63 - Politics : executive power Flashcards

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un ministère // un ministre

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a ministry/ a department // a secretary

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ministre // ministère des affaires étrangères (US/UK)

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the Secretary of State (US) / the Foreign Secretary (UK) // The State Department (US) / the Foreign Office

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ministre // ministère de l’intérieur (UK)

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Home Secretary // Home Office

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ministère de la santé / de l’éducation

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The Department of Health / Education

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ministre de la Justice (US)

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the Attorney General

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la maire / le maire

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the cityhall // the mayor

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la fonction publique / un fonctionnaire

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the civil service / a civil servant

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un arrêté municipal

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a by-law / an ordinance (US)

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la paperasserie

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red tape

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10
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les impôts locaux

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rates

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renvoyer / le renvoi

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to dismiss / the dismissal

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un remaniement

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a reshuffle

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dissoudre / une dissolution

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to dissolve / a dissolution

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14
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faire appliquer la loi

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to enforce the law

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faire marche arrière

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to back-pedal

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nationaliser / la nationalisation

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to nationalize / nationalization

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privatiser / la privatisation

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to privatize / privataziation

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subventionner / une subvention

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to subsidize / a subsidy

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les recettes / les dépenses

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revenue / expenditure

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trouver un terrain d’entente

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to bridge divisions

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régler un conflit

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to settle a dispute