sanction - sankce

noun - an action taken by one country (or group of countries) to punish another country, for example by stopping trade or freezing money, usually because that country did something wrong

 

summit - vrcholná schůzka, summit, schůzka na nejvyšší úrovni

noun - a meeting between the leaders of two or more countries, usually to discuss important political or global issues

 

authoritarian - autoritářský

adjective - demanding strict obedience and limits personal freedoms, not allowing people to disagree or oppose

 

nationalism - nacionalismus

noun - the belief that your country is better and more important than others, often combined with a desire for independence or strong national control

fenland - bažina, mokřina, slatina

noun - a low and flat area of wet, marshy land, often partially covered by water, especially in eastern England

fen - bažina, mokřina, slatina

noun - a low and flat area of wet, marshy land, often partially covered by water, especially in eastern England

 

populist - populista

noun - a person (or describing a movement) that tries to gain support by claiming to speak for "ordinary people" and by saying that traditional political leaders and institutions don't care about them

 

opposition - opozice (polit.)

noun - the political parties or politicians in a parliament who are not in power and who criticize or challenge the government’s actions and policies

coalition - koalice

noun - a temporary alliance of political parties that agree to work together to form a government or achieve a common goal

filament - vlákno, nitka, filament

noun - a very thin thread or fibre, especially one that is long, flexible, and often delicate

 

commute - zmírnit, snížit (trest)

verb, technical - to change a punishment to one that is less severe

depredation - drancování, vydrancování, plenění, vyplenění, ničení, pustošení

noun, formal - an act of attacking, stealing from, or damaging something, especially by using force or violence

 

depredate - plenit, vyplenit, drancovat, vydrancovat, loupit, rabovat, ničit

verb, formal - to steal from or destroy something, especially in a violent or aggressive way

adversity - nepřízeň osudu, neštěstí, těžkosti, útrapy

noun - a difficult or unpleasant situation, especially one that continues for a long time

 

contend - tvrdit, prohlašovat

verb, formal - to state or argue something strongly, especially in a formal context or in disagreement