chap 2 Flashcards
liberal
[n]
ˈlɪbərəl
somebody who respects others
1 .a person who understands and respects other people’s opinions and behaviour, especially when they are different from their own
ex: He liked to think of himself as a liberal.
politics
2 a person who supports political, social and religious change
ex:Reform is popular with middle-class liberals. 3 Liberal (politics) a member of the British Liberal Party in the past, or of a Liberal Party in another country
advocate
[v,n]
ˈædvəkət
1 a person who supports or speaks in favour of somebody or of a public plan or action
advocate (for something/somebody). Ex: an advocate for hospital workers
advocate (of something/somebody). Ex: a staunch advocate of free speech.
2 a person who defends somebody in court
3 (in Scotland) a lawyer who has the right to argue cases in higher courts
synonyms: lawyer, attorney, solicitor, counselor
ideology
[n]
ˌaɪdiˈɒlədʒi
- a set of ideas that an economic or political system is based on. Ex: Marxist/capitalist ideology
2 a set of beliefs, especially one held by a particular group, that influences the way people behave. Ex: the ideology of gender roles / alternative ideologies
paradigm
[n]
ˈpærədaɪm
- (technical or formal)
a typical example or pattern of something. Ex: a paradigm for students to copy
The war was a paradigm of the destructive side of human nature.
2 (grammar) a set of all the different forms of a word. Ex: verb paradigms
aibeit
[conjuntion]
ˌɔːlˈbiːɪt
although
panel
[v]
ˈpænl
to cover or decorate a surface with flat strips of wood, glass, etc
ex: The walls were panelled in oak.
a glass-/wood-panelled door
analogous
[adj]
əˈnæləɡəs
analogous (to/with something): similar in some way to another thing or situation and therefore able to be compared with it.
ex: Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way analogous to death.
protocol
[n]
ˈprəʊtəkɒl
1 [uncountable] a system of fixed rules and formal behaviour used at official meetings, usually between governments.
ex: a breach of protocol.
the protocol of diplomatic visits
2 [countable] (technical) the first or original version of an agreement, especially a treaty between countries, etc; an extra part added to an agreement or treaty.
ex: the first Geneva ProtocolIt is set out in a legally binding protocol which forms part of the treaty.
3 [countable] (computing) a set of rules that control the way data is sent between computers
4 [countable] (technical) a plan for performing a scientific experiment or medical treatment
overlap
[n]
ˈəʊvəlæp
1 [countable, uncountable]: overlap (between something and something): a shared area of interest, knowledge, responsibility, etc
ex: There is (a) considerable overlap between the two subjects.
2 [countable, uncountable] the amount by which one thing covers another thing
ex: an overlap of 5 cm on each roof tile
3 [uncountable, singular] a period of time in which two events or activities happen together.
ex: There will be an overlap of a week while John teaches Ann the job.
