Politics

federal goverment staten

state goverment län/landsting

local goverment kommun

the constitution, amendments sveriges grundlag

supreme court högsta domstolen

congress: the senate and the house of representatives sveriges riksdag, men bara ett hus

law-making body lagstiftande organ

bill lagförslag

veto presidenten kan stoppa ett lagförslag.

the highest elected official den högsta folkvalde personen

mayor (head of a town) borgmästare/kommunalråd

treaty fördrag/avtal

commander in chief överbefälhavare

electors utvalda väljare

inaugeration installation, när en ny person tar över

the primaries primärval, val av kandidater

the convention val av presidentkandidat för partierna

constituency valkrets

referendum folkomröstning

prime minister statsminister

member of parliament riksdagsledamot

foreign secretary utrikesminister (UK)

secretary of state utrikesminister (US)

state department utrikesministeriet (US)

legislation lagstiftning

opinion poll opinionsundersökning

My husband's in the government. He's a politician .

Fewer and fewer people nowadays seem to be interested in politics .

The political situation in the country is very serious at the moment.

The Conservative party's policy on taxation is simple - keep taxes low at all times.

Which political party do you usually vote for?

Tony Blair's interest in politics began at an early age.

I wouldn't trust a politician as far as I could throw him or her. They're all rotten, if you ask me.

The Government's policy on unemployment isn't working. They're going to have to change it.

governor (head of a state) guvernör/landshövding

foreign office utrikesministeriet (UK)

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