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Un électeur

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A voter

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Un grand électeur (US)

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An elector

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Un électeur (GB)

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A constituent

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Une carte d’électeur

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A voting card (GB)/registration card (US)

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Un bullettin de vote

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A ballot

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Une urne

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A ballot box

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Aller aux urnes, aller voter

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To go to the polls

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La participation électorale

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The political turnout

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Un isoloir

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A polling booth

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un bureau de vote

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A polling station

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être en ballottage

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To run a second ballot

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faire campagne/rencontrer les électeurs

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To canvas, canvassing (door-to-door canvassing)

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une campagne électorale

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An election campaign

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les élections municipales

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Local elections

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les législatives

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General elections

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les présidentielles

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Presidential elections

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une éléction partielle

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A by-election

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se porter candidat

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To run for candidate, to run for an election, to stand for election

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poser sa candidature

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To run for office

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une circonscription électorale

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A constituency

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un candidat/un colister

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A condidate/A fellow candidate

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le charcutage électoral

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Gerrymandering

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un programme électoral

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A platform

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le dépouillement

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Counting the votes

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le résultat d’une élection

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the outcome of a vote

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une victoire écrasante, un raz-de-marée

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a landslide victory

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le gouvernement sortant

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the outgoing government

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des promesses électorales

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electoral pledges

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l’électorialisme

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pork-barrel politics

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l’élection était truquée

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the election was rigged

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un (homme) politique

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a politican

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la politique

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politics

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une politique

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a policy

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un politologue

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a political pundit

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un groupe de réflexion

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a think-tank

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un porte parole

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a spokesman/spokeswoman/spokesperson

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la directio du parti, les états majors

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the party executives

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le congrès du parti, les assises du parti

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the party conference

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un comité de parti (pour décider de la ligne à suivre ou pour choisir un candidat)

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a caucus

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la base

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the rank and file

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les militants de base

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the grassroots members

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de droite

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right-wing

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de gauche

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left-wing

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centriste

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middle of the road

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l’extrême droite

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the far-right

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l’extrême gauche

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the far-left

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un ultra, un partisan de la ligne dure, un pur et dur

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a hardliner

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un adhérent (s’affilier à, adhérer ) un parti)

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a party member (to join a party)

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un militant

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an activist

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un conseiller en communication

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a spin doctor

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une coalition plurielle

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a rainbow alliance

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un clivage

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a rift

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changer de camp

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to cross the floor, to switch sides

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prendre la parole

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Take the floor

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refuser de prendre position, rester neutre

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to sit on the fence

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faire un virage à 180°, faire volte face

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to make a U-turn

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prendre parti pour

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to take side with

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un allié politique

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a political ally

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un ennemi politique

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a political foe

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le multipartisme

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a multi-party system

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le système du parti unique

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a single-party system

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scrutin maoritaire

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the winner-take-all / first-pass-the-post

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scrutin à deux tours

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a two-stage/two-ties/two-round election

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prêter serment

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to take an oath, to take the pledge, to be sworn-in

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faire un discours

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to deliver a speech

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le discours de la Reine devant le Parlement

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the Queen’s speech (in the fall)

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le discours du président des Etats Unis sur l’état de l’Union

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The State of the Union Adress (January)

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arriver au pouvoir

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To come into office, to come to power

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le président sortant

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the incumbent

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le nouveau président

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the president elect

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la gouvernance, la gestion des affaires de l’état

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governance

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la responsabilité (devant ses électeurs), le fait de devoir rendre des comptes

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accountability

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la mauvaise gestion

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mismanagement

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le favoritisme, le népotisme

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cronyism

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l’équilibre des pouvoirs

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checks and balances

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le premier ministre (GB)

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The Prime Minister

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Un ministre, un secrétaire d’état

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A minister (GB), a junior minister

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un ministre

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A secretary of state (US)

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le ministre des finances

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the chancellor of the exchequer (gb)

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le ministre de la justice

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the lord chancellor (gb)

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le ministre de l’intérieur

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the home secretary (home office) (gb)

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le parlement britannique

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the house of parliament

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la chambre des lords

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the house of lords (gb)

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la chambres des communes

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the house of commons (bg)

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le parlement américain

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the congress

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le sénat

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the senate (us)

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l’assemblée nationale

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the house of representatives (us)

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un député (GB)

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an MP (gb)

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un député (US)

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a congressman (us)

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Un député de la majorité

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a frontbencher

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Un député de l’opposition

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a backbencher

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un député sans étiquette

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a crossbencher

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Quelqu’un qui fait de l’obstruction parlementaire

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a filibuster

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le gouvernement (en place)

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the cabinet

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le cabinet fantôme (parti de l’opposition)

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the shadow cabinet

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un remaniement ministériel

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a cabinet reshuffle

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être élu pour un mandat

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to serve a term

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un mandat de quatre ans

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a four-year term

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pendant son mandat, dans l’exercice des ses fonctions

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during one’s term of office

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mettre une politique en place

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to implement a policy

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questions matérielles, liées à la vie quotidienne

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bread-and-butter issues

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les priorités, l’ordre du jour

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the agenda

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ce n’est pas à l’ordre du jour

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it’s not on the agenda

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cautionner

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to endorse

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rejeter (une proposition de loi)

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to rule out

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voter, adopter (une loi)

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to vote in

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mettre le gouvernement en minorité

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to outvote the government

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un changement de majorité

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a shift in majority

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quitter ses fonctions, ne pas être reconduit, se retirer

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to leave office

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un ensemble de réformes

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a package

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la décentralisation

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devolution

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un partisan

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a proponent

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un opposant

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an opponent

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soutenir

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to support, to back up

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un panneau d’affichage

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a billboard

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faire campagne

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to campaign for

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une enquête

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to survey

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un sondage

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an opinion poll

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une personne sondée

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a respondent

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un échantillon de population, un panel

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a population sample

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la langue de bois

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political cant

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le bon sens politique

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political savvy

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défendre, prôner, plaider en faveur de

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to advocate, to stand up for

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tracer les grandes lignes

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to outline

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éluder un problème

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to dodge an issue

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edulcorer

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to water down

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faire marche arrière

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to back pedal

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avoir son franc parler, être franc, direct, aller droit au but

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to be outspoken, to be plain-speaking

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tourner autour du pot

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to beat about the bush

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perspicacité, discernement

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insight

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essuyer un revers

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to suffer a setback

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une pomme de discorde

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a bone of contention

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calomnier

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to slander

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diffamer

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to libel

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être traîné dans la boue (la presse à scandales)

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to go down the gutter (cf the gutter press)

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acerbe, au vitriol

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scathing

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opiniâtre, tenace, obstiné

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dogged

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se mettre à dos, s’aliéner, mécontenter

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to antagonize

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l’actualité parlementaire

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parliament report

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les vacances parlementaires (période où il y a en apparence peu de changement ou de nouvelles politiques dans la presse)

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the silly season

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officiel

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on the record

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officieux

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off the record

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