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OPPOSITION SPOKESMAN [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-12-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Parliamentary Language
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- opposition critic
1, record 1, English, opposition%20critic
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- opposition party critic 2, record 1, English, opposition%20party%20critic
correct
- opposition spokesman 3, record 1, English, opposition%20spokesman
correct
- critic 2, record 1, English, critic
correct
- shadow minister 4, record 1, English, shadow%20minister
correct, Great Britain
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A member of a party in opposition, responsible for presenting that party's policies in a given area and commenting on those of the government. 5, record 1, English, - opposition%20critic
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire parlementaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- porte-parole de l'opposition
1, record 1, French, porte%2Dparole%20de%20l%27opposition
correct, masculine and feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- porte-parole de parti 2, record 1, French, porte%2Dparole%20de%20parti
correct, masculine and feminine noun
- porte-parole 2, record 1, French, porte%2Dparole
correct, masculine and feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Député d'un parti de l'opposition chargé de présenter la politique de son parti sur un sujet donné et de commenter celles du gouvernement. 3, record 1, French, - porte%2Dparole%20de%20l%27opposition
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Lenguaje parlamentario
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- portavoz de la oposición
1, record 1, Spanish, portavoz%20de%20la%20oposici%C3%B3n
correct, masculine and feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Diputado de un partido de la oposición responsable de presentar las políticas de su partido sobre un tema dado y de comentar las del Gobierno. 1, record 1, Spanish, - portavoz%20de%20la%20oposici%C3%B3n
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