Vocabulary

• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• came into effect: To become operative or valid
• ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
• at the moment: At this time; now
• screen out: To eliminate or reject something or someone, often by a filtering process.
• picking out: To choose or select one item from many
• stand for: To support a particular idea, e.g. in politics
• the bottom line: The most important thing; the essential point.
• in respect of: With reference to; regarding.
• zone in: To focus attention or effort completely on something.
• vote in: To elect someone into a position by voting.
• going on: To continue doing something
• when the time comes: At the appropriate or necessary future moment.
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• executive: A senior manager in a business or organization
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• financial: Involving money
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• civil: Of citizens of a country; not military, criminal
• universal: Existing in all places at all times for all people
• choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• chief: Leader of a race or group of people
• informal: Casual; relaxed
• vote: To make a choice for or against, as in an election
• referendum: Public vote on an issue
• Chinese: Concerning the culture and people of China