MedborgarskapskursenGlossary · Chapter 10: Sweden's modern history
borgerlig regering
Swedish word. In English: centre-right government
A government made up of parties to the right of the Social Democrats.
Facts about the word
- The Social Democrats usually held government power on their own from 1945 to 1976. Sverige i fokus s. 36
- Partly as a reaction to the economic crisis, Sweden got a government in 1976 that was not Social Democratic. Sverige i fokus s. 37
- That was the start of a period of alternating Social Democratic and centre-right governments. Sverige i fokus s. 37
Page references are to UHR's study material Sverige i fokus.
Try the word in a sentence
Only one of the sentences uses the word correctly. Which one?
A centre-right government is made up of parties to the right of the Social Democrats. It has nothing to do with castles (borg in Swedish).
The word belongs to Chapter 10: Sweden's modern history in Sverige i fokus, with the full context and practice questions.