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Politics
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a general election | when people vote to choose smn for an official position |
| vote for | to show which person or party you want, or whether you support a plan, by marking a piece of paper, raising your hand |
| put a cross | write a cross into square |
| a secret ballot | an official piece of paper where people put a cross |
| put up your hand | raise your hand |
| elect | choose by voting |
| the next government | the group of people who control the country |
| election is held | organised |
| constituency elects | an area where people vote |
| political party | a political organization with particular beliefs and aims, which you can vote for in elections |
| the MP | Member of Parliament |
| leader of | the person in control |
| leader in power | in control (of the country) |
| the Prime Minister | the most important minister and leader of the government in some countries which have a parliament |
| politician - political | person in politics - adj to it |
| power - powerful | adj to power |
| believe in | to be sure that smn exists or can do |
| ideas become policies | set of plans and ideas that a political party has agreed on |
| provide education for/with | give smth to those who need it |
| provide care and support for | looking after people and help |
| elderly people | old people |
| reduce/cut employment | make less |
| create a fair tax system | money people must pay the government |
| Above all | most importantly |
| treat smbd like/as smth | behave or deal with smn in a particular way |
| equal (adv. equally) | having the same importance |
| believe in smth - belief | the feeling that smth is definitely true or definitely exists |
| resuce - reduction | a decrease in the size, price, or amount of smth, or the act of decreasing smth |