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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12
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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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18
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de droite =/ de gauche

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right-wing =/ left-wing

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19
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progressiste, de gauche

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liberal

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20
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extrémiste = radical

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radical

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21
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le droit de vote

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the franchise / the right to vote

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22
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le suffrage universel

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universal suffrage

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23
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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
a deputy
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des élections législatives
a general election
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une élection partielle
a by-election
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un tour
a round
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une campagne électorale
an electoral campaign
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un sondage d'opinion
an opinion poll
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une circonscription
a constituency
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un électeur
a voter
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un abstentionniste
a stay-away voter
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les listes électorales
the electoral roll = the electoral register
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le scrutin, le vote
polling
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un bureau de vote
a polling station
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un isoloir
a polling booth
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un bulletin de vote
a ballot
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un vote par correspondance
a postal ballot
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une urne
a ballot box
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un siège
a seat
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un bastion
a stronghold
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le taux de participation
the turnout
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un raz-de-marée électoral
a landslide
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un élu
an elected official
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un mandat
an office, a term of office
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par procuration
by proxy
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en poste, en exercice
incumblent
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se présenter à une élection
to run for election
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faire campagne
to campaign
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être élu
to be returned / elected
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un parlement
a parliament
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un parlementaire
a parlementarian
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un ordre du jour
an agenda
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les débats = les travaux
proceedings = debates
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un groupe de pression
a lobby
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un projet de loi
a bill
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un amendement
an amendment
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une loi (votée)
a law = an act
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une motion de censure
a vote of no-confidence
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siéger = être en session
to sit = so be sitting
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voter une loi
to pass a law
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démissioner
to step down = to resign
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dissoudre
to disband
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être responsable (devant)
to be accountable (to)
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un chef de gouvernement
a head of government
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un secrétaire d'État
a junior minister
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un conseil des ministres
a cabinet meeting
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un ministère
a (government) department
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une politique (= des mesures)
a policy
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un remaniement
a reshuffle
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nommer
to appoint
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gouverner
to govern