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Ausspielen von (vermeintlichen) Machtpositionen durch Unternehmen

English translation: companies exploiting (supposed) positions of power;

14:14 Aug 24, 2019
German to English translations [PRO]
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German term or phrase: Ausspielen von (vermeintlichen) Machtpositionen durch Unternehmen
Can you please help me to translate this phrase? "Ausspielen von (vermeintlichen) Machtpositionen durch Unternehmen;" Thank you in advance
Pınar Atasoy
Türkiye
English translation:companies exploiting (supposed) positions of power;
Explanation:
on page 27 (listed as page 25) of 102 pages (listed as page 98):

Rules on Integrity - Bund.de
https://www.bmi.bund.de › SharedDocs › downloads › publikationen › rul...
Mar 31, 2014 -

Directive Concerning the Prevention of Corruption

2. Organizational measures (depending on your authority)

II.
1. Signs of corruption, warning signals

1.2 Warning signs
Apart from these rather neutral indicators, there are – according to the
Federal Criminal Police Office – others which are characteristic of administrative corruption and must therefore be regarded as ‘warning signs’.

Indicators related to outside contacts:

j) Companies exploiting (supposed) positions of power;

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official source in German:

Regelungen zur Integrität - Bundesministerium des Innern, für Bau ...
https://www.bmi.bund.de › korruptionspraevention-regelungen-zur-integritaet
vention und -bekämpfung eng verknüpft sind. Beide Themen sind ..... Unternehmen;. - j) Ausspielen von (vermeintlichen) Machtpositionen durch Unternehmen; ...

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Richtlinie zur Korruptionsprävention
II.
1. Anzeichen für Korruption, Warnsignale
Trotzdem ist Korruption nicht auszuschließen.

1.2 Alarmindikatoren
Außer diesen eher neutralen gibt es solche Indikatoren, die nach den Erfahrungen des BKA charakteristisch für die Verwaltungskorruption sind und
deshalb als „Alarmindikatoren“ eingestuft werden müssen.
Indikatoren im Bereich der Außenkontakte:
j) Ausspielen von (vermeintlichen) Machtpositionen durch Unternehmen;
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andres-larsen
Venezuela
Local time: 10:53
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5playing out of companies' (supposed) positions of power
Cillie Swart
4 +1companies leveraging their presumed position of power
Michael Martin, MA
1 +3companies exploiting (supposed) positions of power;
andres-larsen
3 +1A company/companies (that) exploit(s) its/their alleged/purported leverage
Ramey Rieger (X)


Discussion entries: 4





  

Answers


1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Ausspielen von (vermeintlichen) Machtpositionen durch Unternehmen;
companies exploiting (supposed) positions of power;


Explanation:
on page 27 (listed as page 25) of 102 pages (listed as page 98):

Rules on Integrity - Bund.de
https://www.bmi.bund.de › SharedDocs › downloads › publikationen › rul...
Mar 31, 2014 -

Directive Concerning the Prevention of Corruption

2. Organizational measures (depending on your authority)

II.
1. Signs of corruption, warning signals

1.2 Warning signs
Apart from these rather neutral indicators, there are – according to the
Federal Criminal Police Office – others which are characteristic of administrative corruption and must therefore be regarded as ‘warning signs’.

Indicators related to outside contacts:

j) Companies exploiting (supposed) positions of power;

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Note added at 1 hr (2019-08-24 15:44:49 GMT)
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official source in German:

Regelungen zur Integrität - Bundesministerium des Innern, für Bau ...
https://www.bmi.bund.de › korruptionspraevention-regelungen-zur-integritaet
vention und -bekämpfung eng verknüpft sind. Beide Themen sind ..... Unternehmen;. - j) Ausspielen von (vermeintlichen) Machtpositionen durch Unternehmen; ...

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Note added at 1 hr (2019-08-24 15:54:15 GMT)
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Richtlinie zur Korruptionsprävention
II.
1. Anzeichen für Korruption, Warnsignale
Trotzdem ist Korruption nicht auszuschließen.

1.2 Alarmindikatoren
Außer diesen eher neutralen gibt es solche Indikatoren, die nach den Erfahrungen des BKA charakteristisch für die Verwaltungskorruption sind und
deshalb als „Alarmindikatoren“ eingestuft werden müssen.
Indikatoren im Bereich der Außenkontakte:
j) Ausspielen von (vermeintlichen) Machtpositionen durch Unternehmen;

andres-larsen
Venezuela
Local time: 10:53
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ramey Rieger (X): Yes!
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Ramey!
agree  philgoddard
3 hrs
  -> Thanks, Phil!
neutral  Michael Martin, MA: You replaced 'leverage' with 'exploit', added a plural-s to 'position'. Now it really looks like your own idea.
3 hrs
agree  Michele Fauble
8 hrs
  -> Thanks, Michele!
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19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
A company/companies (that) exploit(s) its/their alleged/purported leverage


Explanation:
On further consideration, I've decided to post this as an option since I also believe power is not exactly the correct term.

Ramey Rieger (X)
Germany
Local time: 16:53
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 43

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Björn Vrooman: Since I think position(s) of power doesn't make sense if it's not an individual within an organization, I agree. There's another option that makes sense: https://thesynergists.co.uk/law/woodrow-cox/eu-law-abuse-of-...
17 mins
  -> Yes, I was thinking along similar lines. Bullying, to be proletariat.
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1 day 19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
playing out of companies' (supposed) positions of power


Explanation:
how companies choose to take advantage of their supposed power.


    https://translate.google.co.za/?hl=af#view=home&op=translate&sl=de&tl=en&text=Ausspielen%20von%20(vermeintlichen)%20Machtpositionen%20durch%
    https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=Machtpositionen+
Cillie Swart
South Africa
Local time: 16:53
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Ausspielen von (vermeintlichen) Machtpositionen durch Unternehmen;
companies leveraging their presumed position of power


Explanation:
There you go.

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Compare with this:
"The ability of large financial firms and the pros who work within their walls (metaphorically, anyway) to leverage positions of power, capital and regulatory privilege will not change much despite the massive reconfiguration of the money business as we know it today." https://books.google.com/books?id=TnKNs-tmqcIC&pg=PA106&lpg=...

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Definition of "leverage", verb 2 is a perfect fit for German "ausspielen":

"use (something) to maximum advantage.
"the organization needs to leverage its key resources"
https://www.google.com/search?source=hp&ei=reBjXcLYGcKD5wLuw...


Michael Martin, MA
United States
Local time: 10:53
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 34

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Esther Pugh: I like this.
1 min
  -> Thanks, Esther!
disagree  Ramey Rieger (X): HUH?//Impossible to agree with such gibberish
2 hrs
  -> Hard to argue with such wisdom/ Yeah right, that explains it. Must avoid using "gibberish" from now on..Oh dear
agree  Daniel Arnold (X): yes, leverage is correct in this context!
1 day 9 mins
  -> It sure is. Thanks, Arnold!
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