Política Flashcards

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1
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candidatura

A

run
(election campaign)

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2
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postularse para presidente

A

to run for president

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3
Q

oficina

A

office
(room for work)

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4
Q

puesto
cargo

A

office
(occupation of a political position)

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5
Q

en funciones

A

in office

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6
Q

juramento al cargo

A

oath of office

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7
Q

la votación

A

ballot (n)
(vote)

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8
Q

votar

A

to cast a ballot (v)

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9
Q

papeleta
boleta

A

ballot
(voting paper)

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10
Q

urna

A

ballot box
(box for votes)

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11
Q

urnas

A

result of a vote - ballot
(figurative)

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12
Q

fraude electoral

A

ballot rigging

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13
Q

gabinete

A

cabinet

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14
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llamar a elecciones

A

to call an election

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15
Q

campaña

A

campaign

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16
Q

los candidatos

A

candidates

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17
Q

coalición

A

coalition

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18
Q

congresso

A

congress

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19
Q

congresista

A

congressman

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20
Q

elegir

A

to elect
to choose

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21
Q

elecciones
comicios

A

elections

22
Q

Colegio Electoral

A

Electoral College

23
Q

padrón electora.
registro electoral

A

electoral register
roll

24
Q

electorado

A

electorate

25
Q

respaldar
apoyar

A

to endorse
support

26
Q

sondeo a pie de urna
encuesta en boca de urna

A

exit poll

27
Q

proceso de destitución o juicio político

A

impeachment process

28
Q

de izquierda

A

left-wing

29
Q

oposición

A

opposition

30
Q

partido

A

party

31
Q

política

A

policy
(political, governmental)

32
Q

político / a

A

political
(adjective)

33
Q

política

A

politics

34
Q

encuesta
sondeo

A

poll

35
Q

de derecha

A

right-wing

36
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apoyar
estar a favor de

A

to support
be in favor of

37
Q

votante

A

voter

38
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votante indeciso

A

swing voter

39
Q

un sistema bipartidista

A

a bipartisan system

40
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el sistema electoral en EE.UU

A

the electoral system in the Unites States

41
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el partido demócrata

A

the democrats

42
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el partido republican

A

the republicans

43
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el voto popular

A

popular vote

44
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el voto electoral

A

electoral vote

45
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estados oscilantes

A

swing states

46
Q

votar por

A

to vote for

47
Q

mandato

A

term

48
Q

Senador

A

senator

49
Q

Diputador

A

representative

50
Q

Ausentismo

A

absenteeism

51
Q

Día feriado/festivo

A

a holiday