New Insights 4 glossary: politics

allmän rösträtt universal suffrage, right to vote

arbetarpartiet the Labour Party

demokrati democracy

europaparlamentariker Member of the European Parliament

exekutiv, verkställande executive

Europeiska unionen the European Union

finansminister Minister of Finance, Chancellor of the Exchequer

folkomröstning referendum

förbundsrepublik federal republic

Försvarsmakten Defence Forces

försvarsminister Minister of Defence

grundlag constitution

högern the Right, the Right wing

(statliga) inkomster (government) revenues

inrikespolitik domestic policy

inrikesminister Minister of the Interior

kandidat candidate

kandidera stand for election, run for office

koalitionsregering coalition government

kommitté committee

kommun municipality

kommunalval municipal elections

kommunfullmäktige municipal council, local council

lag act, law

lagförslag bill, proposal

lagstiftning legislation

majoritet majority

mandatperiod term (of office)

ministerium ministry, Office, Department

minoritet minority

monarki monarchy

opposition opposition

oppositionsledare opposition leader

parti party

politik politics, policy

proportionell representation proportional representation

regering the Government

republik republic

riksdag, parlament Parliament

riksdagsval, parlamentsval parliamentary elections, general elections

riksdagsledamot Member of Parliament, representative

rättsväsendet, den dömande makten judiciary, judicial system

röst, rösta vote

sammanträde i plenum plenary session

stat, delstat state

statsminister, premiärmenister Prime Minister, Premier

statsöverhuvud head of state

talman Speaker

ungdomsråd youth council

utrikesminister Foreign Secretary

utrikespolitik foreign policy

valfunktionär election official

valfusk vote rigging, ballot rigging

valkampanj election campaign

valkrets constituency

vallokal polling station

vicepresident Vise-President

väljarkår electorate

vänstern the Left, the Left wing

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