Unit 18, Lesson 7 Flashcards
공약
a public pledge; an election promise
재외국민
a Korean national living overseas; a Korean residing overseas; an expatriate
여당
a ruling party
풀뿌리
voluntarily organized; “grass roots”
부재자투표소
a poll station for absentee voting
호소
an appeal (-하다)
소모적
wasteful
선거인명부
a voting register; “voter roster”
기표
filling out a voting card (-하다)
추산
estimation (-하다/되다)
아시다시피
as you know; as you are aware
어깨가 무겁다
(idiom) to feel the weight (of something) on one’s shoulders; “the shoulder is heavy”
참정권
suffrage; the right to vote
역대
successive generations (of the past); “historical generation”
헌법재판소
the Constitutional Court
당사자
the party concerned; the person involved
완화
relaxation; making less strict (-하다/되다)
우려
worry; anxiety (-하다/되다)
눈코 뜰 새 없이 바쁘다
extremely busy; “to be too busy to open the eyes and the nose”
귀화
naturalization (-하다)
도장
a stamp; a seal
대가
a price; a cost
납세
a tax payment
용지
a (blank) form; paper
권리를 누리다
to enjoy one’s rights
동포
a compatriot; a fellow countryman
부정선거
a rigged election; a fraudulent election
세기
a century
감개무량하다
to be deeply moved; to be filled with deep emotion
창출
creation (of jobs, profit, etc.) (-하다/되다)
분열
a division; a disunion
야당
an opposition party
논쟁
a dispute; “discussion fight” (-하다)
고개를 끄덕이다
to nod one’s head
