Politic Flashcards
preach
(v. ) advocate, champion
eg: She was practically preaching.
suffrage
(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.
nepotism
(n.) 群帶關係
cronyism
(n.) opposite of meritocracy
dissent
(n. ) disagreement
eg: political dissent were suppressed
historical animosities
historical barriers, past hostility
undermine
(v.) erode
fledgling
(n. ) emergent
eg: fledging democracy
institutionalised
normalised
Eg: racism is widespread in society and institutionalised
wilful
(adj.) deliberate, intentional
Eg: an existing wilful refusal to acknowledge the problem of racism by the gov
coalition
alliance
repeal
(v. ) abrogate (overturn), abolish
eg: Campaign for gay rights has forced GOV in the developed world to repeal laws criminalising homosexuality.
opaque
(n. ) non-transparent
eg: The opaque, authoritarian politics of M will make the search and rescue operation more difficult than necessary
immaculate
(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
infalliable
(adj.) perfect, reliable, dependable
Eg: Man is not infalliable and corruption is rife among GOV officials
omnipotent
(n.) able to do everything, powerful, supreme
Eg: it is a sovereign state where leaders seem to be omnipotent
painstaking
(adj.) very careful and thorough, meticulous, putting in effort
Eg: The painstaking effort of its s leaders
dabble
(v.) experiment, fiddle, do sth in s casual way
Eg: Fewer woman as compared to men dabble in politics.
bellicose
(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
oligarchy
(n.) a small group of ppl having control of a country or an organisation
Eg: the ruling oligarchy of military men
demarcate
(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
designate
(v. ) to choose sth or someone for a particular purpose; appoint; nominate
eg: More gov officials should be designated to curb the problem
desist
(v. ) cease, stop, discontinue
eg: Everyone should desist from smoking as it is bad for the health
collude
(v. ) conspire
eg: NK accused Malaysia of colluding with its enemies
pariah
(n. ) outcast, undesirable
eg: NK is considered by many in the international community as a pariah state
eminent
(adj. ) well-known, important, distinguished
eg: Eminent people such as British royalty and other celebrities have a large following on the internet.
encroachment
(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.
endorse
(v. ) approve, support, sanction
eg: The report was endorsed by the government.
farce
(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.
fascism
(n. ) dictatorship, despotism
eg: Fascism comes into prominence in Nazi Germany.
demystify
(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.
depose
(v. ) overthrow, oust, topple
eg: Kim Jong-un is arguably the most well-known current dictator in the world and should be deposed.
eclipse
(v. ) deprive someone or sth of signigicance or power; surpass
eg: The rising of another party has eclipsed the current president.
is to lack a rudder in the arena of international politics
is to lack a rudder in the arena of international politics
Capitulate
(v.) surrender
Eg: the gov capitulated to popular will
boycot
(v.) refuse to corporate
Eg: In Feb 2014, Thai anti-gov protestors boycotted the elections
state of affairs
State of affairs
underpin
(v.) support
Eg: rational policies are still underpinned by selfish national interests
colloquial
(adj. ) informal
eg: Trump’s executive order 13780 (EO), colloquially ‘Muslim ban’.
political decision cannot be easily retracted
political decision cannot be easily retracted
without pragmatism, society will indubitably lack proper enforcement mechanisms gov institutions to uphold moral principles
without pragmatism, society will indubitably lack proper enforcement mechanisms gov institutions to uphold moral principles
showing concerns and addressing the needs of the people
showing concerns and addressing the needs of the people
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
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
wayward
(adj.) disobedient
Eg: wayward leaders
foregone conclusion
foregone conclusion
repressive
(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.
crisis
emergency
risk/risky
danger, hazard, perils, jeopardy, precarious
irredentism
(n.) any political or popular movement intnded to reclaim and reoccupy an area that the movement;s members consider ‘lost’
guerrilla
(n. ) freedom fighter
eg: This town fell to the guerrilla
antagonistic
(adj.) hostile; combative
Eg: he was antagonistic of gov reforms
cement their totalitarian regimes when aid is directed to further these politicians’ vested interests
cement their totalitarian regimes when aid is directed to further these politicians’ vested interests
destabilisation of GOV of these countries when the citizens start demanding for better human rights
destabilisation of GOV of these countries when the citizens start demanding for better human rights
constructively improve their method
constructively improve their method
often those with unscrupulous and nefarious GOV
often those with unscrupulous and nefarious GOV
caucus
(n. ) a private meeting of leaders of a political party
eg: Caucus will be held in 11 states
toll
(n. ) bribe; or money paying for road
eg: motorcycle toll
fawning
(adj. ) obsequious; flattering; trying to please by behaving obsequiously
eg: far from being fawning, Angela Markel choose to be practical
divest
(v. ) deprived someone of (power, rights, possessions)
eg: Mens are unlikely to be divested of power without struggle
