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Unit 4
11 klass, 5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| hung parliament | a parliament in which no party has won enough seats to control the parliament and form the government |
| incite | to encourage people to be violent or commit crimes by making them angry or excited |
| in the public interest | the fact that the public has a right to know about something because it affects them |
| invade sb's privacy | an occasion when someone finds out or uses information about your private life, especially illegally |
| join in/go to a march/demonstration/rally | to do an activity with people who are already doing it (march/demonstration/rally) |
| launch a campaing | to start a campaign |
| left-wing | political side which is considered to have socialist aims and ideas |
| libertarian | someone who believes that people should be allowed to do and think what they want |
| mainstream politics | considered ordinary or normal and accepted or used by most people |
| march | walk in a group with each person matching the speed and movements of the others |
| Occupy somewhere | if someone occupies a room, building, area of land, seat, bed, or other place during a period of time, they use it |
| Paramilitary group | organized and operating like an army |
| Partition | the process of dividing a country into two or more separate countries |
| Pass a law | to approve something by the law |
| Peace initiative | the first or opening move in negotiating an end to conflict or negotiating peace |
| Petition | a document signed by many people that asks someone in authority to take legal action |
| Placard | a large notice in a public place, used for advertising something or carried in order to protest against or support something |
| Political prisoner | someone who is sent to prison by their own government because it does not approve of their beliefs or actions |
| Proportional | correct or suitable in size, amount, or degree when considered in relation to something else |
| Representation | a person or group that speaks, acts, or is present for another person, group, or organization |
| Protestant | person who doesn't approve with something by demonstrating. |
| Public opinion | the opinions that most people in a society have about something |
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