, dissolving, and downsizing. Not that far, the federal government was thinking of privatizing the immigration services.
Peer comment(s):

agree Saleh Ayyub
30 mins
Thank you.
agree Abdelaziz El Sassy : right
2 hrs
Thank you.
agree Mohsin Alabdali
3 hrs
Thank you.
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governmental bureaus

Divan,
Persian word, derived probably from Aramaic, meaning "
Office,Bureau,Department or Council.
Example sentence:

the same policies have been applied to governmental bureaus.

Peer comment(s):

agree Mona Helal : government bureaus
17 mins
thanks
agree Assem Mazloum :
56 mins
thanks
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