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Politics and Citizenship
Vocabulary
26
Language - English
Undergraduate 1
10/24/2017
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Term
a slush fund
 Definition
une caisse noire
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party membership
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l'adhésion à un parti
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a party official
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un responsable du parti
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a reformist
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un réformateur
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the rank-and-file
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la base
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activism
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le militantisme
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an activist
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un militant
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claim a membership of
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revendiquer un effectif de
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hand out (pamphlets, tracts)
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distribuer (des tracts)
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a political leaning
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une tendance politique
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a clash
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un affrontement
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a quarrel, a bone of contention
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une querelle, une pomme de discorde
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hard-line approach
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le jusqu'au-boutisme
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a turnabout, a turnaround
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une volte-face
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a U-turn
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un demi-tour
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advocate
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préconiser
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urge
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inciter
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take sides with, side with
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prendre parti pour
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dispute
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contester
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question
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mettre en doute
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lodge a protest
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protester solennellement
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back-pedal
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faire marche-arrière
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soften an opinion
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nuancer une oppinion
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toughen a position
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durcir une position
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disown
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renier, désavouer
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challenge
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remettre en question, contester
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