MedborgarskapskursenGlossary · Chapter 4: Elections and political parties
politiskt parti
Swedish word. In English: political party
An organisation that brings together people with shared ideas about how society should be governed.
Facts about the word
- Political parties bring together people with shared ideas about how society should be governed. They propose different solutions and push issues they think are important. Sverige i fokus s. 15
- Anyone who wants to can become a member of a political party to influence policy. It is also possible to start a new party together with others. Sverige i fokus s. 15
- In regional and municipal elections there are usually special parties that only have policies for their own region or municipality. Sverige i fokus s. 15
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 political party brings together people with shared ideas about how society should be governed. It is not an agency and not a celebration.
The word belongs to Chapter 4: Elections and political parties in Sverige i fokus, with the full context and practice questions.