Key Words in the Media
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Cartes-fiches
to prevent something bad from happening; avoid
avert (verb) [T]
if something is teetering on the brink/edge of a bad situation, it is likely that the situation will happen soon
teeter on the brink / edge of sth.
(especially of governments or organizations) to make an agreement official
ratify (verb) [T] FORMAL
to cause something such as a plan or an opportunity to fail
scupper / tor- pedo (SPOIL) (verb) [T]
the activity, especially in politics, of trying to get what you want by saying that if you do not get it, you will do something dangerous
brinkmanship (noun) [U]
strongly disagree (with someone)
loggerheads (plural noun) be at loggerheads (with sb. over sth.)
a situation in which further development is impossible
impasse (noun) [U]
a situation in which agreement in an argument cannot be reached because neither side will change its demands or accept any of the demands of the other side; stalemate
deadlock (noun) [S or U] / deadlocked (adjective)
something which prevents action or agreement
stumbling block (noun) [C]
an important formal meeting between leaders of governments from two or more countries
summit (noun) [C]
the process of discussing something with someone in order to reach an agreement with them, or the discussions themselves
negotiation (noun) [C or U]
to defeat someone completely
crush (verb) [T]
to remove someone from power, using force; to defeat
overthrow (verb) [T] overthrew, overthrown
a government that has power for a short period of time until a new one is chosen
caretaker government (noun) [C] UK
to have an election
go to the country
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]
the ordinary people in a society or an organization, especially a political party
the grassroots (plural noun)
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
when the positions of people or things within a particular group are changed
reshuffle (noun) [C]
negotiation characterized by hard bargaining and shrewd exchange
horse-trading (noun) [U]
a political alliance of differing groups, es- pecially one comprising minorities and other disadvantaged groups.
rainbow coalition (noun) [C or U]
a group within a larger group, especially one with slightly different ideas from the main group [MAINLY DISAPPROVING]
faction (noun) [C]
a group of people who have left a political party or other organization and formed a new separate organization
splinter group (noun) [C]
the outer or less important part of an area, group or activity
fringe (noun) [C]
having an equal or nearly equal number of members with opposing opinions, so that no decisions can be made
hung (adjective)
the amount by which one thing is different from another
margin (noun) [C]
the winning of an election with an extremely large number of votes
landslide (noun) [C]
etting the election result you want by an illegal method
ballot-rigging (or vote-rigging) (noun) [U]
a small, partly enclosed area in a polling station where you can vote in private
polling booth (noun) [C] UK
to vote
go to the polls
a study in which people are asked for their opinions about a subject or person
poll (noun) [C]
a person who performs opinion polls
pollster (noun) [C]
the places where people vote in a political election
the polls (plural noun)
a part of a situation, especially a political one, which shows a low standard of morality
sleaze factor (noun) [U]
when you say insulting or unfair things about someone, especially to try to dam- age their reputation
mud-slinging, mudslinging (noun) [U]
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
a perfect combination, especially a combi- nation of two politicians working for one party in an election
dream ticket (noun) [C usually singular] UK
in the US, a political partner chosen for a politician who is trying to get elected
running mate (noun) [C]
someone whose job is to make ideas, events, etc. seem better than they really are, especially in politics
spin doctor (noun) [C]
a series of brief visits to different places, made usually by a politician
whistle-stop tour (noun) [C]
