Vocabulary

• going on: To continue doing something
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• put it together: To assemble or construct something from separate parts.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in favor of: Expressing support or approval for someone or something.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• alternative: Something different you can choose
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• specifically: As regards a particular thing; closely related to
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• parliament: Elected officials who govern a country (in the UK)
• domestic: Someone paid to help with housework in your house
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• transparent: Being open to see and to public criticism
• democracy: System of government in which everyone is equal
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• democratic: (Of government) giving the people power, a vote
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• agency: Business that provides some service for others
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• platform: Flat, raised structure that people stand on
• discuss: To talk about seriously or in great detail
• constitution: Statement of fundamental principles of a country
• important: Having power or authority
• ethnicity: Ethnic group; shared origins or culture
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• suspicion: Feeling that something or something is doubtful
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• detail: Small part of something; tiny fact
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
• legal: Concerning the law; allowed by law
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• immigration: Process of moving your home to a new country
• incompatible: Not able to get on, be used together
• repeatedly: (Said, done) many times; over and over
• mobilize: To come together for an action or purpose
• classify: To arrange things into groups of similar items
• parliamentary: Related to, or suitable for, a parliament
• confirmation: Approval or check of something
• politic: Careful what you say; diplomatic
• extremist: (Of politics, etc.) far stronger than the norm
• compile: To put programming data into a computer
• justification: Reason or fact that explains why something is true
• ancestry: Family or race from which a person is descended
• muslim: Of or relating to Islam
• chancellor: High government official
• reelect: To vote someone back to office or position