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Il Maggior Consiglio

English translation: \"Maggior Consiglio\"

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Italian term or phrase:Il Maggior Consiglio
English translation:\"Maggior Consiglio\"
Entered by: Maria Burnett

15:03 Oct 22, 2022
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - History / Venice
Italian term or phrase: Il Maggior Consiglio
Alla fine di questo processo di assestamento, il Doge era al vertice della Repubblica, ma i suoi poteri erano assai limitati; la grande assemblea rappresentativa delle famiglie nobili (il Maggior Consiglio) aveva blandi poteri legislativi ma eleggeva tutte le cariche dello Stato; una serie molto articolata di magistrature definiva le linee politiche e gestiva l’amministrazione della Repubblica presiedendo a tutte le varie esigenze e strutture dello stato sia in città che nel territorio di terraferma (lo Stato da Terra) che nei territori d’oltremare (lo Stato da Mar,
Maria Burnett
United States
Local time: 02:18
"Maggior Consiglio"
Explanation:
I would leave it in Italian and provide a translation within brackets.

Wikipedia translates it as "Great Council" or "Major Council" See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Council_of_Venice
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Marco Solinas
Local time: 23:18
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3 +1"Maggior Consiglio"
Marco Solinas
3The Great Council, The Major Council (Italian: Maggior Consiglio)
Cristina Bufi Poecksteiner, M.A.
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It's on Wikipedia (also the other terms)
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The Great Council, The Major Council (Italian: Maggior Consiglio)


Explanation:
Il Maggior Consiglio = The Great Council or Major Council (Italian: Maggior Consiglio; Venetian: Mazor Consegio)

The Great Council or Major Council (Italian: Maggior Consiglio; Venetian: Mazor Consegio) was a political organ of the Republic of Venice between 1172 and 1797. It was the chief political assembly, responsible for electing many of the other political offices and the senior councils that ran the Republic, passing laws, and exercising judicial oversight. Following the lockout (Serrata) of 1297, its membership was established on hereditary right, exclusive to the patrician families enrolled in the Golden Book of the Venetian nobility.
The Great Council was unique at the time in its usage of lottery to select nominators for proposal of candidates, who were thereafter voted upon.[1]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Council_of_Venice

Cristina Bufi Poecksteiner, M.A.
Austria
Local time: 08:18
Native speaker of: Italian
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
"Maggior Consiglio"


Explanation:
I would leave it in Italian and provide a translation within brackets.

Wikipedia translates it as "Great Council" or "Major Council" See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Council_of_Venice

Marco Solinas
Local time: 23:18
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
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agree  martini
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Reference comments


13 mins peer agreement (net): +3
Reference: It's on Wikipedia (also the other terms)

Reference information:
Maggior Consiglio: The Great Council https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stato_da_Màr
Stato da Mar:(overseas dominions) you can leave it the same https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Venice
Stato da Terra: (land dominions) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domini_di_Terraferma

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Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  Michele Fauble
1 hr
agree  writeaway: Indeed, all these terms can be looked up (if necessary). All that's needed is an internet connection and hardware
6 hrs
agree  martini
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