общественный деятель

English translation: public figure

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Russian term or phrase:	общественный деятель
English translation:	public figure
Entered by:	Elizabeth Adams

16:57 Oct 22, 2002

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Russian term or phrase: общественный деятель

Seems pretty general, but please give me a sense of exactly HOW general it is. Is this just anyone from Mother Teresa to Tammy Faye Bakker?

19 октября президент Путин подписал Указ «О составе комиссии по правам человека при Президенте Российской Федерации». Этим указом он сформировал состав комиссии, которой руководит Элла Панфилова. 29 человек — ученых, журналистов, писателей, политологов, юристов, общественных деятелей, актеров, правозащитников пополнили дружные ряды президентской администрации.

Elizabeth Adams KudoZ activity Questions: 65 (none open) (1 closed without grading) Answers: 228 United States
Local time: 23:26

public figure

Explanation:
It's very general. Anyone in public life.

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Note added at 2002-10-22 17:42:30 (GMT)
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Definitely not \'celebrities.\' This is a very standard Russian way to signify the presence of minor officials without listing their positions. Multitran gives \'public figure; public character; public man.\' It may sound colourless in English, but that\'s what it means.

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Clive Wilshin
Local time: 07:26

Grading comment

Thanks. I'll just tack it on to the end "...and other public figures."
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public figure

Clive Wilshin

public figure

Nikita Kobrin

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public figure

Clive Wilshin
Local time: 07:26
Native speaker of: English

Grading comment

Thanks. I'll just tack it on to the end "...and other public figures."

8 mins confidence:

public figure

Explanation:
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Note added at 2002-10-22 17:11:12 (GMT)
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Oбщественный деятель - someone who is famous because of what s/he does, and is written about in newspapers and magazines or is often on television or the radio.

Nikita Kobrin
Lithuania
Local time: 09:26
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Russian

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