vie politique Flashcards by Julien Martin

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le sortant

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the incumbent

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un sondage d’opinion

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an opinion poll

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truquer une election ; bourrer les urnes

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to rig a ballot / to rig an election ; to stuff ballot boxes

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se plaindre

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to complain

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un citoyen, la citoyenneté

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a citizen, citizenship

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un parti d’opposition

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an opposition party

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le premier ministre

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the prime minister

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s’opposer à une initiative / un projet de loi

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to oppose a move / to oppose a bill

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les politiques

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politicians

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démissioner

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to resign

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la corruption

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corruption

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le chaos

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chaos

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prendre parti

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to take side

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un opposant

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an opponent

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s’abstenir, le taux d’abstention

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to abstain, the abstention rate

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gouverner un pays, le parti au pouvoir

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to rule a country, the rulling party

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la démagogie ; un démagogue

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demagogy ; a demagogue

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un électeur

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a voter, a constituent

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se retirer

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to step down

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la démocratie

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democracy

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se présenter à une élection, être candidat

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to run for office

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préconiser, prôner

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to advocate

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un député

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a member of parliament, a deputy

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renverser

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to overthrow, to topple, to oust

un régime

a regime

assemblée nationale et sénat

the house of commons, house of lords

un bureau de vote, une urne, un bulletin de vote

a polling station, a ballot box, a ballot / a ballot paper

le résultat des élections

the outcome of the elections

adherer à un parti

to join a party

le gouvernement, le pouvoir

the government

la légitimité, legitime

légitimacy, legitimate

mettre en doute, contester une décision

to question, to challenge a decision

manifester, un manifestant

to demonstrate, to protest, a demonstrator

soutenir

to support, to back

voter

to cast one's vote

la base, les électeurs, les militants de base

the grassroots, the rank and file

mettre son veto à un projet de loi

to veto a bill

une loi, un projet de loi

a law, an act of parliament, a bill

l'ancien président X

former president X

droite, centre droite, extreme droite

right wing, center right, far right

un systeme de parti unique

a one party system

une question sensible

a sensitive issue

une circonscription électorale

a constituency

l'anarchie

anarchy

une politique

a policy

le taux de participation

turnout

un candidat, une candidature

a candidate, a candidacy

une dictature

a dictatorship

financer, le financement

to fund, funding

la fraude électorale

electoral fraud, ballot rigging

un véritable raz de marée électoral

a landslide victory

un coup d'état

a coup

des résultats provisoires / définitifs

provisional results / definitive, final results

renvoyer, limoger

to dismiss

la politique

politics