Vocabulary

• in part: To some extent; partially.
• play in: To participate or compete in a game or competition.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• have to: Must do
• symbol of: Something that represents or stands for something else, especially an object representing an abstract idea.
• landslide victory: An overwhelming victory in an election or contest.
• on behalf of: As the representative of someone
• in the process of: During the course of; while something is happening or being done.
• look the other way: To deliberately ignore something wrong or bad that happens.
• acquire: To get or earn something by thinking or working
• embrace: Act of holding someone closely
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• continent: Very large piece of land, e.g. Africa or Asia
• benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• huge: Very very large
• expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
• democratic: (Of government) giving the people power, a vote
• regulate: To control something with rules or laws
• controversy: Strong public disagreement about something
• steer: A cow
• agenda: Plan or policy to achieve your goal or intentions
• race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
• aid: To help others and provide things
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• progressive: Believing in modern ideas about social change
• handful: an amount of something that can be held in one hand; small quantity or amount of people or things
• dominate: To be taller, bigger, or more physically obvious
• role: Character played by an actor
• demographic: Group of people with similar characteristics
• civil: Of citizens of a country; not military, criminal
• liberal: Someone who is open-minded and favors progress
• seal: To close tightly to protect it from leaking
• inequality: Situation where things are not equal, fair
• influx: Sudden arrival of many people or things
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• century: Period of 100 years
• conversely: In the opposite way; on the other hand
• act: To behave in a certain way
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• determination: Will to achieve a goal despite difficulties
• economic: Concerning trade, industry, and money
• suspicion: Feeling that something or something is doubtful
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• march: To force someone to walk somewhere
• part: Division of a book
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
• action: Something that a person or thing does
• vote: To make a choice for or against, as in an election
• round: From beginning to end (e.g. of the year)
• overwhelmingly: So it cannot be resisted
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• supremacy: State of being greatest or best possible
• segregation: Forced separation of people by race, color etc.
• presidency: Fact or period of time of being a president
• politic: Careful what you say; diplomatic
• landslide: Slide of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff
• hispanic: Connected with Spanish-speaking culture
• crippling: To hurt and make useless
• comeback: A clever or witty retort or reply
• mid: At (or near) the middle point
• devolve: To transfer power, responsibility or rights