DVD

(French politics) Abbreviation of divers droite.


RN

Rassemblement national
Rassemblement national#French

(French politics) Abbreviation of Rassemblement national (“National Rally”).


DVC

(French politics) Abbreviation of divers centre (“centrist”).


RIP

référendum d’initiative partagée
référendum d'initiative partagée#French

(French politics) Initialism of référendum d’initiative partagée.


dragoon

en-verb

dragoon (third-person singular simple present dragoons, present participle dragooning, simple past and past participle dragooned)

dragoons (present singular third-person)
dragooning (participle present)
dragooned (participle past)
dragooned (past)

Battle of Cerro Gordo
Battle of Jena–Auerstedt
Mexican–American War
Smithsonian Institution
Édouard Detaille

The noun is borrowed from French dragon (“dragon (mythological creature); type of cavalry soldier, dragoon”) (originally referring to a soldier armed with the firearm of the same name (sense 1.1)), ultimately from Latin dracō (“dragon; kind of serpent or snake”), from Ancient Greek δρᾰ́κων (drákōn, “dragon; serpent”), possibly from δέρκομαι (dérkomai, “to see, see clearly (in the sense of something staring)”), from Proto-Indo-European *derḱ- (“to see”)). Doublet of Draco, dracone, and dragon.
The verb is either derived:
* from the noun; or
* from French dragonner (“to force (someone) into doing something, coerce; to torment (oneself)”), from dragon (noun) (see above) + -er (suffix forming infinitives of first-conjugation verbs).

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From the collection of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., United States.

From the collection of the Musée de l'Armée (Army Museum) in Paris, France.

der

She [Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné] appears to have exulted in the extirpation of protestantism in Provence, by the power of her son-in-law, count de Gregnan [i.e., François Adhémar de Monteil, Comte de Grignan]; she even speaks with levity of the sufferings of the huguenots, dragooned into the bosom of the true church.

1803, Mary Hays, “The Marchioness de Sevigne”, in Female Biography; or, Memoirs of Illustrious and Celebrated Women, of All Ages and Countries. […], volume VI, London: […] Richard Phillips, […] by Thomas Davison, […], →OCLC, page 401:

This was the pious lady [Ninon de l’Enclos] who, in after times, expiated the faults of her youth by dragooning Huguenots into Catholics.

1845 June, “Art. V.—Lives of Men of Letters and Science who Flourished in the Time of George III. By Henry Lord Brougham. Knight and Co. [book review]”, in The Westminster Review, American edition, volume XLIII, number LXXXV, New York, N.Y.: Leonard Scott & Co., […], →OCLC, footnote *, page 191, column 1:

(Christianity, French politics, historical) To subject (a Huguenot) to the dragonnades (“a policy instituted by Louis XIV of France in 1681 to intimidate Protestant Huguenots to convert to Roman Catholicism by billeting dragoons (noun sense 1.2) in their homes to abuse them and destroy or steal their possessions”).

antaa dragonnadeille

to subject (a Huguenot) to the dragonnades


Renaissance

(French politics) A centrist French political party.


RE

(French politics) Abbreviation of Renaissance.


UG

(French politics) Abbreviation of union de la gauche.


SOC

Parti socialiste
w:fr:Parti socialiste (France)

(French politics) Abbreviation of Parti socialiste (“Socialist Party”).


Élysée

The official residence of the President of France.


LR

(French politics) Initialism of Les Républicains.


COM

Parti communiste français
w:fr:Parti communiste français

(French politics) Abbreviation of Parti communiste français (“French Communist Party”).


Gaullist

One who believes in or follows the ideals of Gaullism.

gaullistinen

one who believes in or follows the ideals of Gaullism


Gaullism

en-noun

Gaullism (countable and uncountable, plural Gaullisms)

French gaullisme, from Charles de Gaulle.

A French political ideology based on Charles de Gaulle's thoughts and actions.

Gaulish

not cognate with each other nor with Gaullism, despite seeming so


National Assembly

en-proper noun

National Assembly (plural National Assemblies)

(politics, government) National legislature.


Sarkozyism

From Sarkozy + -ism, following French sarkozysme, after French President Nicolas Sarkozy (b. 1955).

The policies of French President Nicolas Sarkozy.


ENS

(French politics) Abbreviation of Ensemble!, a French left-wing political party.


REN

Renaissance
w:Renaissance (French political party)


marcheur

fr-noun

marcheur m (plural marcheurs, feminine marcheuse)

La République en marche
En marche#French

(French politics) Supporter of the former French political party La République en marche


Mitterrandian

en-adj

Mitterrandian (comparative more Mitterrandian, superlative most Mitterrandian)

more Mitterrandian (comparative)
most Mitterrandian (superlative)

Of or relating to François Mitterrand (1916–1996), French president.


Mitterrandism

The policies and attitudes of François Mitterrand (1916–1996), President of France from 1981 to 1995.


presidentiable

/pɹɛzɪˈdɛnʃəbəl/

The parties organise chiefly around two activities: choosing a 'presidentiable' and electing MPs. Normally, moreover, the 'presidentiable' must lead the party in both activities in order to minimise rivalry.

1995, John Gaffney, Lorna Milne, French Presidentialism and the Election of 1995:

(French politics) A presidential candidate considered to have a good chance of winning an election.


Frexit

Blend of France + exit, possibly as an adaptation of Brexit.

And while brexit is still on the agenda, after the European Parliament elections from May 22-25 it is quite legitimate to ask ourselves the question whether there is a danger of losing France - in other words is there a risk of a frexit?

2014 May 31, Adelina Marini, “Is It Time for a Frexit?”, in euinside:

The Front National won the French elections with calls for an immediate restoration of the franc and a referendum on Frexit.

June 2014, World Commerce Review, Vol. 8, Issue 2, p. 3

If Brexit happens can Frexit — France exiting the existing EU — be far behind?

2015, Denis MacShane, Brexit: How Britain will Leave Europe, page 9:

In France, opinion polls show that the far-right National Front, led by self-styled "Madame Frexit" Marine Le Pen, is now more popular than the center-right Republicans or ruling Socialists.

2015 November 9, Ian Bremmer, Time, volume 186, number 19, page 12:

It no longer advocates Frexit from the EU or leaving the euro currency.

2018 June 4, Maïa de La Baume, “Populist plan for 2019 election puts EU in crosshairs: The next European Parliament could well have more Euroskeptic voices. But can they work together?”, in Politico:

Her European policy is Frexit by stealth – unilaterally reducing payments to the EU budget and breaking EU laws she does not like.

2022 April 8, John Lichfield, “Get ready for a scary fortnight in French politics: a Le Pen presidency really is possible”, in The Guardian:

(French politics) The possible act of France leaving the European Union.


lepéniste

fr-noun

lepéniste m or f by sense (plural lepénistes)

(French politics) a follower of Jean-Marie Le Pen or Marine Le Pen


lepénisme

(French politics) the political policies of Jean-Marie Le Pen or Marine Le Pen


Giscardian

Relating to, or supporting former French president Valéry Giscard d'Estaing


macroniste

(French politics) Relating to the policies of supporters of Emmanuel Macron


macroniste

macroniste m or f by sense (plural macronistes)

(French politics) a supporter of Emmanuel Macron


National Front

* (France): Calque of French Front National, from front+national

Any particular party of several far-right nationalist political parties

(French politics) Former name of National Rally (“Rassemblement National”).


Rassemblement national

→ English: National Rally (calque)

Alternative form: (abbreviation) RN

National Rally
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(French politics) National Rally (a far-right nationalist political party of France, formerly named National Front)


National Rally

Calque of French Rassemblement national.

Alternative form: (abbreviation) NR

(French politics) A far-right nationalist political party of France, formerly named National Front.


grand électeur

grand électeur m (plural grands électeurs)

(French politics, usually in the plural grands électeurs) a person electing the Sénat (the French senate)


macronisme

the political doctrine of Emmanuel Macron


EELV

Europe Écologie Les Verts
Europe Écologie Les Verts#French

(French politics) Initialism of Europe Écologie Les Verts.


NFP

Nouveau Front populaire
w:fr:Nouveau Front populaire

(French politics) Initialism of Nouveau Front populaire (“New Popular Front”), a left-wing electoral alliance in France.


Sarkozyist

A political supporter of French President Nicolas Sarkozy.


NUPES

L’union des gauches de la Nupes et la coalition présidentielle Ensemble ! sont à égalité au soir du premier tour des élections législatives, dimanche 12 juin, sur fond d’abstention record, ouvrant ainsi le jeu du second tour dans une semaine.

2022 June 12, “La Nupes (25,2 %) et la coalition présidentielle (25,2 %) à égalité, selon les premières estimations, sur fond d’abstention record”, in Le Monde.fr:

(French politics) Initialism of Nouvelle Union populaire écologique et sociale (“New Ecologic and Social People's Union, a former left-wing political coalition in France”).


LFI

La France Insoumise
w:La France Insoumise

(French politics) Initialism of La France Insoumise (literally “France Unbowed”), a left-wing populist political party in France.


OCI

(French politics, communism) Initialism of Organisation communiste internationale (“International Communist Organization”), a former communist party in France. ICO


DVG

(French politics) Abbreviation of divers gauche.


LREM

La République en marche
w:La République en marche

(French politics) Initialism of La République en marche.


RDG

(French politics) Abbreviation of (parti) radical de gauche.


PCF

(French politics) Initialism of Parti communiste français (“French Communist Party”).


REC

(French politics) Abbreviation of Reconquête !.


R!

(French politics) Abbreviation of Reconquête !, a far-right nationalist political party in France.


EXD

Coordinate term: EXG

(French politics) Abbreviation of extrême droite (“far right”).


EXG

Coordinate term: EXD

(French politics) Abbreviation of extrême gauche (“far left”).


En marche

(French politics) Former name of Renaissance.


La France insoumise

(French politics) A left-wing French political party.


Les Républicains

(French politics) A centre-right to right-wing Gaullist French political party.


Parti socialiste

(French politics) A centre-left to left-wing French political party.


Parti communiste français

(French politics) A left-wing to far-left French political party.


Les Écologistes

(French politics) A center-left to left-wing green French political party.


Europe Écologie Les Verts

(French politics) A former center-left to left-wing green French political party.