Vokabeln: Politics Flashcards

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Botschafter

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ambassador

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to amend

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berichtigen

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Def.: envoy

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a person appointed or elected to represent others

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to appoint

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ernennen

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Konsul

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consul

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ambassador

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Botschafter

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gegenseitige Kontrolle und gleichrangige Bedeutung

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checks and balances

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The president appoints …

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… ambassadors, ministers and consuls

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to confirm

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bestätigen

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Änderung/Zusatz zur Verfassung

Bsp

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amendment

The Fifteenth Amendment (1870) to the US Constitution granted the right to vote to Blacks.

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checks and balances

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gegenseitige Kontrolle und gleichrangige Bedeutung

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bestätigen

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to confirm

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Abgesandter

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delegate
representative
envoy

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berichtigen

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to amend

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… confirms the president’s nominations.

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The Senat

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Delegierter

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delegate
representative
envoy

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Constitutional Convention

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verfassungsgebende Versammlung

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ernennen

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to appoint/

to nominate

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Ernennung/

Aufstellung

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nomination

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representative

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Delegierter

Abgesandter

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nomination

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Ernennung/

Aufstellung

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Verfassung

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constitution

fundamental law

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Def.: constitution

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the law which determines the fundamental political principles of a government

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The Constitutional Convention took place in …(place) in … (time).

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Philadelphia

May 1787

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konstitutionelle Monarchie
constitutional monarchy
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Erklärung
declaration | a formal announcement
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Def.: delegate
a person appointed or elected to represent others
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to consult
zurate ziehen
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envoy
Delegierter | Abgesandter
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declaration
Erklärung
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to declare
verkünden
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Def.: constitutional monarchy
In a constitutional monarchy the monarch is the head of state but his actions are controlled by the constitution.
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to nominate
ernennen
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zurate ziehen
to consult | to get or ask advice from sb
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The US Constitution ... checks and balances between the branches.
established
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Def.: representative
a person appointed or elected to represent others
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delegate
Delegierter | Abgesandter
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amendment
Änderung/Zusatz zur Verfassung
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Def.: administration
the US president and his cabinet who govern the country
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verkünden
to declare
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a formal announcement
Erklärung
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verfassungsgebende Versammlung
Constitutional Convention
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to get or ask advice from sb
zurate ziehen
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constitutional monarchy
konstitutionelle Monarchie
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deliberately
absichtlich
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absichtlich
deliberately
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constitution
Verfassung
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von etwas stammen
to derive | to stem from
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to stem from
von etwas stammen
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to derive
von etwas stammen
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regulation
Vorschrift
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Vorschrift
regulation ruling decree
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The constitutional guarantee to religious freedom derives from ...
... the First Amendment.
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decree
Vorschrift
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separation of power
Gewaltenteilung
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ruling
Vorschrift
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... is a principle of a democratic state.
The separation of power
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to administer
verwalten
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succession
Nachfolge | Erbfolge
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Nachfolge | Erbfolge
succession
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Gewaltenteilung
separation of power
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verwalten
administer
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erfolgreich sein | nachfolgen
to succeed
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to vest (power)
(Macht) verleihen
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(Macht) verleihen Bsp
to vest (power) The Constitution of 1787 vested executive power in a president.
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executive
Exekutive | ausführende Gewalt
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Vertrag
agreement
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Exekutive
executive
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to succeed
erfolgreich sein | nachfolgen
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Regierung
administration AE | government
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Verwaltung
administration
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administration
Regierung AE | Verwaltung
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agreement
Vereinbarung | Vertrag
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Vereinbarung
agreement
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ambassador
Botschafter
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Botschafter
ambassador
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Def.: ambassador
a diplomat who represents his country in a foreign country
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armed forces
Streitkräfte
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Streitkräfte
armed forces
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Def.: armed forces
a country's army | Bsp.: air force or navy
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authority
Autorität | Vollmacht
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Vollmacht
authority
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Def.: authority
the power or right to give orders or make decisions
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cabinet
Kabinett
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Kabinett
cabinet
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Def.: cabinet
The presidential cabinet comprises 14 members.
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to comprise
beinhalten enthalten umfassen bestehen aus
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beinhalten enthalten umfassen bestehen aus
to comprise | to consist of
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capacity
Eigenschaft Fassungsvermögen Funktion
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Eigenschaft Fassungsvermögen Funktion
capacity
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Funktion
capacity
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Bsp.: capacity
The prime minister opened the meeting in his capacity as head of the government.
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ceremony
Feier | Zeremonie
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Feier | Zeremonie
ceremony
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Def.: ceremony
a formal event
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challenger
Herausforderer
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rival
Herausforderer | Rivale
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competitor
Herausforderer | Rivale
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Herausforderer | Rivale
competitor rival challenger
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Bsp.: challenger
Bush was the Republican challenger of vice-president Al Gore in the presidential election in 2000.
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commander-in-chief
Oberbefehlshaber
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Oberbefehlshaber
commander-in-chief
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Def.: commander-in-chief
The president of the United States is commander-in-chief of the armed forces.
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commission
Kommission | Ausschuss
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Kommission | Ausschuss
commission
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Ausschuss
commission
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Def.: commission
a group of experts who have been chosen to solve a special problem
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to consist of
beinhalten enthalten umfassen bestehen aus
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consent
Einwilligung | Zustimmung
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approval
Einwilligung | Zustimmung
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Einwilligung | Zustimmung
approval | consent
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Bsp.: consent
Justices are appointed by the president with the consent of the Senate
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refusal
Ablehnung | Verweigerung
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Ablehnung | Verweigerung
refusal
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coronation
Krönung
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Krönung
coronation
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department
Abteilung | Ministerium
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Abteilung | Ministerium
department
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Abteilung
department
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Ministerium
department
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Bsp.: department
The presidential cabinet is made up of the heads of the federal departments.
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to deploy
(Truppen) verteilen | stationieren
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(Truppen) verteilen | stationieren
to deploy
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deployment
Stationierung
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Stationierung
deployment
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dictatorship
Dikatatur
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Dikatatur
dictatorship
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Def.: dictatorship
government by a dictator
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to dissolve
auflösen
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auflösen
to dissolve
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dissolution
Auflösung
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Auflösung
dissolution
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embassy
Botschaft
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Botschaft
embassy
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Def.: embassy
official residence of an ambassador
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emperor
Kaiser
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Kaiser
emperor
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Def.: emperor
the ruler of an empire
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establishment
Bildung Gründung Errichtung
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Bildung Gründung Errichtung
establishment
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ausführende Gewalt
executive | government
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Def.: executive
the president is the head of the executive branch of the federal government
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expenditure
Ausgabe | Aufwand
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Ausgabe | Aufwand
expenditure
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to exploit
ausbeuten | ausnutzen
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ausbeuten | ausnutzen
to exploit to take advantage of to use
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to take advantage of
ausbeuten | ausnutzen
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Bsp.: ausbeuten/ausnutzen
The native inhabitants were exploited by the white immigrants.
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exploitation
Aubeutung | Ausnutzung
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ausbeuten | ausnutzen
exploitation
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extensive
ausgedehnt | umfassend
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ausgedehnt | umfassend
extensive wide-ranging far-reaching detailed
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wide-ranging
ausgedehnt | umfassend
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far-reaching
ausgedehnt | umfassend
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detailed
ausgedehnt umfassend detailliert
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extract
Auszug
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Auszug
extract excerpt passage
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excerpt
Auszug
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to override a veto
sich über ein Veto hinwegsetzen
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sich über ein Veto hinwegsetzen
to override a veto
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electorate
Wählerschaft
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Wählerschaft
electorate
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eligible
berechtigt
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berechtigt
eligible
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to carry out
vollziehen ausführen realisieren verwirklichen
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vollziehen ausführen realisieren verwirklichen
to carry out