American elections + politic Flashcards by Nico Jub

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le président élu

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The president-elect

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un mandat de quatre ans

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a four-year term

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une primaire

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a primary

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une circonscription électorale

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a precinct

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une liste de candidats d’un parti, un programme de parti, les candidats à la présidence/vice-présidence

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a ticket (to be on the ticket)

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un grand électeur

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an elector

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le perdant

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the underdog

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un outsider, un candidat inattendu

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a dark horse

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faire une tournée électorale

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to barnstorm

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la cérémonie d’investiture

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The swearing-in ceremony

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la Maison Blanche

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The White-House

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le gouvernement

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the administration

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le secrétaire d’Etat

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the State Secretary

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le ministre de la justice

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The Attorney General

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le chef de la majorité au sénat

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The leader

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un chef de file, chargé d’assurer la liaison entre les membres d’un parti

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a whip

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embrasser une carrière politique

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to go into politics

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un fonctionnaire

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a public servant

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extrémiste

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radical

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s’emparer du pouvoir

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to seize power

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un parti au pouvoir

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a ruling party

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un programme politique

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a platform

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un discours

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an address

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former une coalition

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to put up a coalition

cohabitation

power sharing

une élection à deux tours

a two-stage election

les élections législatives

general election

municipales

local elections

faire campagne pour devenir président

to run for president

un abstentionniste

a stay-away voter

aller aux urnes

to go to the polls

se représenter (être de nouveau candidat

to put up for re-election

une loi

an act

un projet de loi

a bill

to vote

to cast a vote

faire une offre (enchère), essayer

to bid

assassiné (pour des raisons politiques)

assassinated

un bureau de vote

a polling station

un isoloir

a polling booth

un bulletin de vote

a ballot slip/paper

une urne

a ballot

faire campagne (aller partout) (US/GB)

to stump (US)/ to canvass (GB)

ratisser, passer au peigne fin

to scour (a place)

entrer dans l'arène, se jeter dans le vrai monde

to enter the fray

une dispute, altercation

a wrangle

abandonner, se débarrasser, jeter

to discard

piller, dépouiller

despoil

manier (arme)/ exercer (pouvoir, autorité)

to wield

renoncer à, se passer de

to waive sth

influencer

to sway=to influence

charcutage électoral

gerrymandering

obstruct

filibustering (US)