NEW VOCABULARIES

GROUP 8: THE POLITICS SYSTEM OF FRANCE

Definition
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NOUN

one of the smaller parts into which a part

subdivision phân khu
of something has been divided

a country consisting of a group of

individual states that have control over
federation their own affairs but are controlled by a liên đoàn
central government for national decisions,
etc.

directive an official instruction chỉ định

system which has one under the president,

semi-presidential system chế độ bán Tổng thống
the other under the prime minister.

a country that is governed by a president

republic and politicians elected by the people and cộng hòa
where there is no king or queen

a group of senior members of a

government that is responsible for
cabinet nội các
advising and deciding on government
policy

a written suggestion for a new law that is

bill presented to a country’s parliament so dự luật
that its members can discuss it

Policy in your country to deal with other

foreign-related policy chính sách đối ngoại
countries.

the group of people who are elected to

parliament quốc hội
make and change the laws of a country

an occasion when most of the members of

a parliament or other organization say bỏ phiếu bất tín
vote of no-confidence that they do not support the people in
nhiệm
authority and that they disagree with their
actions

a governing system in which a single

unitary state/unitary nhà nước/chính phủ đơn
central government has total power over
government nhất
all of its other political subdivisions

the leader of the government in some

Prime Minister thủ tướng
countries

President the person who has the highest political thủ tịch
 position in a country that is a republic and
who, in some of these countries, is the
leader of the government

an official decision that is made after a

resolution nghị quyết
group or organization has voted

one of the two groups of politicians who

make laws in some political systems such
as in the US, Australia, and France, often
senate thượng nghị viện
having different powers from the other
group and different rules for members, for
example being elected for a longer period:

a vote in which all the people in a country

or an area are asked to give their opinion
referendum cuộc trưng cầu dân ý
about or decide an important political or
social question

a share or a financial involvement in

stake cổ phần
something such as a business

using something or someone as a way of

recourse getting help, especially in a difficult or sự cầu viện
dangerous situation

VERB

dominate to have control over a place or person thống trị

to support or improve something or make

bolster ủng hộ, bênh vực
it stronger

suppress to end something by force cấm hoạt động

grant a pardon give a help cho một ân xá

ADJECTIVE

(a set of) formal acts, often fixed and

ceremonial traditional, performed on important social thuộc về nghi lễ
or religious occasions:

(of a parliament, congress, etc.) having two lưỡng viện (có cả thượng nghị
bicameral parts, such as the Senate and the House of viện lẫn hạ nghị viện)
Representatives in the US