analista de políticas
/analista de politikas/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'policy analyst' is translated into Spanish as analista de políticas.
A policy analyst is a professional who researches and evaluates government or organizational policies to suggest improvements.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is constructed literally as analista (analyst) + de (of) + políticas (policies).
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Mexico, Analista de políticas públicas is commonly used to refer to a policy analyst and Especialista en políticas is also commonly understood and used. In Spain, Analista de políticas públicas europeas is a frequently used term when specifying a focus on EU policies.
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun analista is common to both masculine and feminine genders, so only the article changes to indicate the person's gender: use el analista de políticas for a male policy analyst and la analista de políticas for a female policy analyst. To make the phrase plural, add an 's' to analista to form analistas de políticas.
Did you know?
- The word analista comes from the Ancient Greek analúō, which meant 'to unloose' or 'to untie'.
- In Spanish, the concept of 'policy' expressed in políticas is closely related to the Greek word for 'city', meaning it literally refers to the affairs of the city.
- While the phrase is analista de políticas, the word política is also used to mean 'politics' in a general sense, rather than just specific 'policies'.
Examples in context
- Como analista de políticas, mi trabajo se enfoca en analizar el impacto de las políticas gubernamentales en la sociedad.As a policy analyst, my job focuses on analyzing the impact of government policies on society.
- Ella trabaja como analista de políticas en la ONU.She works as a policy analyst at the UN.
- Busco un puesto de analista de políticas públicas.I am looking for a public policy analyst position.
- El analista de políticas presentó su informe hoy.The policy analyst presented his report today.
Example conversation
Sofía and Daniel are discussing their career goals.
- Sofía¿Qué quieres estudiar después de la universidad, Daniel?What do you want to study after university, Daniel?
- DanielMe gustaría ser analista de políticas públicas.I would like to be a public policy analyst.
- SofíaEs una profesión muy interesante y necesaria.It is a very interesting and necessary profession.
- DanielSí, quiero ayudar a mejorar las leyes.Yes, I want to help improve the laws.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries analista, de, CC BY-SA 4.0.
