Norwegian in 90 Days
Day 90 - Basic Legal and Governmental Terms
Vocabulary of the Day
rettssal
(court)
lov
(law)
valg
(election)
regjering
(government)
grunnlov
(constitution)
demokrati
(democracy)
borger
(citizen)
lovgivning
(legislation)
Storting (for Norwegian usage, generally referring to the Norwegian Parliament) or Parlament (a more direct translation, used for many non-English speaking countries)
(parliament)
president
(president)
dommer
(judge)
rettigheter
(rights)
plikt
(duty)
politikk
(policy)
senat
(senate)
Kongress
(congress)
representant
(representative)
senator
(senator)
myndighet
(authority)
rettferdighet
(justice)
lovlig
(legal)
stemme
(vote)
lovforslag
(bill)
utøvende
(executive)
jury
(jury)
dom
(verdict)
grunnlov
(constitution)
tillegg
(amendment)
sivile
(civic)
ordfører
(mayor)
råd
(council)
guvernør
(governor)
diplomati
(diplomacy)
ambassade
(embassy)
visum
(visa)
pass
(passport)
byråkrati
(bureaucracy)
siviltjeneste
(civil service)
forskrift
(regulation)
lov
(statute)
traktat
(treaty)
kandidat
(candidate)
stemmeseddel
(ballot)
kampanje
(campaign)
flertall
(majority)
minoritet
(minority)
politisk parti
(political party)
debatt
(debate)
stemmerett
(suffrage)
lovgiver
(legislator)
veto
(veto)
Riksrett
(impeachment)