French Vocabulary

Socio‑Political Systems, Public Administration & International Relations

Terminology for legislative processing, geopolitical balances, diplomatic treaties, and public policies.

Level B2 Category Vocabulary
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Lesson Summary

Terminology for legislative processing, geopolitical balances, diplomatic treaties, and public policies.

Vocabulary

La scène politique et internationale

The vocabulary of civic life and local government was introduced in social systems, civic structures & local community engagement. This lesson extends the lexicon to national political institutions, diplomacy, and international relations. The conditional conjunctions that require the subjunctive, such as à condition que and pourvu que, are treated in subjunctive after conjunctions of condition and appear in political discourse.

Institutions politiques

FrenchEnglish
le gouvernementgovernment
le parlementparliament
le député / la députéemember of parliament
le sénatsenate
le ministèreministry
le ministreminister
la loilaw
le projet de loibill / draft law
promulguer une loito enact a law
le décretdecree

Relations internationales

FrenchEnglish
la diplomatiediplomacy
le traitétreaty
la négociationnegotiation
l’ambassade (f)embassy
l’ambassadeur / l’ambassadriceambassador
la souverainetésovereignty
l’alliance (f)alliance
le sommetsummit (meeting)
les sanctions (f)sanctions
le cessez‑le‑feuceasefire

Politiques publiques

The following expressions are common in political and diplomatic contexts:
- Le gouvernement a présenté un projet de loi sur l’environnement.
- Le traité a été ratifié par les deux pays.
- Les négociations avancent pourvu que les deux parties restent ouvertes.
- Le parlement débattra du budget la semaine prochaine.
- La société civile demande plus de transparence.

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