Politics #5 Flashcards

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1
Q

setbacks

A

les revers

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2
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to suffer a setback

A

subir un revers

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3
Q

a shake up

A

une réorganisation

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4
Q

a stopgap measure

A

un palliatif

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5
Q

to stay the course

A

tenir le cap

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6
Q

demise

A

la chute

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7
Q

to step down

A

passer la main

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8
Q

to be voted out of power

A

être battu aux elections

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9
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to relieve someone of a post

A

relever quelqu’un de ses fonctions

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10
Q

to sink into oblivion

A

sombrer dans l’oubli

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11
Q

general elections (UK)

A

les élections législatives

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12
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Congress/ the Congress

A

le Congrès

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13
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a Member of Parliament

A

un député (G.B.)

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14
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a sitting senator

A

un sénateur en exercice

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15
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a representative (U.S)

A

un membre de la Chambre des représentants

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16
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a congressman (U.S.)

A

un membre du Congrès

17
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to disband/dissolve an electoral assembly

A

dissoudre une assemblée élue

18
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to run for president

A

faire campagne pour devenir président

19
Q

an incumbent president

A

un président sortant/ en exercice

20
Q

The president-elect

A

le president élu

21
Q

A four-year term

A

un mandat de quatre ans

22
Q

To complete a term

A

aller au bout de son mandat

23
Q

to hold a primary

A

organiser une primaire

24
Q

a precinct

A

une circonscription électorale

25
Q

a caucus

A

un caucus

26
Q

to caucus

A

se réunir

27
Q

a voter

A

un électeur

28
Q

an elector

A

un grand electeur

29
Q

a running mate

A

un colistier