English Politics in the Media
Englisch Vokabular von Definition zu Lösung 6
Englisch Vokabular von Definition zu Lösung 6
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a person who is competing to get a job or elected position
candidate - noun C
There are three candidates standing in the election.
a time when people vote in order to choose someone for a political or official job
election - noun C or U
The Goverment is expected to call an election ( = allow the country to vote ) very soon
to compete as a candidate in an election
run (also stand ) - verb I
Mrs. Thatcher wanted to run a fourth time.
He is going to run against Smith / for President / for re- election.
a series of planned events in different places attended or given by a politician who is trying to be elected
campaign trail - noun C usually singular
She went on the campaign trail around the Southern states with Clinton before the 1992 election.
engaged in making political speeches to win office
on the stump - informal
She remembers when her dad ran for govenor and stumped the north of the state.
to interrupt a public speech or perfomance with loud unfriendly statements or questions
heckle - verb I or T
A few angry locals started heckling ( the speaker).
a series of brief visits to different places, made usually by a politician.
whistle- stop tour - noun C
someone whose job is to make ideas events, etc, seem better than they really are, especially in politics
spin doctor - noun C
in the US, a politician partner chosen for a politician who is trying to get elected
running mate - noun C
If a candidate for president wins the election, his / her running mate becomes the vice president.
a perfect combination, especially a combination of two politicians working for one party election
dream ticket - noun C usually singular UK
Kennedy and Johnson were the first "dream ticket".
the activity, especially of newspapers and reporters, of trying to find out unpleasant information about people or organizations in order to make it public
muckraking - noun U Disapproving
There was so much muckraking about his family life he dicided not to stand for election.
when you say insulting or unfair thing about someone, especially to try to damage their reputation.
mud-slinging / mudslinging - noun U
Political mud- slinging
a part of a situation, especially a political one, which shows a low standard of morality
sleaze factor -noun U
the places where people vote in a political election
the polls - plural noun
The TV stations agreed not to announce the projected winner until after the polls closed.
a person who performs opinion polls
pollster - noun C
a study in which people are asked for their opinions about a subject or person.
poll - noun C
We are carrying out / cunducting a poll to find out what people think about abortion. The latest opinion poll puts the Democrats in the lead.
to vote
go to the polls
The country will go to the polls on Sptember 13th.
a small, partly enclosed area in a polling station where you can vote in private
polling booth -noun C UK
getting the election result you want by an illegal method
ballot- rigging - noun U
Rumours of ballot-rigging discouraged many from voting. Collocations: massive, widespread
the winning of an election with an extremely large number of votes
landslide -noun C
The opinion polls are predicting a Liberal landslide in next week`s election.
the amount by which one thing is different from another
amount -noun C
The poll shows that the government is leading by the narrowest of margins.
having an equal or nearly equal number of members with opposing opinions, so that no decisions can be made
hung - adjective
The general election in Britain was expected to result in a hung parliament.
A hung jury.
the outer or less important part of an area, group or activity.
fringe -noun C
the southern fringe of the city
the radical fringes of the party
a group of people who have left a political party of other organization and formed a new separate organization
splinter group -noun C
The Socialist Workers`Party seemed to split into several splingter groups.
a group within a larger group, esecially one with slightly different ideas from the main group ( Mainly disapproving)
faction -noun C
the left-wing faction of the party
a political alliance of differing groups, especially one comprising minorities and other disadvantaged groups
rainbow coalition -noun C or U
negotiation characterized by hard bargaining and shrewd exchange
horse-traiding -noun U
political horse- traiding
when the positions of people or things within a particular group are changed
reshuffle - noun C
They expect a Cabinet reshuffle in the summer.
a government / management reshuffle
in American politics, an elected official whose power is reduced because the person who will replace them has already been elected.
lame duck - noun C US
the ordinary people in a society or an organization, especially a political party
the grassroots - plural noun
The feeling among the grassroots of the party is that the leaders are not radical enough.
in the UK, an election which happens at a different time from a main election, to choose a member of parliament or representative to replace one who has died or left their job.
by- election -noun C
to have an election
go to the country
The Prime Minister has decided to go to the country.
a government that has power for a short period of time until a new one is chosen.
caretaker government -noun C UK
to remover someone from power, using force; to defeat
overthrow - verb T overthrew, overthrown
He said that Allende`s government in Chile was overthrown by the army and the CIA in 1973.
The overthrow of the monrachy
to defeat someone competely
crush -verb T
The president called upon the amry to hepl crush the rebellion. France crushed Wales by 36 to 3 in last Saturday`s match in Paris.
