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62 Les Institutions Politiques - Political Institutions Flashcards

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Un dirigeant

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A ruler

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**Les régimes politiques**

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**Political regimes**

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Un État, un chef d’État

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A state, a head of state

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Un souverain

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A sovereign

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La souveraineté

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Sovereignty

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Un monarque

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A monarch

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La monarchie

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Monarchy

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Un roi, une reine

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A king, a queen

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Un trône

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A throne

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Un sceptre

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A sceptre

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Un règne

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A reign

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Un royaume

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A kingdom, a realm

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La démocratie

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Democracy

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Une république

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A republic

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Un homme d’État

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A statesman

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Une dictature

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A dictatorship, a tyranny

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Un dictateur

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A dictator

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Un despote, un tyran

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A despot, a tyrant

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Un coup d’État

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A coup (d’État)

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Un complot

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A conspiracy, a plot

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L’anarchie

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Anarchy

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Totalitaire

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Totalitarian

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Diriger, gouverner

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To rule

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Régner

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To reign

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**La vie politique**

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**Political life**

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Un parti politique

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A political party

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Le bipartisme

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Bipartisanship

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Un militant

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An activist

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La base du parti

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The grassroots, the rank-and-file

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Un programme

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A platform

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Un discours

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A speech

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L’idéologie

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Ideology

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Le népotisme, le copinage

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Cronyism

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De droite / De gauche

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Right-wing / Left-wing

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Progressiste, de gauche

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Liberal

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Extrémiste, radical

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Radical

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**Les élections**

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**Elections**

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Le droit de vote

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The franchise, the right to vote

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Le suffrage universel

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Universal suffrage

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Un référendum

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A referendum

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Un candidat

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A candidate

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Un suppléant

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A deputy

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Des élections législatives

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A general election

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Une élection partielle

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A by-election

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Un tour

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A round

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Une campagne électorale

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An electoral campaign

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Un sondage d’opinion

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An opinion poll

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Une circonscription

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A constituency

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Un électeur

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A voter

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Un abstentionniste

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A stay-away voter

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Les listes électorales

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The electoral roll, the electoral register

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Un vote, une voix

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A vote

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Le scrutin, le vote

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Polling

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Un bureau de vote

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A polling station

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Un isoloir

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A polling booth

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Un bulletin de vote

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A ballot

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Un vote par correspondance

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A postal ballot

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Une urne

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A ballot box

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Un siège

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A seat

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Un bastion

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A stronghold

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Le taux de participation

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The turnout

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Un raz-de-marée électoral

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A landslide

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Un élu

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An elected official

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Un mandat

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An office, a term of office

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Par procuration

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By proxy

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En poste, en exercice

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Incumbent

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Se présenter à une élection

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To run for an election

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Faire campagne

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To campaign

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Voter

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To vote, to cast a vote

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Être élu

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To be returned / elected

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**Le pouvoir législatif**

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**Legislative power**

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Un parlement

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A parliament

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Un parlementaire

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A parliamentarian

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Un ordre du jour

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An agenda

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  1. Les débats 2. Les travaux
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Proceedings, debates

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Un groupe de pression

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A lobby

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Un projet de loi

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A bill

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Un amendement

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An amendment

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Une loi (votée)

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A law, an act

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Une motion de censure

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A vote of no-confidence

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Siéger, être en session

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To sit, to be sitting

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Voter une loi

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To pass a law

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Démissionner

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To step down, to resign

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Dissoudre

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To disband

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Être responsable (devant)

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To be accountable (to)

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**Le pouvoir exécutif**

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**Executive power**

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Un gouvernement

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A government

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Un président

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A president

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Un Premier ministre

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A Prime Minister

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Un chef de gouvernement

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A head of government

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Un ministre

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A minister, a secretary

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Un secrétaire d’État

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A junior minister

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Un conseil des Ministres

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A cabinet meeting

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Un ministère

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A (government) department

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Une politique, des mesures

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A policy

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Un remaniement

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A reshuffle

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Nommer

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To appoint

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Gouverner

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To govern

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Les autorités constituées

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The powers that be

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Après l’état de grâce initial, le parti en place a perdu le pouvoir lors des élections

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After the initial honeymoon (period) the ruling party was voted out of power

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Exercer le pouvoir

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To wield power

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Cette politique, c’est diviser pour mieux régner

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It’s a policy of divide-and-rule

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Suivre la ligne du parti

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To toe the party line

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Il est arrivé au pouvoir après un coup d’État militaire

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He came to power after a military coup

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C’est un abus de pouvoir

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This is an abuse of power

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Le renvoi d’ascenseur est courant en politique

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Logrolling is common in politics

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La proportionnelle est appliquée dans certaines élections locales

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Proportional representation is used in some local elections

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Partir en campagne

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To hit the campaign trail

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S’assurer une majorité

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To secure a majority

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Truquer une élection

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To rig an election

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Le gouvernement américain considère l’Iran et la Corée du Nord comme des “États voyous”

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The US administration considers Iran and North Korea as ‘rogue states’

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Mes chers administrés

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My dear constituents…

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Un gouvernement fantoche

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A puppet government

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C’est au pied du mur qu’on reconnaît le maçon

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Office will show the man

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La raison du plus fort est toujours la meilleure

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Might is right

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L’éminence grise

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The power behind the throne

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Un petit déjeuner d’affaires

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A power breakfast

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Oxford, c’est la voie royale vers un bon emploi

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Oxford is the royal road to a good job

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Avoir l’initiative

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To set the agenda

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Avoir un but secret

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To have a hidden agenda

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La politique de la terre brûlée

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Scorched earth policy

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Son père lui a passé un savon

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His father read him the riot act

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