Political vocabulary Flashcards

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politics

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la politique (théorie, science, monde)

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policy

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la politique (mise en place)

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political

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politique (adj)

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be in politics

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faire de la politique

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a politician

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un homme politique

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a stand

a stance

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une position

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a speech

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un discours

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an address

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un discours officiel

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to deliver a speech

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faire un discours

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to debate

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débattre

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to disagree with

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ne pas être d’accord avec

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to object to

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d’opposer à

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to oppose sth

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s’opposer à qqchose

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a supporter

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un partisan

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an opponent

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un opposant

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an activist

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un militant

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the left

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la gauche

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the right

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la droite

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rivalries

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des rivalités

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democracy

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la démocratie

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democratic

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démocratique

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dictatorship

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la dictature

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a tyrant

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un tyran

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the right to vote

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le droit de vote

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a voter

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un électeur

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a constituency

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une circonscription

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a parliament

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un parlement

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an MP

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un député anglais

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a congressman

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un député américain

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general elections

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les principales élections

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primaries

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les primaires

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to pass a law

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voter une loi

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to implement a policy

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mettre une politique en application

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a bill

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un projet de loi

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the Declaration on Independence

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la Déclaration d’Indépendance

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the framers of the Constitution

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les rédacteurs de la Constitution

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The Founding Fathers

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les Pères Fondateurs

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the Bill of Rights

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la Déclaration des droits

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the President

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le Président

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a secretary

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un ministre

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a department

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un ministère

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the State Secretary

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le ministre des affaires étrangères américain

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the State Department

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le ministère des affaires étrangères américain

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a civil servant

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un fonctionnaire

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the House of Representatives

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la Chambre des Représentants

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the Senate

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le Sénat

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the Congress

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le Congrès

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a lobby

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un groupe de pression

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Presidential elections

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les élections présidentielles

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Congressional elections

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les élections législatives

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Mid-term elections

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les élections de mi-mandat

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a poll

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un sondage

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a pollster

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un institut de sondage

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to go to the polls

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aller voter

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a polling station

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un bureau de vote

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the turn-out rate

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le taux de participation

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a caucus

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un caucus

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Super-Tuesday

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un super-Mardi

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a running mate

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un colistier

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a ticket

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une équipe électorale (président + vice-président)

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the incumbent president

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le président en fonction

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a front-runner

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la favori

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a blue State

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un Etat traditionnellement démocrate

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a red State

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un Etat traditionnellement républicain

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a swing State

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un Etat qui change régulièrement de couleur politique

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a ministry

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un ministère

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to change course

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changer de cap

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le président sortant

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the incumbent president

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convoquer des élections

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to call an election

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la majorité

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the voting age

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le taux de participation

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the turnout rate

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le bulletin de vote

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the ballot (paper)

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empêcher qqn de faire qqch

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to bar sb from doing sth

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un mandat

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a term

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s’abstenir

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to refrain from

to abstain

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une personne qui s’abstient

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a non-voter

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faire du démarchage électoral

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to convass

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un bureau de vote

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a polling station

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évincer

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to overthrow
to oust
to unseat sb

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un programme politique

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a manifesto

a platform