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Congressional oversight

German translation: Kontrolle durch den Kongress

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English term or phrase: Congressional oversight
German translation:Kontrolle durch den Kongress
Entered by: Asaphina

08:25 May 12, 2006
English to German translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Military / Defense / Intelligence Service
English term or phrase: Congressional oversight
who knows what sort of covert activities continue beyond Congressional oversight
Asaphina
Kontrolle durch den Kongress
Explanation:
...wer kann schon sagen, welche geheimen Aktivitäten fortgeführt werden, die nicht der Kontrolle durch den Kongress unterliegen

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Note added at 7 mins (2006-05-12 08:32:37 GMT)
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evtl. auch:

Aufsicht durch den Kongress
Selected response from:

Andreas Kobell
Germany
Grading comment
Danke
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +8Kontrolle durch den Kongress
Andreas Kobell


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
congressional oversight
Kontrolle durch den Kongress


Explanation:
...wer kann schon sagen, welche geheimen Aktivitäten fortgeführt werden, die nicht der Kontrolle durch den Kongress unterliegen

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Note added at 7 mins (2006-05-12 08:32:37 GMT)
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evtl. auch:

Aufsicht durch den Kongress

Andreas Kobell
Germany
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 15
Grading comment
Danke

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  FishX
3 mins
  -> Danke, St John :-)
agree  Steffen Walter: ... welche geheimen Aktivitäten [verdeckten Operationen] außerhalb der Kontrolle durch den Kongress fortgeführt werden
4 mins
  -> Danke, Steffen :-)
agree  M TRANSLATIO (X)
5 mins
  -> Danke, Mike :-)
agree  Sabine Schlottky
37 mins
  -> Danke, Sabine :-)
agree  Emilie
1 hr
  -> Danke, Emilie :-)
agree  Condi_: COA003
1 hr
  -> Danke, Constanze :-)
agree  Richard Benham
2 hrs
  -> Danke, Richard :-)
agree  Ingeborg Gowans (X)
9 hrs
  -> Danke, Ingeborg :-)
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