Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• in detail: Thoroughly and completely; giving full particulars.
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• vote in: To elect someone into a position by voting.
• fit in: To mix with others so you get on well with them
• set out: To arrange something in an orderly fashion
• above the law: Exempt from the laws that apply to everyone else.
• in power: Having control of a country or organization.
• going on: To continue doing something
• not all there: Mentally slow, confused, or lacking full awareness.
• behind the scenes: Secretly or without being known to the public.
• account for: To explain the cause or reason for something
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• apart from: Except for; not considering
• in the hands of: Under the control or responsibility of someone.
• up for grabs: Available to anyone who wants them.
• in public: In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• have to: Must do
• experience in: Knowledge or skill gained from doing something for a period of time.
• on paper: In theory or as a plan, but not necessarily in reality.
• bring about: To cause to happen
• in school: Attending an educational institution.
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• debate: General public discussion of a topic
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• parliament: Elected officials who govern a country (in the UK)
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• expertise: The special knowledge that an expert has
• democracy: System of government in which everyone is equal
• candidate: Politician who is running for public office
• cabinet: Piece of furniture resembling a cupboard
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• account: An advantage
• coordinate: To match styles or colors that go well together
• scrutiny: Careful examination, as to see rules are followed
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• protest: To argue against something in a forceful way
• seal: To close tightly to protect it from leaking
• subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
• respond: To answer something or someone
• poll: Process of gathering opinions by asking questions
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• chamber: Enclosed space that contains something
• approval: Agreement that person/thing is acceptable
• petition: Request to an authority to change something
• bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
• policy: Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• coalition: Union of separate political parties
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• public: Owned by the government
• monarch: A king or queen
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• detail: Small part of something; tiny fact
• proposal: Act of asking someone to marry you
• mixture: Something made by combining two or more things
• opposition: Act of disagreeing or trying to stop something
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• area: Amount of measured space
• govern: To officially control land and make policies
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• hereditary: Passing from parents to children
• manifesto: Political statement of the beliefs or policies
• constituency: Group of voters in a specific area