Politics and the government

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supporter
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stalwart
to defeat, to gain more votes
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to outvote
to elect
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to designate
prawo wyborcze
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suffrage
to dismiss
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to oust
candidate
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nominee
wróg
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foe
przeciwnik
Oni są przeciwnikami, których trzeba się obawiać.
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adversary
They're fearsome adversaries.
rada
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chamber
opposition
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Shadow cabinet
wybierać na drodze głosowania
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vote in
to remove sb from a position of power by voting
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to be voted out
alternatywne sformułowanie
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wording draft
to defeat the plan, law by voting
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vote down
wylać z pracy, z partii
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boot out
to explain
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account for
skorzystać z okazji
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avail oneself for the occasion
poinformowac
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to brief
wycofywać się
Wycofałam się kiedy zobaczyłam go w pokoju.
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back down
I backed down when I saw him in the room.
awanturnik, demagog
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rabble-rouser
przywódca, lider, chorąży
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standard-bearer
zwolennik, stronniczy
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partisan
rywal
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contender
a politician who is running for public office
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campaigner
świętoszek, fanatyk
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bigot
wicekról, namiestnik
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viceroy
elected official
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office-bearer
nadać obywatelstwo
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to endow citizenship
suwerenny
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sovereign
elektorat (obywatele z prawem głosu)
Elektoratem nazywamy wszystkich ludzi z prawem głosu.
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electorate
Electorate may refer to all people entitled to vote
zwolennik, członek
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adherent
winning with an extremely large number of votes
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a landslide vote
racjonowanie
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rationing
przydział, rozdzial
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apportionment
lists the names and addresses of everyone who’s registered to vote
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electoral roll
is an ad-hoc or unofficial vote
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straw poll
a vote cast for an unlisted candidate by writing their name on a ballot paper.
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write-in
a ballot cast by a voter who votes for candidates of more than one party
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split ticket
tajne głosowanie
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secret ballot
głos decydujący, an extra vote given by a chairperson to decide an issue when the votes on each side are equal.
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casting vote
a person who is part of the political party apparatus, but whose intentions are more aligned with victory than personal conviction
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political hack
frekwencja
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voter turnout
lokal wyborczy
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polling station
odpowiednik
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counterpart
zapisać sie na liste
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enroll
prawo wyborcze
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franchise
to vote
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exercise one's franchise
listy do głosowania
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voting slips
an unofficial ballot conducted as a test of opinion.
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straw poll
Wybory
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ballot
the giving of a right or privilege, especially a right to vote
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enfranchisement
papiery wartościowe, obligacje
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bonds
zdetronizować, pozbawic stanowiska
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to unseat
ustawodawcza
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legislative
sprawy wewnętrzne
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domestic affairs
odwołany
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impeached
namawiać, zabiegać o głosy
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to canvass
zastępca przewodniczącego
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deputy chairman
to show youropinion by leaving an organization or by no longer supporting
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to vote with your feet
wotum zaufania
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a vote of confidence
przeciwstawiać się
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