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monarchy

la monarchie

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a monarch by divine right

un monarque de droit divin

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sovereign

souverain

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aristocracy

l'aristocratie

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oligarchy

oligarchie

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a tyrant

un tyran

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a despot

un despote

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despotism

le despotisme

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despotic

despotique

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an enlightened despot

un despote éclairé

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a dictator

un dictateur

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dictatorship

la dictature

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authoritarian

autoritaire

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authoritarianism

l'autoritarisme

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totalitarian

totalitaire

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totalitarianism

le totalitarisme

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a military junta

une junte militaire

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a coup, a coup d'état

un coup d'état

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a strongman

un homme fort

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a regime

un gouvernement autoritaire

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the Vichy/Pinochet regime

le régime de Vichy/ Pinochet

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a repressive regime

un régime répressif

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a political system

un régime politique

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to become more democratic

se démocratiser

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to take, seize power

prendre, s'emparer le pouvoir

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to come to power

arriver au pouvoir

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to come into office

arriver au pouvoir (démocratiquement)

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to be in power

être au pouvoir

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to remain, stay in power

rester au pouvoir

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to leave office

quitter le pouvoir

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to cling to power

s'accrocher au pouvoir

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the country's rulers

les dirigeants du pays

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good governance

la bonne gouvernance

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to misrule, mismanage

mal administrer, mal gérer

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misrule

mauvaise administration

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mismanagement

mauvaise gestion

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to hold a leader to account

tenir un dirigeant pour responsable

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to be accountable to the electorate

être responsable devant les électeurs

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accountability

la responsabilité

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corruption, sleaze, bribery

corruption

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corrupt

corrompu

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a bribe

un pot-de-vin

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to bribe sb

acheter, soudoyer qqn

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the rule of law

l'état de droit, le règne de la loi

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multi-party system

le multipartisme

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single-party system

un système de parti unique

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free and fair elections

des élections libres et régulières

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vote rigging, ballot rigging, electoral fraud

la fraude électorale

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the election was rigged

l'élection était truquée

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a political opponent

un opposant politique

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a dissident

un dissident

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to gag the opposition

museler l'opposition

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to declare a state of emergency

déclarer l'état d'urgence

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to trample the constitution

bafouer la constitution

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to censor

censurer

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censorship

la censure

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to block / restrict internet access

bloquer / restreindre l'accès à internet

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to circumvent, bypass censorship

contourner la censure

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human rights

les droits de l'homme

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human rights violations / abuses

des atteintes aux droits de l'homme

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a crime against humanity

un crime contre l'humanité

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the duty to interfere, to intervene

le devoir d'ingérence

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human-rights lobby

association de défense des droits de l'homme

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China's human rights record

le passé de la Chine en matière des droits de l'homme

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discontent

mécontentement, malaise

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to spark unrest

provoquer des troubles

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turmoil

de l'agitation

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an upheaval

un bouleversement

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to stir up trouble

formenter des troubles

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an insurgent

un insurgé

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an insurgency

une insurrection

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a demonstration, a protest march

une manifestation

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a demonstrator, a protester

une manifestant

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to hold /attend a rally

organiser / participer a un rassemblement

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a riot

une émeute

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a rioter

un émeutier, un casseur

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riots broke out

des émeutes ont éclaté

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anti-riots police

les CRS

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a Molotov cocktail, a petrol bomb

un cocktail molotov

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tear gas

du gaz lacrymogène

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a clash

un heurt, un affrontement

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a skirmish

une échauffourée

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a plot

un complot

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a plotter

un comploteur

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to revolt

se révolter

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to rebel

se rebeller

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a rebel

un rebelle

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a rebellion

une rébellion, une révolte

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to defy the authorities

défier les autorités

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an uprising

un soulèvement

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to rise up against

se soulever contre

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to overthrow, to topple a dictator

renverser un dictateur

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to oust a dictator

évincer un dictateur

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the overthrow of a dictator

le renversement d'un dictateur

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to depose a ruler

déposer un dirigeant

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to collapse

s'effondrer

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to restore democracy

restaurer la démocratie

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the downfall of a government

la chute d'un gouvernement

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ruthless repression

répression brutale

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to put down, to suppress a rebellion

réprimer une rébellion

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