May 3, 2004 11:49
20 yrs ago
English term
lise_001 (X)
establishment's anointee
Homework / test
English to German
Other
Government / Politics
This text was published in "The Economist". It's about the American presidential elections, primaries, etc...
"The frontloaded timetable was designed by Democratic bigwigs to benefit one of their own - a senator, say, like John Kerry, John Edwards or Joe Lieberman, or Congressman Dick Gephardt, the party's former leader in the House. The idea was to give the establishment's anointee more time to raise money and heal wounds before taking on the 800-pound gorilla, George Bush.
"The frontloaded timetable was designed by Democratic bigwigs to benefit one of their own - a senator, say, like John Kerry, John Edwards or Joe Lieberman, or Congressman Dick Gephardt, the party's former leader in the House. The idea was to give the establishment's anointee more time to raise money and heal wounds before taking on the 800-pound gorilla, George Bush.
Proposed translations
(German)
| 5 | Vorzugskandidat |
Monika Leit
|
| 4 +1 | The "establishment"'s favo(u)red candidate |
David Moore (X)
|
| 4 | Spitzenkandidat |
ahartje
|
Proposed translations
40 mins
Monika Leit
Native in German
Specializes in field
12 years in finance & accounting
Native in: German 
Works in: English to German, German to English, French to German, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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12
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Vorzugskandidat
Bekannter Ausdruck, der Vorzugskandidat einer Partei bei einer Wahl.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+1
25 mins
The "establishment"'s favo(u)red candidate
In times of yore, leaders were anointed with oil (so the Bible tells us) before their time came to be chosen as leader. After anointment, however, this was in those days a foregone conclusion. Nowadays, this is a slightly flippant reference to a candidate whom the establishment (those who wield the real power in the world) expects to represent their interests.
4 hrs
Spitzenkandidat
i.e.
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