User:Lingo Bingo Dingo/Dutch/Political lexicon


 * acquis • (noun, n.) acquis, acquis communautaire
 * acquis communautaire • (noun, n.) acquis, acquis communautaire
 * begrotingstsaar • (noun, m./c.) nickname for the, particularly  (left-wing discourse to oppose imposition of austerity, in particular by unelected dignitaries)
 * biefstuksocialisme • (noun, n.) a form of socialism that merely focuses on fulfilling workers' basic needs, rather than educating, edifying and emancipating them
 * boter bij de vis • (noun, f.; interjection) immediate or fast action or decision, similar to put up or shut up
 * de broekriem aanhalen • (verb phrase) to tighten one's belt, to run an austere budget
 * de tering naar de nering zetten • (verb phrase) to restructure government spending to turn budget deficit into a surplus (discourse used by conservative liberals to advocate austerity)
 * eurocommissaris • (noun, m./c.) European Commissioner
 * gehaktdag • nickname for  Verantwoordingsdag, derived from the phrase woensdag gehaktdag''
 * gekke Geert • (proper noun, m.) (pejorative) nickname for  Geert Wilders
 * Havana aan de Waal • nickname for  Nijmegen, literally "Havana upon the Waal"
 * kamermeerderheid • (noun, f.) majority in a chamber of parliament
 * massa-immigratie • (noun, f.) mass immigration
 * massamigratie • (noun, f.) mass (im)migration
 * Prinsjesdag • (noun, m.) day on which the government policy and budget for the coming year are set out, taking place on the third Tuesday in September
 * Rode Jehova • (noun, c.) nickname for the SP, derived from their former practice of going from door to door
 * verantwoordelijkheid nemen • (verb phrase) to govern or to help the government otherwise
 * Verantwoordingsdag • (noun, m.) day intended for review of government policy set out at Prinsjesdag, taking place on the third Wednesday in May
 * Verenigde Vergadering • (noun, f.) both chambers of Parliament combined in session
 * verhuiscircus • (noun, n.) nickname for the sessions of the European Parliament at Strasbourg and the logistics involved in moving from Brussels to Strasbourg
 * zich achter de dijken verschuilen (or verstoppen) • (verb phrase) to retreat to isolationism, to hide from the outside world