MedborgarskapskursenGlossary · Chapter 3: How Sweden is governed
opposition
Swedish word. In English: opposition
The parties in the Riksdag that are not in the government and do not support it.
Facts about the word
- The parties that do not support the government are called the opposition. Sverige i fokus s. 12
- The opposition's task is to scrutinise the government's work and propose a different policy. Sverige i fokus s. 12
- In the Riksdag the government parties and the opposition debate the proposals before the members vote. Sverige i fokus s. 12
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?
The opposition is outside the government and scrutinises it. It is not an object.
The word belongs to Chapter 3: How Sweden is governed in Sverige i fokus, with the full context and practice questions.
