minister ds. światopogłądu

09:57 Oct 6, 2020 

OK, I will remember.
:-)

18:05 Oct 5, 2020 

A hyphenated word is a 'joined' word, so it's counted as a single word.

The word in question can be written as worldview or world-view, but not world view (without the hyphen).

18:00 Oct 5, 2020 

Macmillan uses two words: https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/world... .

If you say "No English speaker would know what "Minister of World View" could possibly refer to.", I can agree that "minister for ideology" is the best option.

17:14 Oct 5, 2020 

"Worldview" is written as one word.

In any case, it sounds even odder than "ideology," because what on earth is a "worldview minister"? ;-) That sounds like a mistranslation of "foreign affairs" or "foreign relations." Given the Polish context, and the fact that the party constantly talks about ideology, I think the latter would be more accurate.

By the way, the translation does not necessarily have to be accepted as "official" or "accurate" by the party itself. The intention and purpose of the department is what matters. No English speaker would know what "Minister of World View" could possibly refer to.

17:08 Oct 5, 2020 

Przy okazji: minister d/s światopoglądu nie jest oficjalną nazwą tego urzędu, więc wielkie litery są zbędne (rownież w mojej odpowiedzi).

17:03 Oct 5, 2020 

Left-Wing Ideology Minister - You're right; it could be construed as that. However, in the context of an ultra-right-wing party, I think it would be far more probable in people's minds that the department's purpose is to fight against left-wing ideology. The issue is that the original Polish is vague in itself, so being overly specific in the translation is tricky business. One has to look at the intention of the office to aid in the translation.

Minister for Fighting Left-Wing Ideology - True, this translation perhaps wouldn't appear on any official documentation. But for all intents and purposes, this seems to be the department's purpose, and the party has been quite open about its intentions.

Ideology Minister - To me, this would be the most direct translation. It sounds odd in English, but it is a rather absurd concept to begin with.

16:58 Oct 5, 2020 

Również wyraz "ideologia" w tym kontekście IMO nie pasuje, ponieważ polscy politycy nie lubią stosowania go w stosunku do samych siebie. ;-)

16:48 Oct 5, 2020 

Left-Wing Ideology Minister - na pewno nie, ponieważ mogłoby być rozumiane jako "minister dp spraw wprowadzania lewicowej ideologii", a intencja rządu na pewno nie jest taka.

Minister for Fighting Left-Wing Ideology - również na pewno nie, ponieważ otwarcie informowałoby o zamiarach i celach tego urzędu.