Elections and Government Flashcards
election campaign
the period of time immediately before an election when politicians try to persuade people to vote for them
polling day
the day when people vote in an election
ballot box
a box into which people put their voting slips when voting
opinion poll
an occasion when people are asked questions to discover what they think about a subject
polling station
a place where people go to vote in an election
a candidate
a person who is competing to get a job or elected position
a small group of the most important people in government, who advise the President or Prime Minister and make important decisions:
cabinet
the political right
right-wing
the political left
left-wing
the leader of the government in some countries
prime minister
a situation in which a group of people is divided into smaller groups because they disagree about something
a split
the joining together of different political parties or groups for a particular purpose, usually for a limited time, or a government that is formed in this way
a coalition
in an election, the difference in the number of votes between the winning person or group and the one that comes second
the majority
in some political systems, the elected politicians who belong to the largest party that does not form the government
the Opposition
state involving only one political party
one-party states
