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preach

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(v. ) advocate, champion

eg: She was practically preaching.

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suffrage

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(n. ) the right to vote in political election
eg: the people fear that candidates deemed unsuitable by the Beijing authorities would stand no chance at being nominated, thus compromising true universal suffrage.

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nepotism

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(n.) 群帶關係

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cronyism

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(n.) opposite of meritocracy

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dissent

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(n. ) disagreement

eg: political dissent were suppressed

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historical animosities

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historical barriers, past hostility

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undermine

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(v.) erode

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fledgling

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(n. ) emergent

eg: fledging democracy

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institutionalised

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normalised

Eg: racism is widespread in society and institutionalised

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wilful

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(adj.) deliberate, intentional

Eg: an existing wilful refusal to acknowledge the problem of racism by the gov

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coalition

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alliance

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repeal

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(v. ) abrogate (overturn), abolish

eg: Campaign for gay rights has forced GOV in the developed world to repeal laws criminalising homosexuality.

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opaque

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(n. ) non-transparent

eg: The opaque, authoritarian politics of M will make the search and rescue operation more difficult than necessary

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immaculate

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(adj.) very clean and tidy, spotless, perfect

Eg: It is hard to tickle corruption when even the judges immaculate in their judicial robes, are themselves corrupt

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infalliable

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(adj.) perfect, reliable, dependable

Eg: Man is not infalliable and corruption is rife among GOV officials

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omnipotent

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(n.) able to do everything, powerful, supreme

Eg: it is a sovereign state where leaders seem to be omnipotent

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painstaking

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(adj.) very careful and thorough, meticulous, putting in effort

Eg: The painstaking effort of its s leaders

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dabble

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(v.) experiment, fiddle, do sth in s casual way

Eg: Fewer woman as compared to men dabble in politics.

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bellicose

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(adj.) demonstrating the aggression and willingness to fight

Eg: Jose Mujica’s propensity for bellicose rhetoric warned him the label of Latin American’s Nelson Mandela

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oligarchy

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(n.) a small group of ppl having control of a country or an organisation

Eg: the ruling oligarchy of military men

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demarcate

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(v.) to state or fix the limits of an area, system; define; delineate

Eg: in the past there was greater demarcation between men and women in Singapore

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designate

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(v. ) to choose sth or someone for a particular purpose; appoint; nominate
eg: More gov officials should be designated to curb the problem

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desist

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(v. ) cease, stop, discontinue

eg: Everyone should desist from smoking as it is bad for the health

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collude

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(v. ) conspire

eg: NK accused Malaysia of colluding with its enemies

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pariah

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(n. ) outcast, undesirable

eg: NK is considered by many in the international community as a pariah state

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eminent

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(adj. ) well-known, important, distinguished

eg: Eminent people such as British royalty and other celebrities have a large following on the internet.

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encroachment

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(n. ) violation, infringement, intrusion
eg: Cybersecurity experts support the plan to segment the plane to secure systems from the internet to reduce risks of encroachment.

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endorse

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(v. ) approve, support, sanction

eg: The report was endorsed by the government.

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farce

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(n. ) event or situation that is badly organised or does not happen in the way it should, mockery
eg: China labelled the case a farce and said that it will not be affected by the tribunal’s decision.

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fascism

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(n. ) dictatorship, despotism

eg: Fascism comes into prominence in Nazi Germany.

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demystify

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(v. ) make a difficult subject clearer and easier to understand
eg: With its 55 member states, it can be difficult to demystify the complexities of politics in Africa.

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depose

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(v. ) overthrow, oust, topple

eg: Kim Jong-un is arguably the most well-known current dictator in the world and should be deposed.

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eclipse

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(v. ) deprive someone or sth of signigicance or power; surpass
eg: The rising of another party has eclipsed the current president.

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is to lack a rudder in the arena of international politics

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is to lack a rudder in the arena of international politics

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Capitulate

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(v.) surrender

Eg: the gov capitulated to popular will

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boycot

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(v.) refuse to corporate

Eg: In Feb 2014, Thai anti-gov protestors boycotted the elections

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state of affairs

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State of affairs

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underpin

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(v.) support

Eg: rational policies are still underpinned by selfish national interests

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colloquial

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(adj. ) informal

eg: Trump’s executive order 13780 (EO), colloquially ‘Muslim ban’.

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political decision cannot be easily retracted

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political decision cannot be easily retracted

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without pragmatism, society will indubitably lack proper enforcement mechanisms gov institutions to uphold moral principles

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without pragmatism, society will indubitably lack proper enforcement mechanisms gov institutions to uphold moral principles

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showing concerns and addressing the needs of the people

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showing concerns and addressing the needs of the people

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without a sense of moral duty to the ppl will fail to earn the mandate and respect from the electorate, regardless of their successes in governance

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without a sense of moral duty to the ppl will fail to earn the mandate and respect from the electorate, regardless of their successes in governance

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wayward

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(adj.) disobedient

Eg: wayward leaders

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foregone conclusion

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foregone conclusion

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repressive

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(adj. ) suppressive; tyrannical; cruel

eg: again it is no surprise that the most successfully repressive regimes such as NK and Cuba are the least connected.

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crisis

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emergency

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risk/risky

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danger, hazard, perils, jeopardy, precarious

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irredentism

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(n.) any political or popular movement intnded to reclaim and reoccupy an area that the movement;s members consider ‘lost’

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guerrilla

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(n. ) freedom fighter

eg: This town fell to the guerrilla

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antagonistic

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(adj.) hostile; combative

Eg: he was antagonistic of gov reforms

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cement their totalitarian regimes when aid is directed to further these politicians’ vested interests

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cement their totalitarian regimes when aid is directed to further these politicians’ vested interests

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destabilisation of GOV of these countries when the citizens start demanding for better human rights

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destabilisation of GOV of these countries when the citizens start demanding for better human rights

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constructively improve their method

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constructively improve their method

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often those with unscrupulous and nefarious GOV

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often those with unscrupulous and nefarious GOV

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caucus

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(n. ) a private meeting of leaders of a political party

eg: Caucus will be held in 11 states

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toll

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(n. ) bribe; or money paying for road

eg: motorcycle toll

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fawning

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(adj. ) obsequious; flattering; trying to please by behaving obsequiously
eg: far from being fawning, Angela Markel choose to be practical

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divest

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(v. ) deprived someone of (power, rights, possessions)

eg: Mens are unlikely to be divested of power without struggle

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