vlaggenparade

From vlag (“flag”) + -en- + parade (“parade, roll call”). Compare German Flaggenparade (“military flag-raising or lowering ceremony”), German Fahnenappell (“school flag-raising ceremony in the GDR”).

cog

(Netherlands, nautical, military) flag-raising ceremony performed on Dutch navy ships


Hollandse rekenkunde

(Belgium, politics, derogatory) art or practice of spinning numbers so that a minority somehow becomes a majority


volksraadpleging

nl-noun

volksraadpleging f (plural volksraadplegingen)

(politics) plebiscite, referendum (direct popular vote)


jeugdloon

jeugdloon n (plural jeugdlonen, diminutive jeugdloontje n)

jeugdlonen (plural)
jeugdloontje (diminutive neuter)

From jeugd (“youth”) + loon (“wages, salary”).

compound

De vakbond ageert tegen het discriminatoire jeugdloon.

The labor union campaigns against the discriminatory youth minimum wage.

(Netherlands, politics) a minimum wage paid to people below 21 years of age, which is significantly lower than the minimum wage paid to adults at age 21 or older


bijltjesdag

From Bijltjesdag. Equivalent to bijltje + -s- + dag.

(Netherlands, politics, by extension) the annual parliamentary debate concerning the audit report of the government budget, held on the third Wednesday in May


formatiepoging

nl-noun

formatiepoging f (plural formatiepogingen)


oppositiepartij

oppositiepartij f (plural oppositiepartijen, diminutive oppositiepartijtje n)

oppositiepartijen (plural)
oppositiepartijtje (diminutive neuter)


dameoffer

(figurative, politics) an ultimate sacrifice (an offer for a comprise in which the petitioner concedes far-reaching concessions)


kaderlid

kaderlid n (plural kaderleden, diminutive kaderlidje n)

kaderleden (plural)
kaderlidje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of kader (“cadre”) + lid (“member”).

com+

(politics, particularly socialism) Synonym of kader (“cadre, core member of political organization”)