Politics vocabulary

Question 1

Domestic/international politics

Answer 1

political measures aimed at home country/other countries

Question 2

Politician

Answer 2

a person whose job involves politics, especially as an elected member of parliament, etc.

Question 3

Democracy

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a system of government in which the people of a country can vote to elect their representatives

Question 4

Monarchy

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a system of government by a king or a queen

Question 5

Criminal/administrative law

Answer 5

a system of rules regulating behavior of citizens

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Bill

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a written suggestion for a new law that is presented to a country’s parliament so that its members can discuss it
introduce/support/oppose/pass a bill

Question 7

Anarchy

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a situation in a country, an organization, etc. in which there is no government, order or control

Question 8

Election

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the process of choosing a person or a group of people for a position, especially a political position, by voting

Question 9

Electorate

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the people in a country or an area who have the right to vote, thought of as a group

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Electoral college

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electoral system used in the US, including voters of a state choosing electors, who eventually vote for a presidential candidate OR all 538 electors

Question 11

Autonomy

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the freedom for a country, a region or an organization to govern itself independently

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Bigot

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a person who has very strong, unreasonable beliefs or opinions about race, religion or politics and who will not listen to or accept the opinions of anyone who disagrees

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Bylaw

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a law that is made by a local authority and that applies only to that area, also a company policy

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Voter fraud

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intentional cheating during an election procedure in order to promote one of the candidates (like ballot stuffing, violations during counting etc)

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White collar crime

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crime committed by an office worker using special benefits the position gives them (corruption, stealing from workplace, nepotism etc)

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Corruption

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dishonest or illegal behaviour, especially of people in authority, usually connected with bribery

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Deputy

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a person chosen to represent and assist

Question 18

Represent sb in parliament

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promote interests of a particular group of people (state, race, social group etc)

Question 19

Launch an election/a voter campaign

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start propagating for a candidate/a party

Question 20

Collateral damage

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non-intended damage which had to acccompany an operation (f.e. hostages killed by accident during an assault of a terrorist attack)

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Negotiate with sb about/on sth

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to try to reach an agreement by formal discussion

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Swing state

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a state which is doubting what party to support during the upcoming election

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Policy

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a plan of action agreed or chosen by a political party, a business, etc.

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Party

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a political organization that you can vote for in elections and whose members have the same aims and ideas

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Candidate

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a person who is trying to be elected or is applying for a job

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Legislative brunch

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​connected with the act of making and passing laws

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Executive brunch

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the part of a government responsible for putting laws into effect

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Judicial brunch

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connected with a court, a judge or legal judgement

Question 29

Warmongering

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wanting to start a war or encouraging people to start a war

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Stockpile weapons

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create and keep weapon without using it, usually as a deterrent

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Escalate violence

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make violence greater (both tr and intr)

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Pre-emptive strike

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a very serious preventitive action (f.e. putting sb in jail so that they don`t commit a crime in the future)

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Be caught in the crossfire

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find self in the middle, exposed to fire, when two or more parties are fighting and you don`t belong to any of them

Question 34

Ceasefire

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temporal, usually short peace period

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Abolish

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to officially end a law, a system or an institution

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Rebel

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a person who fights against the government of their country

Question 37

Possible questions to consider:

Answer 37

1) What qualities are important for a career of a politician? What are advantages and disadvantages of this job? 2) What are advantages and disadvantages of democracy? monarchy? 3) Which political problems exist in your country? How can citizens/the government solve them? 4) What good/terrible laws exist in your country? Why? What bills would you introduce, if you were a politician? 5) Is war justifiable in any case? If so, when? How can a country maintain peace?