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le Parlement

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Parliament

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un député

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a MP / a Member of Parliament

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bicaméral

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bicameral

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la Chambre es communes

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the House of Lords

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un lord héréditaire

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a hereditary lord

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un pair à vie

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a life peer

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le président(Chambre des communes)

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the Speaker

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le président (Chambre des lords)

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the Lord Speaker

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les travaillistes

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labour

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les conservateurs

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the Conservatives / the Tories

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les libéraux démocrates

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the Lib-Dems

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Le parlement (US)

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Congress

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un parlementaire (US)

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a Congressman (woman)

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bicameral

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bicameral

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la chambre des représentants

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the House of Representatives

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un député (US)

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a Representative (Rep)

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le président de la chambre des représentants

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the Speaker of the House (of Representatives)

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le président du sénat

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the Speaker of the Senate

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Le sénat

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the Senate

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un sénateur

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a Senator (Sen)

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un démocrate

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a Democrat

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un républicain

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a republican

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Le parlement européen

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the European Parliament

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un député européen

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a member of the European Parliament / a Euro MP

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un parlement

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a parliament

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parlementaire

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parliamentary

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un parlementaire

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a parliamentarian

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siéger

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to sit

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une séance / une session

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a sitting / a session

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ajourner

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to adjourn

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l’ajournement

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adjournment

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une commission

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a committee

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présider

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to chair

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un porte-parole

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a spokesman/woman/person

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législatif

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legislative

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légiférer

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to legislate

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un législateur

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a legistrator

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la legislation

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legislation

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la loi –> un législateur

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the law –> a lawmaker

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un projet de loi

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a bill

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une loi (votée)

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an act

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une disposition

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a provision

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amender

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to amend

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un amendement

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an amendment

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mettre son véto à

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to veto sth

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un véto

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a veto

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débattre –> les débats

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to debate –> debates

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l’ordre du jour

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the agenda

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les délibérations

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the proceedings

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proposer

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to propose

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une proposition

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a proposal

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déclarer

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to state

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une déclaration

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a statement

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applaudir

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to applaud

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les applaissements

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applause

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acclamer

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to cheer

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des acclamations

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cheers

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huer –> des huées

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to boo –> booing

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interpeller / chahuter

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to heckle

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un élément perturbateur

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a heckler

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faire de l’obstruction

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a flibuster

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un obstructionniste

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a flibusterer

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faire pression

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to lobby

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membre d’un groupe de pression

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a lobbyist

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faire passer / voter

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to pass

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abroger –> l’abrogation

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to repeal –> the repeal

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réformer –> une réforme

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to reform –> a reform

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interdire –> interdiction

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to ban –> a ban

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promulguer

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to enact

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la promulgation

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enactment

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obligatoire (par la loi)

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mandatory

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mettre (le président) en accusation

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to impreach

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la mise en accusation

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impreachment

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démissionner

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to resign

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la démission

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resignation

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se retirer

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to stand down

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se désister

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to step down

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(ne pas) se représenter

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(not) to seek re-election

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intègre

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upright

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dévoué

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dedicated

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corrompu / verreux

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corrupt

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la corruption

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corruption / sleaze

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soudoyer –> un pot de vin

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to bribe –> a bribe

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la corruption (2)

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bribery

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la communication / les relations publiques

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spin / PR

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le copinage

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cronyism

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un mandat

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a term of office

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siéger

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to be in session

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l’immunité parlementaire

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parliamentary privilege

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les indemnités des parlementaires

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parliamentary allowances

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les notes de frais des parlementaires

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parliamentary expenses

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tricher sur ses notes de frais

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to fiddle expenses

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rédiger un projet de loi

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to draft a bill

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introduire un projet de loi

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to sponsor a bill

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rejettre / enterrer un projet de loi

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to defeat / to scrab a bill

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mettre en suspens / retirer un projet de loi

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to shleve/ to withdraw a bill

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passer outre à un véto

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to override a veto

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imposer une limite de temps pour un débat

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to guillotine a bill

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prendre la parole

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to take the floor

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faire un discours

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to make / to deliver a speech

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premier discours au parlement

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a maiden speech

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une question très controversée

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a much-debated issue

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déclencher un débat houleux

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to spark a fiery debate

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une motion de censure

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a motion of confidence

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un vote à main lever

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a show of hands

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entrer en vigueur

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to come into force / effect

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faire l’objet d’un débat

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to come under discussion

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un spécialiste en communication

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a spin doctor / master

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