Vocabulary

• under arrest: Being held by the police; formally detained.
• vote in: To elect someone into a position by voting.
• journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• parliament: Elected officials who govern a country (in the UK)
• military: Army or armed forces
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• rage: Strong or violent anger
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• grip: To hold someone's interest
• democracy: System of government in which everyone is equal
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• widespread: Happening or existing in many places
• spark: Small piece of burning material produced by fire
• wreck: Car, plane, boat accident damaging the vehicle
• resistance: Force that stops or slows movement of something
• deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• civil: Of citizens of a country; not military, criminal
• command: To be able to see far from a certain location
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• civilian: Ordinary person who is not in the army
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• chief: Leader of a race or group of people
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• accuse: To claim that someone has done something wrong
• perpetuate: To make something continue for a long time
• rule: Something that is normal and usually happens
• attend: To take care of someone in need
• coup: Successful taking over of a thing; sudden success
• broadcast: To send out signals by radio or television
• nationwide: Including or existing in every part of a country
• clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• united: To join or come together for the same goal
• cap: Covering for the end or top of something
• back: Farthest from the front e.g. in a classroom
• landslide: Slide of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff
• put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
• arm: To activate a weapon or bomb for use
• choreograph: To arrange the movements of dances and dancers
• call: A order or request for action
• western: Movies often about cowboys in the American West
• top: To be higher or larger than a specific value
• party: Social event often with food, drinks and dancing
• power: Legal or official right to perform certain actions
• morph: (Of computer animation) to gradually change shape
• elect: To select someone for a position by voting
• veneer: Thin layer stuck on surface to improve appearance
• oust: To eject from a position or place; force out
• junta: Military group that seized control of a country