Vocab1 Flashcards by victor sueur | Brainscape

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Révolutionnaire

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Ground-breaking

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Scrutin majoritaire uninominal à un tour

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First-past -the-post-system

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Annoncer

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Herald(to)

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Obstacle /entrave

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Hindrance

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Fusion

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Marger(economic)

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Au commencement/debut

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From the outset

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Débats d’une assemblée

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Proceedings

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Masse de législation

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Raft of legislation

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Root(to)out

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Extirper

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Acerbe,mordant

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Scathing

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Organiser/diriger

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Mastermind(to)

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Exercer du pouvoir

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Wield(to) power

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Un tournant

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Watershed

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Le résultat

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Upshot

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Participation électorale

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Electoral turnout

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Niveau de gouvernement

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Tier of government

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Villes prospères

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Thriving towns

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Industries de matières premières

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Staple industries

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En jeu

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At stake

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Exercer une pression sur quelqu’un

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Squeeze(to)

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Forme de représentation proportionnelle

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Additional Member system

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Étalage de

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Array of

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Interdire

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Ban (to)

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Séparer quelqu’un de

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Estrange (to) somebody from

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Baisse

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Downturn

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Écart

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Discrepancy

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Pouvoirs décentralisés

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Devolved powers

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Décentraliser le pouvoir

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Devolve power (to)

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Décentralisation

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Devolution

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Accusé/coupable

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Culprit

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Circonscription

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Constituency

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Agréable

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Congenial

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Relancer

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Give a boost to

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Fanatisme

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Bigotry

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Préjugé

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Bias

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Tourner en dérision

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Debunk(to)

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Processus de décision

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Décision-making

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Démarche (électoral)

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Canvass

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Corruption (électorale)

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(Political) bribery