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Day 90 - Basic Legal and Governmental Terms

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Vocabulary of the day

rettssal (court)


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lov (law)


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valg (election)


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regjering (government)


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grunnlov (constitution)


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demokrati (democracy)


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borger (citizen)


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lovgivning (legislation)


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Storting (for Norwegian usage, generally referring to the Norwegian Parliament) or Parlament (a more direct translation, used for many non-English speaking countries) (parliament)


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president (president)


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dommer (judge)


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rettigheter (rights)


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plikt (duty)


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politikk (policy)


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senat (senate)


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Kongress (congress)


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representant (representative)


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senator (senator)


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myndighet (authority)


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rettferdighet (justice)


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lovlig (legal)


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stemme (vote)


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lovforslag (bill)


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utøvende (executive)


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jury (jury)


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dom (verdict)


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grunnlov (constitution)


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tillegg (amendment)


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sivile (civic)


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ordfører (mayor)


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råd (council)


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guvernør (governor)


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diplomati (diplomacy)


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ambassade (embassy)


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visum (visa)


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pass (passport)


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byråkrati (bureaucracy)


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siviltjeneste (civil service)


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forskrift (regulation)


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lov (statute)


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traktat (treaty)


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kandidat (candidate)


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stemmeseddel (ballot)


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kampanje (campaign)


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flertall (majority)


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minoritet (minority)


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politisk parti (political party)


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debatt (debate)


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stemmerett (suffrage)


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lovgiver (legislator)


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veto (veto)


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Riksrett (impeachment)


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