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Politics and debate
Vocabulario para leer un periódico español sin perderse, y para discutir sin gritar.
government
opposition
match, game; political party
leader
candidate
MP, congressperson
senator
minister, cabinet member
prime minister, president
mayor
elections
vote
ballot, slip
ballot box
seat (parliamentary)
majority; most (la mayoría de = most of)
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abstention
coalition
pact
law
decree
renovation; reform
budget; quote
tax
subsidy, grant
cuts (budget)
austerity
—
debt
investiture (gov formation)
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press conference
debate
discussion panel, salon
spokesperson
leak
scandal
corruption
poll / survey
left
right
center
fascist, right-winger (pejorative, colloq.); look, appearance
red
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polarization
to nuance, to qualify
to argue (make a case)
to refute
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