Elections and Politics Level 2 Flashcards

1
Q

election rally

Gathering/congregation

A

تَجَمُّع اِنْتِخابي

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2
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to fail

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فَشِلَ في - يَفْشَل - فَشْل

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3
Q

bad weather conditions

A

سُوء الأَحْوال الجَوِية

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4
Q

supporters
To support
Support
Supported

A

مُؤَيِّد ج ون / ين
أَيَّدَ يُؤَيِّد تأييد
مُؤَيَّد

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5
Q

presidential election

A

اِنْتِخابات رِئاسِية

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6
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term of office/state (inside a country)/province/district

A

وِلاية ج ات

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7
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to accuse of fraud/rigging/forge/tamper

A

اِتَّهَمَ ه بِالتَّزْوِير - يَتَّهِم - اِتِّهام

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8
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to run an election/referendum

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أَجْرَى - يُجْرِي - إِجْراء

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9
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rival

Competition

A

مُنافِس ج ون / ين

منافسة

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10
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to compete with

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تَنَافَس مَع - يَتَنافَس - تَنافُس

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11
Q

opinion poll

A

اِسْتِطْلاع الرَأْي ج اِسْتِطْلاعات الرَاْي

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12
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to vote for

A

صَوَّت لِـ - يُصَوِّت - تَصْوِيت

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13
Q

turnout (in an election)/ participation

Rate/ratio/proportion

A

نِسْبة المُشارَكة
نسبة الاقتراع
نسبة التصويت
نسبة

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14
Q

those with the right to vote

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الذين لَهُم حَقْ التَّصْوِيت

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15
Q

vote counting/sifting
To sort
Sorting/separation/division

A

فَرْز الأَصْوات

فَرَزَ فَرْز

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16
Q

recount of the votes

A

إِعادة فَرْز الأَصْوات

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17
Q

share (of the vote)/portion/luck/fate

A

نَصِيب

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18
Q

ballot box

A

صُنْدوق اِقْتِراع ج صَنادِيق اِقْتِراع

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19
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to reduce/go down

A

اِنْخَفَض - يَنْخَفِض - اِنْخِفاض

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20
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To repair a building

A

رمَّم - يرمِّم - ترميم

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21
Q

polling centres

A

مَرْكَز اِقْتِراع ج مَراكِز اِقْتِراع

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22
Q

general election

A

اِنْتِخابات عامة

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23
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ice

A

جَلِيد

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24
Q

candidate

A

مُرَشَّح ج ون / ين

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25
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to give a speech

A

أَلْقَى خِطاب - يُلْقِي خِطاب - إِلْقاء خِطاب

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26
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as part of/within the framework of

A

في إِطار

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27
Q

election campaign

A

حَمْلة اِنْتِخابِية

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28
Q

referendum

A

اِسْتِفْتاء ج ات

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29
Q

constitution

A

دُسْتُور

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30
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to act/represent

He asked me to represent me

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مَثَّل - يُمَثِّل - تَمْثِيل

طلب مني أن أُمَثِّله

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31
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to record/register

A

سَجَّل - يُسَجِّل - تَسْجِيل

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32
Q

posters

A

مُلْصَق ج ات

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33
Q

leaflets

A

مُنْشور ج ات

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34
Q

tight security measures

A

إِجْراءات أَمْنِية مُشَدَّدة

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35
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in readiness for

A

اِسْتِعْداداً لِـ

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36
Q

to maintain/protect

Also means district

A

حافَظ عَلَى - يُحافِظ - مُحافَظة

مُحافَظة

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37
Q

barrier/roadblock

A

حاجِز ج حَواجِز

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38
Q

curfew

A

حَظْر تِجْوال / مَنْع تَجَوُّل

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39
Q

vehicle

A

مَرْكَبة ج ات

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40
Q

crossing point

A

مَعْبَر ج مَعابِر

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41
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to plunge into (war/elections/ battle) to ford/wade into (a river/the sea etc)

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خاض - يَخُوض - خَوْض

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42
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to win s.th./beat s.o.

A

فاز بِـ عَلَى

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43
Q

voter (pl = the electorate)

A

ناخِب ج ون / ين

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44
Q

ransom

A

فِدْية

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45
Q

negotiations

A

مُفاوَضات

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46
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to negotiate with s.o. about s.th.

A

تَفاوَض مَع في - يَتَفاوَض - تَفاوُض

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47
Q

by-election

A

اِنْتِخابات فَرْعِية

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48
Q

perpetrator

A

مُنَفِّذ ج ون / ين

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49
Q

passers-by

A

مارة

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50
Q

to break down (car/machinery)

A

تَعَطَّل - يَتَعَطََّل - تَعَطُّل

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51
Q

turnout (voter turnout)

A

إقبال

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52
Q

to defuse bombs

A

أَبْطَل مَفْعول قُنْبُلة - يبْطِل - إِبْطال

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53
Q

with the exception of

A

بِاِسْتِثْناء

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54
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to refuse/reject

A

رَفَض - يَرْفُض - رَفْض

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55
Q

tyre

A

إطار ج ات

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56
Q

to disperse/break up (a crowd)

A

فَرَّق - يُفَرِّق - تَفْرِيق

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57
Q

tear gas

A

غاز مُسَيِّل لِلدُّموع

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58
Q

protestor

A

مُتَظاهِر ج ون / ين

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59
Q

in protest against

A

اِحْتِجاجاً عَلَى

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60
Q

foot patrol

A

دَوْرية راجِلة

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61
Q

vehicle borne patrol

A

دَوْرِية راكِبة

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62
Q

ballot card/voting slip

A

بِطاقة تَصْوِيت / وَرَقة تَصْوِيت

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63
Q

dye

A

صِبْغة

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64
Q

to vote by post

A

صَوَّت بالبَرِيد - يُصَوت - تَصْوِيت

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65
Q

electoral district/constituency

A

دائِرة اِنْتِخابية ج دَوائِر اِنْتِخابية

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66
Q

palace

A

قَصْر ج قُصُور

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67
Q

to form

A

شَكَّل - يُشَكِّل - تَشْكِيل

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68
Q

voters went/are going to the polls (ballot boxes today) The verb تَوَجَّه is the most commonly used verb to express this in this context.

A

تَوَجَّه الناخِبون إلى صنادِيق الاِقْتراع - يَتَوجَّه

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69
Q

successor

A

خَلِيفة

70
Q

to boycott

A

قاطَع - يُقاطِع - مُقاطعة

71
Q

Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement )

A

حَرَكة المُقاوَمة الإِسْلامِية - حماس

72
Q

The verb أَظْهَر means “to show/demonstrate”. It is commonly found co-located with the word “opinion poll”.

A

أَظْهَر (اِسْتِطْلاع لِلرَّأْي) - يُظْهِر - إظْهار

73
Q

to increase (trans & intrans) with 9ala/9an = to be more than

A

زاد (على / عن) - يَزِيد - زِيادة

74
Q

establishment/organisation

A

مُؤَسَّسة ج ات

75
Q

riot police

A

شُرْطة مُكافحة الشَغْب

76
Q

to compete against one another

A

تَنافَس - يَتنافَس - تَنافُس

77
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to solve/dissolve

A

حَلَّ - يَحُلّ - حَلّ

78
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popularity

A

شَعْبِية

79
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municipal council/town council

A

مَجْلِس البَلَدِية

80
Q

member of parliament/deputy

A

نائِب ج نُواب

81
Q

House of Representatives

A

مَجْلِس النُواب

82
Q

Senate

A

مَجْلِس الشُيوخ

83
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House of Commons

A

مَجْلِس العُمُوم

84
Q

House of Lords

A

مَجْلِس اللوردات

85
Q

to appoint

A

عَيَّن - يُعَيِّن - تَعْيِين

86
Q

politician/political

A

سياسي ج ون / ين

87
Q

to belong to

A

اِنْتَمى إلى - يَنْتَمِي إلى - اِنْتِماء

88
Q

Labour Party

A

حِزْب العُمال

89
Q

Conservative Party

A

حِزْب المُحافِظين

90
Q

Liberal Democrat Party

A

حِزْب الأَحْرار الدِيمقراطيين

91
Q

the ruling party

A

الحِزْب الحاكِم

92
Q

to take power

A

تَوَلَّى السُلْطة - يَتَوَلى - تَوَلِّ

93
Q

electoral district

A

دائِرة اِنْتِخابية

94
Q

to form

A

شَكَّل - يُشَكِّل - تَشْكِيل

95
Q

structure, formation

A

تكوين

96
Q

issue/case (court)

A

قَضِية ج قضايا

97
Q

to affect

A

أَثَّر - يُؤَثِّر عَلى

98
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to draw up (borders)

A

رَسَّم - يُرَسِّم - تَرْسِيم

99
Q

difference/dispute

A

اِخْتِلاف

100
Q

proportional representation

A

التَّمْثِيل النِسْبِي

101
Q

to reduce (transitive)/cut (numbers)

A

خَفَّض - يُخَفِّض - تَخْفِيض

102
Q

tax (income tax)

A

ضَرِيبة ج ضَرائِب (ضريبة الدَّخْل)

103
Q

the Green Party

A

حِزْب الخُضْر

104
Q

UKIP

A

حِزْب اِسْتِقْلال بريطانيا ( أو حِزْب اِسْتِقْلال المَمْلَكة المُتَّحدِة)

105
Q

minority

A

أَقَلِية ج ات

106
Q

to be split up/divided

A

اِنْقَسَم - يَنْقَسِم - اِنْقِسام

107
Q

best/favoured

A

أَفْضَل

108
Q

Son

A

نَجْل = ابن

109
Q

Important - Remarkable

A

بارز = هامّ = مهمّ

110
Q

to cast a vote

A

أَدْلَى بَصَوْتِهِ - يُدْلِي - إِدْلاء

111
Q

cost

A

تَكْلِفة ج تَكالِيف

112
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to intend

A

نَوَى - يَنْوِي

113
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freedom

A

حُرِية - ات

114
Q

to possess

A

اِمْتَلَك - يَمْتَلِك - اِمْتِلاك

115
Q

in accordance with

A

بِموجِب

116
Q

to propose

A

اِقْتَرَح - يَقْتَرِح - اِقْتِراح

117
Q

to emigrate/immigrate

A

هاجَر - يُهاجِر - مُهاجَرة (الهِجْرة)

118
Q

policy (politics)

A

سياسة ج ات

119
Q

to spend (money) on

A

صَرَف على - يَصْرِف - صَرْف

120
Q

to improve (intransitive)

A

تَحَسَّن - يتَحَسَّن - تَحَسُّن

121
Q

to improve s.th. (transitive)

A

حَسَّن - يُحَسِّن - تَحْسين

122
Q

to insert/introduce (law/changes etc)

A

أَدْخَل - يُدْخِل - إِدْخال

123
Q

coalition government

A

حُكومة اِئْتِلافِية

124
Q

I wish you every success in

A

أَتَمَنَّى لَكُم كُل التَّوْفِيق في

125
Q

public opinion

A

الرأي العام

126
Q

to be bored (with) , fed up (with)

A

سَئِمَ / يسْئمُ - سأم

127
Q

to disappoint - to let down

A

خذل / يخذلُ - خذلان

128
Q

Party (political)

A

حزب أحزاب سياسي/ ة

129
Q

The majority of the votes

A

أغلبية الأصوات

130
Q

Biggest share of the votes

A

النصيب الأكبر من الأصوات

131
Q

Voter/s

A

ناخب ون ين

مقترع ون ين

132
Q

Straight after

A

مباشرة بعد ال…..

133
Q

The election results will be announced straight after the polling centres close

A

سيتم إعلان نتائج الإنتخابات مباشرة بعد إغلاق مراكز الاقتراع

134
Q

75% of voters will

A

٧٥ بالمائة من الناخبين س…..

135
Q

Republican Party

A

الحزب الجمهوري

136
Q

Speech

A

خطاب ات خطب

137
Q

Campaign/s

As part of their election campaigns

A

حملة ات

في إطار حملاتهم

138
Q

Democratic Party

A

حزب ديموقراطي

139
Q

The Democratic Party is calling for a recount

A

يدعو الحزب الديمقراطي إلى إعادة فَرْز الأصوات

140
Q

The losing/winning candidate

A

المرشح الفاشل/ الفائز

141
Q

During/throughout

A

طوال

طوال يوم التصويت

142
Q

Crossings

A

معبر معابر

143
Q

Competing for presidency

A

يتنافسون على الرئاسة

144
Q

To protest

A

احتج على يحتج احتجاج

145
Q

To count

In the counting of votes

A

عدّ يَعِد عد

في عد الأصوات

146
Q

To show

Show/display/exhibit

A

أظهر يُظهِر إظهار

147
Q

To increase

A

زاد يزيد زيادة

148
Q

Civil defence workers

A

قوات الدفاع المدني

149
Q

Unity party

A

حزب الوحدة

150
Q

Is still continuing

A

لاتزال مستمرة

151
Q

Date/time/appointment/rendezvous

A

موعد مواعيد

152
Q

To effect

These changes didn’t effect the result

A

أَثَّرَ يُؤَثِّر تأثير على

هذه التغييرات لم تؤثر على النتيجة

153
Q

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was elected

A

أُنتخب الرئيس محمود أحمدي نجاد

154
Q

Rigging/manipulation/playing (with the results)

A

تلاعب

155
Q

To re-run the elections

A

إعادة إجراء الإنتخابات

156
Q

His main rival

A

منافسه الرئيسي

157
Q

Perpetrators of the attack

A

مُنَفِّذي الهجوم

158
Q

As part of the steps taken to maintain security…..

A

في إطار الإجراءات المُ

159
Q

Registration of voters

A

تسجيل الناخبين

160
Q

To solve/resolve/dissolve (a government)

A

حَلّ يَحُل

161
Q

To gather

A

احتشد يحتشد احتشاد

162
Q

Batons

The police hit them with batons

A

هراوات

ضربت الشرطة بالهراوات

163
Q

To yell/exclaim

To shout slogans

A

هَتَفَ يَتهُف هَتف

هتفوا بشعارات

164
Q

Slogans/banners

A

شعارة ات

165
Q

Fatah movement (founded by Yasser Arafat)

A

حركة فتح

166
Q

Free elections

A

انتخابات حرة

167
Q

All the time

A

طول الوقت

168
Q

Completion

After completion of the necessary arrangements

A

إكمال

بعد إكمال الترتيبات اللازمة

169
Q

To accept
Acceptance
I was accepted on the course

A

قَبَلَ يَقبَل قبول

تم قبولي في الدورة

170
Q

Second term/period

A

فترة ثانية

171
Q

Circle/department/area/constituency

A

دائرة دوائر