English Vocabulary Flashcards
alliance
association, coalition, union, treaty , pact
ruling
governing, in charge, leading, dominant,controlling
stability
firmness, steadiness, solidity, secureness, strength
decades
a period of ten years
point to
indicate, suggest, be evidence of , evidence
marked
indicated, denote, show , demonstrate , exhibit
unleash
release, free, let loose to; to let happen or begin something powerful that , once begun , cannot be controlled
established
set up or found
effect
to implement, bring about
at face value
to accept it & believe it without thinking about it very much, even though it might be untrue
FPTP system
the first- past -the-post [fptp] is also known as the simple majority system.
tipped
predict, think of , expect(as likely to win something)
Overcome (verb)
Succeed in dealing with
(a problem or difficulty)
Coalition (noun)
alliance, union,
partnership, affiliation, the bloc
Helm (verb)
control or manage by
In terms of (phrase)
with regard to, as
regards, regarding
Mandate (noun)
the authority to carry
out a policy, regarded as given by the
electorate to a party or candidate that
wins an election
Long-standing (adjective)
Established,
long-lasting, enduring, well established
Mainstream (adjective)
belonging to or
characteristic of the mainstream
Emerge (verb)
come out, appear, come
into view, become visible
Sizeable
Fairly large in size
Vague (adjective)
Unclear, Imprecise,
Indefinite, Ambiguous, Inexplicit
Ideological (adjective)
Based on or
relating to a system of ideas and ideals,
especially concerning economic or political
theory and policy
Federalism (noun)
democratism,
socialism, unionism, Unitarianism
