souverainement
English translation: independent/independently
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| 08:39 Oct 23, 2010 |
| French to English translations [PRO] Law/Patents - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. / Constitution of Freemasons | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: Jocelyne S France Local time: 13:41 | ||||||
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| 4 +1 | independent/independently |
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| 3 | have complete authority to ... |
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| 3 | are entirely free to |
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| 3 | have full authority to ... |
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| 2 | in a sovereign capacity |
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| 2 | without compunction / purposefully |
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in a sovereign capacity Explanation: in a sovereign capacity |
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have complete authority to ... Explanation: I would turn the sentence round: The GLs have complete authority to promulgate their regulations ... |
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are entirely free to Explanation: Just another option: The Grand Lodges are entirely free to set their own regulations... |
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have full authority to ... Explanation: 'AUTHORITY vs. LEADERSHIP There is only one Master bIT a Lodge, only one authority and only one leader. The Constitution and regulations of the Grand Lodge of Maine expressly delegate full authority to the Master to govern the Lodge in accordance with those laws.' Reference: http://www.mainemason.org/resources/hiramhandbook/section1.a... |
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5 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1independent/independently Explanation: I would turn the sentence around a bit and say that the Grande Loges independently set their internal rules/regulations... or that they are independent in... The idea being that each unit has a degree of autonomy rather than being 'governed' in a hierarchical/top-down manner. Best, Jocelyne |
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without compunction / purposefully Explanation: couple of options |
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