d'Direktwal

direct election

Taught in C2 · The state and its institutions

How Luxembourg is governed: the Grand Duke, the Chamber of Deputies, the government, and the elections that put them there. The words are the ones the news and official texts use.

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de Groussherzog — the Grand Duke
d'Groussherzogtum — the grand duchy
groussherzoglech — grand ducal
d'Monarchie — monarchy
de Staatschef — head of state
de Premierminister — prime minister
de Regierungsmember — member of the government
de Ministerrot — council of ministers
d'Koalitioun — coalition
d'Oppositioun — opposition
de Chamberpresident — president of the Chamber of Deputies
de Gesetzesprojet — bill, draft law
de Gesetzesvirschlag — proposed law
d'Chamberwal — general election (Chamber of Deputies)
d'Gemengewal — local election
d'Gemengefusioun — merger of municipalities
de Wieler — voter
d'Stëmmrecht — the right to vote
d'Staatsbiergerschaft — citizenship, nationality
de Regierungswiessel — change of government
parlamentaresch — parliamentary
deponéieren — to table, to submit
diplomatesch — diplomatic
d'Bezéiung — relations