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Bonjour, French learners 😀 | |||
In this lesson, you will learn French vocabulary about elections and politics. | In this lesson, you will learn French vocabulary about elections and politics. | ||
The French president is elected for a five-year term ("un quinquennat" | |||
The French president is elected for a five-year term ("un quinquennat" or "un mandat de cinq ans") and can only serve 2 consecutive terms ("2 mandats consécutifs"). | |||
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==Other Lessons== | |||
* [[Language/French/Vocabulary/Resources|Resources]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Vocabulary/Difference-between-Ancre-and-Encre|Difference between Ancre and Encre]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Vocabulary/Count-to-10|Count to 10]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Vocabulary/Invariable-Words|Invariable Words]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Vocabulary/Give-Opinion|Give Opinion]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Vocabulary/Idiomatic-Expressions|Idiomatic Expressions]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Vocabulary/When-use-"Mets",-"Met",-"Mes"-or-"Mais"-in-French|When use "Mets", "Met", "Mes" or "Mais" in French]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Vocabulary/Insects-and-Bugs|Insects and Bugs]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Vocabulary/How-to-Say-Good-Bye|How to Say Good Bye]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Vocabulary/Common-spelling-errors|Common spelling errors]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 12:42, 25 March 2023
Bonjour, French learners 😀
In this lesson, you will learn French vocabulary about elections and politics.
The French president is elected for a five-year term ("un quinquennat" or "un mandat de cinq ans") and can only serve 2 consecutive terms ("2 mandats consécutifs").
French | English |
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de droite | right wing |
de gauche | left wing |
modéré | moderate |
apolitique | apolitical |
débattre d'un sujet | to debate on a subject / to discuss a subject |
décréter | to decree |
une défaite écrasante | a crushing defeat |
démissionner | to resign |
une victoire éclatante | a stunning victory |
une élection | an election |
élire | to elect |
en tête (des sondages) | in the lead of (the polls) |
gouverner | to govern |
inscription à un parti | affiliation |
la Constitution | the French Constitution |
la majorité | majority |
la politique | politics |
l'Assemblée Nationale | French National Assembly |
le débat | the debate |
le dépouillement | vote counting |
le mode de scrutin | the electoral system |
le Parlement | Parliament |
le pouvoir | power |
le scrutin majoritaire | majority voting |
le Sénat | the French Senate |
le/la candidat/e | the candidate |
le/la sortant/e | the incumbent / outgoing candidate |
les dirigeants | the leaders |
une loi votée | an act |
un projet de loi | a bill |
se présenter aux élections | to stand for election / run for office |
se rendre aux urnes | to go to the polls |
totalitaire | totalitarian |
un adversaire / un rival | an opponent / adversary |
un bulletin de vote | a ballot |
un conseiller | an adviser |
un électeur | a voter |
un état | a state |
un homme politique | a politician |
un isoloir | a voting booth |
un maire | a mayor |
un mouvement populaire | a grassroots movement |
un parti politique | a political party |
un porte-parole | a spokesperson |
un quinquennat | five-year mandate / term |
un révolutionnaire | a revolutionary |
un sénateur | a senator |
un siège | a seat (in Parliament) |
un sommet | a summit |
un sondage | a poll |
un soutien | help, endorsement |
un syndicat | a labor union |
un tract | a political leaflet |
un vote | a vote |
un/une perdant/e | a loser |
une abstention | abstention (from voting) |
une campagne | a campaign |
une campagne électorale | an electoral campaign / an election campaign |
une démocratie | a democracy |
une mairie | a city hall / town hall |
une urne électorale | a ballot box |
vote par correspondance | absentee vote |
vote par procuration | absentee voting / proxy voting |
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- Resources
- Difference between Ancre and Encre
- Count to 10
- Invariable Words
- Give Opinion
- Idiomatic Expressions
- When use "Mets", "Met", "Mes" or "Mais" in French
- Insects and Bugs
- How to Say Good Bye
- Common spelling errors