politics

Question 1

رای سفید انداختن

Answer 1

cast one’s ballot on a blank slip

Question 2

to prevent someone from saying what they think in public

Answer 2

to muzzle
an attempt by the government to muzzle the country’s media

to gag
an attempt to gag political activists

Question 3

در جایی نفوذ داشتن

Answer 3

to have a voice in somewhere
I have a voice in the parliament.
من تو مجلس نفوذ دارم.

Question 4

روشنفکر

Answer 4

intellectual

He was among the political and intellectual leaders of his time.

Question 5

حکومت سلطنتی

Answer 5

monarchy /ˈmɒnəki $ ˈmɑːnərki/ (plural monarchies)

People are going to be questioning the role of the monarchy more and more

Question 6

سرنگون کردن برانداختن، خلع کردن

Answer 6

to overthrow /ˌoʊvərˈθroʊ/
[گذشته: overthrew] [گذشته کامل: overthrown]
The dictator was overthrown in a military coup.
(حکومت) رهبر مستبد در یک کودتای نظامی سرنگون شد

topple /ˈtɒpəl $ ˈtɑː-/
This scandal could topple the government.

unseat /ˌʌnˈsiːt/ [گذشته: unseated]
The opposition candidate failed by only 39 votes to unseat the cabinet minister
.It is still not clear who was behind Sunday’s attempt to unseat the President

Question 7

سلطنت مطلقه

Answer 7

absolute monarchy

rebels trying to overthrow the absolute monarchy

Question 8

معزول کردن ، عزل نمودن ، خلع کردن

to remove a leader or ruler from a position of power

Answer 8

to depose /dɪˈpəʊz $ -ˈpoʊz

Margaret Thatcher was deposed as leader of the British Conservative Party in 1991

Question 9

به‌تصرف درآوردن

to take hold of something suddenly and violently

Answer 9

seize /siːz/
The rebels have seized power.
A group of soldiers seized the airport

Question 10

کودتا

Answer 10

coup /kuː/

He seized power in a military coup

Question 11

قطعنامه مصوبه

a formal decision or statement agreed on by a group of people, especially after a vote

Answer 11

resolution
The resolution was passed by a two-thirds majority.
a resolution calling for a ban on dumping nuclear waste
They have failed to comply with the resolution.

Question 12

تحریم

Answer 12

sanction
Some companies have broken sanctions by supplying arms to the warring (درگیر جنگ) states.
The company is in breach of a sanctions order.
UN called for sanctions against the invading country.

Question 13

استعمارگر

Answer 13

colonial /kəˈloʊniəl/
the last vestiges of the old colonial regime
آخرین اثرات رژیم استعماری قدیمی
Spain used to be a major colonial power.
اسپانیا در گذشته قدرت استعمارگر بزرگی بود.