Vocabulary

• at that time: During a specific point in the past.
• build out: To expand or develop something, such as a business or system.
• on the rise: Increasing; becoming more popular or common.
• pop up: To appear suddenly.
• put forth: To bring into existence
• black and white
• local communities: Groups of people living in the same area or having particular characteristics in common.
• lose control: To no longer be able to direct or restrain something.
• next door: Living in the house next to the one mentioned
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• build a house: To construct a building for habitation.
• campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• property: Particular quality that someone or something has
• strict: Tending to enforce rules; severe
• lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• address: Exact street location of a place
• refer: To talk about or write about something
• backlash: a strong negative reaction by a large number of people, for example to something that has recently changed in society
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• estate: A large piece of land, usually with a large house
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• survey: Broad view or general description of something
• humanity: Quality of being understanding or sympathetic
• construction: Act of building something; thing that is built
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• corruption: State of being damaged or spoiled
• rural: Concerning the country as opposed to the city
• grid: Electrical network supplying electricity to area
• mandate: To order that something is done
• stance: A position or opinion stated in public
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• legislation: Act or process of writing and passing laws
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• public: Owned by the government
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• usage: Amount something is used
• ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
• own: To have something as your property
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• business: A company formed for making profit
• senate: A board of governors at a college or university
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• pollution: Dangerous substances released into an environment
• transparency: Quality of being open to see/to public criticism
• datum: Item of factual information
• republican: Supporter of the conservative US political party
• governor: Person who leads a state or province
• unify: To bring or join together into one
• democrat: An advocate of democratic principles
• deployment: Distribution of forces before battle or work
• reelection: Act of election or being elected again