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ballot-rigging (noun) (also: vote-rigging)
getting the election result you want by an illegal method
landslide (noun)
the winning of an election with an extremly large number of votes
margin (noun)
the amount by which one thing is different from another
hung (adj.)
having an equal or nearly equal number of mumbers with opposing opinions, so that no decisions can be made
fringe (noun)
the outer or less important part of an erea, group or activity
splinter group (noun)
a group of people who have left a political party ot other organisation and formed a new seprarate organisation
faction (noun)
a group within a large group, especially one with slightly different ideas from the main group (mainly disapproving)
rainbow coalition (noun)
a political alliance of differing groups, especialls one comprising minorities and other disadvantaged groups
horse-trading (noun)
unofficial discussion in which people make agreements that provide both sides with advantages
reshuffle (noun)
when the positions of people or things within a particular group are changed
lame duck (noun)
in American politics, an electred official whose power is reduced because the person who will replace them has already been electred
the grassroots (pl. noun)
the ordinaly people in a society or an organisation, especialls in political party
by-election (noun)
in the UK, an eletion which happens at a different time from a mail election, to choose a member of parliament or representative to replace one whi has dies or left theit job
go to the country
to have an election
caretaker government (noun)
a government that has power for a short period of time until a new one is chosen
to overthrow
to remove someone from power, using force; to defeat
crush (verb)
to defeat someone completely
negotiation (noun)
the process of discussing something with someone in order to reach an agreement with them, or the discussions themselves
summit (noun)
an important formal meeting between leaders of governments from two or more countries
stumbling block (noun)
something which prevents action or agreement
deadlock (noun)
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
impasse (noun)
a situatuin in which further developement is impossible
loggerheads (pl. noun) "to be at loggerheads with sb. over sth.)
strongly disagree (with someone)
brinkmanship (noun)
the activity, especialls in politics, of trying to get what you want by saying that if you do not get it, you will do something dangerous
scupper / torpedo (SPOIL) (noun)
to cause something such as a plan or an opportunity to fail
ratify (verb) (FORMAL)
to make an agreement official (especially of governments or oganisations)
teeter on the brink / edge of sth.
if something is (...), it is likely that the situation will happen soon
avert (verb)
to prevent something bad from happening. (=avoid)
standoff (noun)
a situation in which agreement in an argument does not seem possible
wage (verb)
to fight a war or organise a series of activities in order to achieve something
casualty (noun) (collocations: heavy/inflict/civilian)
a person injured or killed in a serious accident or war
inflict (verb)
to force someone to experience something very unpleasent
wound (verb)
to injure
friendly fire (noun)
during a war, shooting that is hitting you from your own side, not from the enemy
collateral damage (noun)
during a war, the unintenrional deaths and injuries of people who are not soldiers, and damage that is caused to their homes, hospitals, schools etc.
war-torn (adj.)
severely damaged by a long war, especialls between different groups from the same country
atrocity (noun)
when someone does something extremely violent and shocking
refugee (noun)
a person who has escaped from their own country for political, religious or economiv reasons or because of a war
war-weary (adj.)
tired of war
ceasefire (noun) (collocations: hold/break)
an agreement usually between two armies, to stop fighting to allow discussions about peace
