B2 · Upper Intermediate
Politics & Government
Explain political institutions, lawmaking, coalitions and public decision-making with precise Danish terms.
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- Words & phrases
- 104
- Lessons
- 3
- Conversations
- 2
- Readings
- 1
A preview of what you’ll master
Words you’ll make your own.
Explore every meaning in this unit. Learn how to say it in Danish when you start.
- legislation
- the legislative power
- the executive power
- the judicial power
- ministry
- civil servant
- ombudsman
- parliamentary election
- constituency
- party spokesperson
- bill
- veto
- coalition government
- minority government
- the left wing
- the right wing
- reform
- bureaucracy
- corruption
- abuse of power
- elected representative
- parliament
- balance of power
- parliamentary government, parliamentary system
- democracy, popular rule
- state governed by the rule of law
- right to vote, suffrage
- government formation
- political settlement, compromise
- opinion poll
- an electoral threshold
- a member of parliament
- a party leader
- a party platform
- an opposition leader
- to form a government
- a local election
- an election debate
- a chancellor
- a diplomat
- a dictator
- a governor
- a deputy
- a civil servant with a special statutory employment status
- a city council member
- a municipal council
- a regional council
- a consultation process
- an operating allocation
- a civilian
- non-socialist, on the political right
- publicly employed
- a racist
- a feminist
- a pacifist
- a dissident
- to invade
- a cadet
- a cadre
- a candidacy
- to deplete
- to depose
- a despot
- a diaspora
- a dictum
- dire
- to disperse
- governance
- a homeland
- a legislator
- a legislature
- to legislate
- to nominate
- a nomination
- a nominee
- a signature campaign, a petition drive
- to preside
- a presidency
- presidential
- provincial
- a taxpayer
- a tenure
- tyranny
- official
- political
- royal
- human
- private
- terrorist
- regional
- parliamentary
- electoral
- legislative
- municipal
- regulatory
- supreme
- to lobby
- to disenfranchise
- to take office
- military
- the rule of law
- formal authority, jurisdiction
- a military call-up
- an appointed commission, a committee
Danish words, pronunciation, and practice are waiting inside your learning account.
Understand the why
Your lessons, step by step.
- Lesson 1
Politics and Government
- Lesson 2
Questions About a Bill
- Lesson 3
A Close Election
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