Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
одномандатник
English translation:
single-mandate candidate
Added to glossary by
Sonia Clough
Sep 13, 2007 13:22
17 yrs ago
Russian term
одномандатник
Russian to English
Other
Government / Politics
The term appears in a text about parliamentary elections in Russia.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | single-mandate candidate |
Sergey Gorelik
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| 3 +2 | candidate in a single-member district |
Kirill Semenov
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| 4 +1 | deputy elected in a single-seat electoral district |
Alexander Onishko
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Proposed translations
+1
33 mins
Selected
single-mandate candidate
This is the term commonly used in the Russian electoral terminology, however ugly it sounds (although no uglier than many other)...
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Note added at 34 mins (2007-09-13 13:56:58 GMT)
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...to go with a 'single-mandate district'
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Note added at 34 mins (2007-09-13 13:56:58 GMT)
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...to go with a 'single-mandate district'
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you, this is just the sort of concise answer I was hoping for."
+2
3 mins
Kirill Semenov
Ukraine
Ukraine
Native in Russian
Specializes in field
Ukraine
60+ books translated and published
Native in: Russian 
Works in: English to Russian, Russian
Related KudoZ points
:
74
candidate in a single-member district
Кандидат по округу, от которых только один мандат в депутаты.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
GaryG
: or "single-seat"
1 min
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| agree |
Alexander Onishko
: w/ "single-seat"
21 mins
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+1
27 mins
Alexander Onishko
Native in Russian
Veni Vidi Vici
Native in: Russian 
, Ukrainian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, Ukrainian to English, and 5 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
54
deputy elected in a single-seat electoral district
This is another option, most probably this not a candidate but an already elected deputy (MP) who was selected not by the candidates list of teh parties but in a single-seat electoral district
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