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73 Cards in this Set
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abstaining
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abstentionnisme (m)
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foreign affairs
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affaires étrangères fpl
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to go to the polls
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aller aux urnes
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handing over of power
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alternance f
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middle class
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bourgeois (e)
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to canvass
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briguer
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polling station
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bureau (m) de vote
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campaign
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campagne (f)
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head of state
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chef (m) d'Etat
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constituency
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circonscription (f)
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citizenship
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citoyenneté (f)
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public- spiritedness
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civisme (m)
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to work together
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cohabiter
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corrupt
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corrompu(e)
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decision-makers
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décideurs mpl
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to order, decree
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décréter
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delegate
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délégué (e)
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to deny
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démentir
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resignation
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démission (f)
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MP
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député (m)
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disagreement
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désaccord (m)
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dictatorship
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dictature (f)
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speech
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discours (m)
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constituent
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électeur / trice (m/f)
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local election
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élection f cantonale
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municipal election
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élection (f) municipale
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by-election
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élection (f) partielle
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presidential elections
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élections (fpl) présidentielles
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electorate
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électorat (m)
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to elect
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elire
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elected members
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élus (mpl)
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commitment
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engagement (m)
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talks
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entretiens (mpl)
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left-wing
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gauchiste (m)
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counterpart, opposite number
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homologue (m)
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freedom fighter
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indépendantiste (m/f)
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social inequatlities
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inégalités (fpl) sociales
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polling day
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jour (m) des élections
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to legislate
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légiférer
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in the majority
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majoritaire
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to demonstrate
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manifester
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right-winger
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membre (m) de la droite
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gloabalisation
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mondialisation (f)
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opponent
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opposant (m)
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MP
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parlementaire (m/f)
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power-sharing
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partage (m) du pouvoir
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party in office
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parti (m) au pouvoir
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Conservative party
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parti (m) conservateur
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far right party
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parti (m) d'extrême droite
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Labour party
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parti (m) travailliste
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politics, policy
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politique (f)
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politically aware
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politisé (e)
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spokesperson
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porte-parole (m)
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power
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pouvoir (m)
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public authorities
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pouvoirs (mpl)
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prefect (local government)
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préfet (m)
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prime minister
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premier ministre (m)
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working-class
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prolétaire
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promise
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promesse (f)
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proportional representation
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proportionnelle (f)
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five year term of office
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quinquennat(m)
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referendum
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référendum (m)
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scandal
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scandale (f)
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result
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score (m)
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ballot
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scrutin (m)
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seven year term of office
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septennat (m)
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to sit
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siéger
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summit
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sommet (m)
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opinion poll
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sondage (m)
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votes for all
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suffrage (m) universal
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dipolamtic bag
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valise (f) diplomatique
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vote (noun)
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voix (f)
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vote overwhelmingly
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voter massivement
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