public office in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.office [Brit ˈɒfɪs, Am ˈɔfɪs, ˈɑfɪs] N

2. office (position):

office
fonction f
office
charge f
to perform the office of
remplir les fonctions de
to be in or hold office president, mayor:
être en fonction
to be in or hold office minister:
avoir un portefeuille
to be in or hold office political party:
être au pouvoir
to take office president, mayor:
entrer en fonction
to take office political party:
arriver au or prendre le pouvoir
to go out of office or leave office president, mayor:
quitter ses fonctions
to go out of office or leave office minister:
perdre son portefeuille
to go out of office or leave office political party:
perdre le pouvoir
to stand Brit or run Am for office
être candidat aux élections
to rise to high office
être promu à un poste élevé

I.public [Brit ˈpʌblɪk, Am ˈpəblɪk] N

II.public [Brit ˈpʌblɪk, Am ˈpəblɪk] ADJ

public call box, health, property, park, footpath, expenditure, inquiry, admission, announcement, execution, image
public/-ique
public disquiet, enthusiasm, indifference, support
général
public library, amenity
municipal
public duty, spirit
civique
in the public interest
dans l'intérêt public
to receive public acclaim
recevoir les éloges du public
to be in public life
participer à la vie publique
to be in the public eye
être exposé à l'opinion publique
to make one's views public , to go public with one's views
rendre ses opinions publiques
she has decided to go public (with her story)
elle a décidé de rendre son histoire publique
the company is going public
la société va être cotée en Bourse
the public good
le bien public
it is public knowledge that …
il est de notoriété publique que …
he's become public property
il est devenu une figure publique
let's go somewhere less public
allons dans un endroit plus discret
at public expense
aux frais du contribuable

public office in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for public office in the English»French Dictionary

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office [ˈɒfɪs, Am ˈɑ:fɪs] N

Office N Brit (government department)

II.public [ˈpʌblɪk] N no pl, + sing/pl vb

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An example of constitutional violation by the executive could be a public office holder who acts outside the powers granted to that office by a constitution.
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He was one of very few religious dissenters holding a national public office at this time.
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The similarly named malfeasance (or misfeasance) in public office is a tort.
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They remain politically neutral, do not seek public office, and are discouraged from voting, though individual members may participate in uncontroversial community improvement issues.
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In civil law, the law of immunity or exemption from the burden of public office.
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Brown gave the center's library a collection of his artifacts, videotapes and legislative papers from his 40 years in public office.
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Modern politics demands that even the most brilliant candidates for public office demonstrate a common touch.
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He was barred from holding public office, though never convicted of embezzlement.
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That same year, she published a booklet listing 530 ni-Vanuatu women qualified for public duties, as a means of pressuring the government into appointing qualified women to public office.
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In addition, her husband was charged with misconduct in public office and data protection offences.
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