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POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS Flashcards

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un dirigeant

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a ruler

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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 sceptre

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a sceptre

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un homme d’État

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a statesman

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un despote

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a despot

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un complot

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a conspiracy, a plot

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diriger / gouverner

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to rule

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un parti politique

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a political party

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le bipartisme

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bipartsanship

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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-life

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un programme

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a platform

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lé 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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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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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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incumblent

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se présenter à une élection

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to run for election

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faire campagne

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to campaign

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être élu

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to be returned / elected

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un parlement

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a parliament

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un parlementaire

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a parlementarian

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un ordre du jour

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an agenda

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les débats = 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 = so be sitting

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voter une loi

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to pass a law

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démissioner

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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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un chef de gouvernement

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a head of government

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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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