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Swedish to English Government / Politics Translation Glossary

Swedish term		English translation
landskapsledamot		member of the Åland Parliament
Länskrim		County Criminal Investigation Department; County CID
långsiktighet		long-termism
linjerelation		line relationshp	Deane Goltermann
Entered by: Deane Goltermann
LISA		LISA
litteratur		documentation
lokalytorna		the office space
Lvb.		County Duty Police Officer	David Rumsey
Entered by: David Rumsey
meddelarakter		informant files
Näringslivsenheten		municipal office for trade and industry
Näringspolitik		Economic/commercial policy
P-Nisse		traffic warden (guy)
på sina håll		in some places	Mats Wiman
Entered by: Mats Wiman
PM inför beslut		(promemoria) Memorandum (or Evaluation) prior to decision	TechLawDC
Entered by: TechLawDC
Post och Telestyrelsen		the (Swedish) National Post and Telecom Agency	Tess Whitty
Entered by: Tess Whitty
projektägare		project owner
propagera		do PR for / lobby for / campaign for / publicise / champion
rättskaffenhet		honesty, uprightness, integrity
rättsmedel		[legal] remedies	Paul Lambert
Entered by: Paul Lambert
regeringsdeklaration		Statement of Government Policy
remissvaren		comments on a proposal
riksdagsskrivelse		written communication from the parliament to the government
s-politikerna		Social Democrat politicians	Helen Johnson
Entered by: Helen Johnson
samhällsbyggnadsförvaltning		Urban Planning and Infrastructure Department
samhällssäkerhet		Societal security (Homeland Security, in some national contexts)
samlades på hög		piled up
sina bästa stämningars längtan		their noblest innermost aspirations (literally: desires perceived when one is in one's most positive frame of mind)
själfskrifven (old spelling)		naturally defined; self-evident, obvious
skolkommun		local education authority; municipal school authority
skolpeng		virtual voucher	Deane Goltermann
Entered by: Deane Goltermann
skyddslagen		Installations Protection Act	David Rumsey
Entered by: David Rumsey
små folken		small states/nations/powers; small ethnic groups
Spelinspektionen		(new) Swedish Gambling Authority	David Rumsey
Entered by: David Rumsey
stabsorgan		staff function
statens förhandlingsman		the Government negotiator	Helen Johnson
Entered by: Helen Johnson
statliga värdegrunden		public service ethos
statsliggaren		register of appropriations (government grants, votes of supply)
stämma av		we have an on-going dialogue with the politicians ......
stiftelseurkund		(memorandum and) articles of incorporation
storpolitiska		geopolitical

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