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La politique, politiquement, homme politique

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politics, politically, politician

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une politique

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a policy

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un parti

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a party

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fonder

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to found

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financer

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to fund

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adhérer à

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to join

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un chef, la direction

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leader, the leadership

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un militant, le militantisme

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an activist

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soutenir

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to support, to back

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le soutien

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a support, a backing

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un partisan

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a supporter

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s’impliquer

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to involve oneself

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engagement, implication

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involvement

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proposer, une proposition

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to propose, a proposal

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un adepte, un partisant

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a proponent

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s’opposer à quelque chose

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to oppose sth

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une opposition, un adveraire

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an opposition, an opponent

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déclarer, déclaration

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to state, a statement

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promettre, une promesse

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to pledge, a pledge

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s’engager, engagement

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to commit oneself, a commitment

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préconiser

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advocate

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un défenseur

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an advocate

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une critique, critique, critiquer

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a critic, critical, to criticize

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une polémique

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controversy

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controversé

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controversial

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débattre, un débat

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to debate, a debate

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discutable

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debatable, questionable, disputable

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mettre en doute

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to question

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contester, remettre en question

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to dispute, to challenge

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un conflit

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a dispute

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une polémique, une querelle

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a row

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une impasse

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a deadlock, a stalemate

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se diviser, une division

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to split, a split

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un compromis

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a compromise

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les éléctions

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elections

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le droit de vote

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franchise

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accorder le droit de vote

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to enfranchise

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priver du droit de vote

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to disfranchise

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s’inscrire (sur les listes), l’inscription

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to register, registration

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une éléction partielle

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a by-election

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un referendum

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a referendum

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un candidat, une candidature

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a candidate, a candidacy

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se porter candidat

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to stand for, to run for

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disputer (un siège)

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to contest (a seat)

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un programme (éléctoral)

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a platform

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faire campagne

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to campaign, to canvass

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le démarchage

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canvassing

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un élécteur

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a constituent

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une circonscription éléctorale

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a constituency / a district

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faire une étude, une étude

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to survey, a survey

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sonder l’opinion, un sondage, un sondeur

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to poll, a poll, a pollster

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un handicap electoral

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a vote-loser

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un atout electoral

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a vote-winner

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courtiser les élécteurs

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to woo voters

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une affiche

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a poster

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un panneau d’affichage

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a billboard

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rassembler, un meeting de campagne

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to rally, a rally

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lever des fonds, la collecte de fonds

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to raise funds, fund-raising

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(im)populaire

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unpopular

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le charisme, charismatique

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charisma, charismatic

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télégénique

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telegenic

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un orateur, l’éloquence

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orator, oratory

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participer aux votes, la participation

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to turn out, the turn out

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être abstantionniste, abstention

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to abstain, abstention

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elire

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to elect

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truquer, fraude éléctorale

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to rig, rigging

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le résultat

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the outcome

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un virage

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a swing

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remporter les élections

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to win the elections

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une victoire, une défaite

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a victory, a defeat

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faireperdre son siège à qqn

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to unseat sby

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élire, ne pas élire

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to vote sby in ≠ out

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les responsables politiques

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policy makers

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le parti au pouvoir

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the ruling party

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le parti d’opposition

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the opposition party

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l’adhésion à un parti

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party membership

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le financement d’un parti

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party funding

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aboutir à une impasse

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to reach a deadloock

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nuancer une opinion

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to soften/to nuance an opinion

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durcir une opposition

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to toughen a position

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se mettre d’accord

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to come to/to reach an agreement

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se présenter à des éléctions

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to run for office

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des promesses éléctorales

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election/manifesto promises

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une campagne éléctorale

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an election campaign

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les présidentielles

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the presidential election

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les législatives

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the general elections

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les éléctions locales/municipales

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the local elections

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période qui précède les elections

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the run-up to the election

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aller voter

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to go to the polls

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le jour des scrutins

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polling day

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un bureau de vote

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a polling station/place

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un isoloir

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a polling booth

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un bulletin, une urne

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a bllot paper, a ballot box

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une machine à voter

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a voting machine

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voter par procuration

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to vote by proxy

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les absentionnistes

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absentee voters

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le taux d’abstention

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the bastetion rate

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le dépouillement

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the counting votes

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une défaite cuisante

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a crushing defeat

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une victoire écrasante

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an overwhelming victory

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conserver son siège

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to retain one’s seat

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