User:Lingo Bingo Dingo/Dutch/Political lexicon

acquis • (noun, n.) acquis, acquis communautaire
acquis communautaire • (noun, n.) acquis, acquis communautaire
begrotingstsaar • (noun, m./c.) (pejorative, colloquial) nickname for the European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs and the Euro, particularly Olli Rehn (left-wing discourse to oppose imposition of austerity, in particular by unelected dignitaries)
biefstuksocialisme • (noun, n.) (pejorative) a form of socialism that merely focuses on fulfilling workers' basic needs, rather than educating, edifying and emancipating them
boter bij de vis • (noun, f.; interjection) (indicating one desires) immediate or fast action or decision, similar to put up or shut up
de broekriem aanhalen • (verb phrase) to tighten one's belt, (politics) to run an austere budget
de tering naar de nering zetten • (verb phrase) to restructure government spending to turn budget deficit into a surplus (discourse used by conservative liberals to advocate austerity)
eurocommissaris • (noun, m./c.) European Commissioner
gehaktdag • (Netherlands) nickname for Verantwoordingsdag, derived from the phrase woensdag gehaktdag
gekke Geert • (proper noun, m.) (pejorative) nickname for Geert Wilders
Havana aan de Waal • nickname for Nijmegen, literally "Havana upon the Waal"
kamermeerderheid • (noun, f.) majority in a chamber of parliament
massa-immigratie • (noun, f.) mass immigration (used to imply that immigration is a threat to the country, national identity or alleged ethnic purity)
massamigratie • (noun, f.) mass (im)migration (practically synonymous with massa-immigratie, massa-emigratie isn't quite used in the same way)
Prinsjesdag • (noun, m.) (Netherlands) day on which the government policy and budget for the coming year are set out, taking place on the third Tuesday in September
Rode Jehova • (noun, c.) (often plural) nickname for the SP, derived from their former practice of going from door to door
verantwoordelijkheid nemen • (verb phrase) (spin) to govern or to help the government otherwise
Verantwoordingsdag • (noun, m.) (Netherlands) day intended for review of government policy set out at Prinsjesdag, taking place on the third Wednesday in May
Verenigde Vergadering • (noun, f.) (Netherlands) both chambers of Parliament combined in session
verhuiscircus • (noun, n.) (pejorative) nickname for the sessions of the European Parliament at Strasbourg and the logistics involved in moving from Brussels to Strasbourg
zich achter de dijken verschuilen (or verstoppen) • (verb phrase) (pejorative) to retreat to isolationism, to hide from the outside world