d'Oppositioun
[opoːzisi̯ˈəʊn]
opposition
Good to know
Plural: d'Oppositiounen.
Example
D'Oppositioun ass meeschtens net mat der Regierung hirer Aarbecht zefridden.
The opposition is mostly not satisfied with the government's work.
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.
Other words in this lesson
- 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
- 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
- ophuelen — to take up, to include