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Appellate
adjective
involving an attempt to get a legal decision changed
fr: d'appel
Bellwether
noun
In politics, a “bellwether” refers to a geographic area whose political beliefs and voting preferences reflect that of a wider area.
Example: For example, a county might be said to be a “bellwether county” if it consistently votes the same way as the majority of the state. A state is considered a “bellwether state” if it usually votes the same way as a majority of the country. Generally speaking a bellwether is “something that is considered to be a sign of what is likely to happen“.
fr: indicateur
Bogus
adjective
false, not real, or not legal
Example: On investigation, his claim was found to be bogus.
fr: faux, bidon, truqué
Brief
noun
a concise statement of a client's case made out for the instruction of an attorney usually by a law clerk
Example: Both sides as well as interest groups will submit written briefs ahead of those arguments.
fr: conclusion écrite, dossier
Chairman
noun
a person in charge of a meeting or organization
Example: I interviewed the chairman of the company in his seventh-floor eyrie.
fr: président
De facto
adjective or adverb
existing in fact, although perhaps not intended, legal, or accepted.
Example: Ultimately, China imposes a de facto blockade on Taiwan.
fr: de fait
Deposition
noun
a statement made by someone to say that something is true and used in a court of law.
Example: Mrs Gordon said in a deposition that she signed the loan guarantee at her husband's request.
fr: dépôt, temoignage
Expletive
noun
a word that is considered offensive.
Example: He ran at the officers, calling them (expletive deleted) and threatening them.
fr: juron
Filibuster
noun
To make a long speech in order to delay or prevent a new law being made:
Example: Conceivably, supporters of the law could filibuster to prevent it from being revised.
fr: obstruction (parlementaire)
Forthcoming
adjective
happening soon, willing, supplied or offered when wanted
Example: In the present climate these are unlikely to be forthcoming.
fr: prochaines
Gear
noun
the equipment, clothes, etc. that you use to do a particular activity.
Example: Investment in fishing gear, engines, and vessels all increase the capital stock in the harvesting sector.
fr: équipement
GOP
noun
abbreviation for the Grand Old Party: the Republican political party in the US
Example: The symbol of the GOP is an elephant.
fr: "Grand Old Party"
Grievance politics
noun
The politics of resentment, sometimes called grievance politics, is a form of politics which is based on resentment of some other group of people.
fr: politique de grief
Indictment
noun
something that shows a policy, system, society, etc. is bad or wrong.
Example: It seems to me to be a damning indictment of the government's education policy.
fr: accusation, inculpation
Juror
noun
a member of a jury
Example: A majority of the jurors were women.
fr: juré, membre du jury
Lawmaker
noun
someone, such as a politician, who is responsible for making and changing laws
Example: He told lawmakers that studies from three states have shown only negligible increases in insurance premium prices.
fr: législateur
Lockstep
noun
1) (especially of a group of soldiers) marching very close together, with each person moving the same leg at the same time and in the same way as the person in front 2) in complete agreement with someone or something
Example: They dressed alike, walked in lockstep and ate at the same speed, even lifted their forks in unison.
fr: en parallèle
Myriad
noun
a very large number of something,
Example: And now myriads of bars and hotels are opening up along the coast.
fr: multitude, myriade
National security advisor
noun
The National Security Advisor serves as the principal advisor to the President of the United States on all national security issues.
fr: conseiller en sécurité nationale
rags-to-riches
noun
used to describe what happens to a person who was poor but becomes rich
Example: The film tells the rags-to-riches story of a young street performer.
fr: vers la richesse
Readout
noun
information produced by electronic equipment, shown in print, on a screen or by sound
Example: These procedures are based on using conventional agarose gel electrophoresis as the readout system.
fr: lecture, affichage
Squadron
noun
a unit of one of the armed forces, especially (in Britain) the air force or the navy
Example: There will then follow a period of training after which the squadron will be ready for deployment.
fr: escadron
Staggering
adjective
very shocking and surprising
Example: Already, the toll on all sides is staggering.
fr: stupéfiant
Swath
noun
a strip or belt, or a long area of something
Example: The sheriff’s department polices a wide swath of the county.
fr: secteur, partie
Think-tank
noun
a group of experts brought together, usually by a government, to develop ideas on a particular subject and to make suggestions for action
Example: With the think tank’s defense program director Stacie Pettyjohn narrating, angry Chinese officials respond by heaping unacceptable demands on Taiwan.
fr: groupe de réflexion
To deter
verb
to prevent someone from doing something or to make someone less enthusiastic about doing something by making it difficult for that person to do it or by threatening bad results if they do it
Example: High prices are deterring many young people from buying houses.
fr: dissuader
To lob
verb
to throw something so that it goes high in the air in a curve
Example: They lob questions at a retired general, Mike Holmes, playing the role of the Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman, before deciding courses of action.
fr: jeter
To oust
verb
to force someone to leave a position of power, job, place, or competition
Example: The president was ousted (from power) in a military coup in January 1987.
fr: évincer, chasser, exclure
to overturn
verb
1) to turn over 2) to change a legal decision
Example: The court of appeals overturned her conviction and ordered a new trial.
fr: renverser, annuler
To rescind
verb
to make a law, agreement, order, or decision no longer have any (legal) power.
Example: The policy of charging air travellers for vegetarian meals proved unpopular and has already been rescinded.
fr: annuler, abroger, révoquer
To seize
verb
to take something quickly and keep or hold it
Example: Political instability helped the army to seize power.
fr: saisir, s'emparer de, capturer
To shun
verb
to avoid or refuse to accept someone or something.
Example: China’s leaders have a history of shunning U.S. hotline calls.
fr: éviter, fuir
To tabulate
verb
to show information in the form of a table (= an arrangement of facts and numbers in rows or blocks)
Example: We plan to tabulate the findings of our survey.
fr: calculer, complier
To unfold
verb
If a situation or story unfolds, it develops or becomes clear to other people.
Example: As the plot unfolds, you gradually realize that all your initial assumptions were wrong.
fr: se dérouler
Toll
noun
damage
Example: Already, the toll on all sides is staggering.
fr: impact
Uproar
noun
a situation in which a lot of people complain about something angrily or make a lot of noise.
Example: Gossip and rumours added spice to this uproar.
fr: tollé