Vocabulary

• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• on sunday: Every Sunday; each Sunday.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• in the open: Publicly; not secret.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• vote in: To elect someone into a position by voting.
• in theory: According to the stated ideas or principles
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• shrink down: To become smaller in size, amount, or extent.
• on the table: Located on the surface of a table.
• eliminate: To completely remove; to get rid of
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• tricky: Difficult, so needing skill to do or deal with
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• parliament: Elected officials who govern a country (in the UK)
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• method: (Organized and planned) way of doing something
• align: To arrange (e.g. objects) in line with one another
• threshold: Degree or level at which something begins
• theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
• shrink: To become smaller
• candidate: Politician who is running for public office
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• democracy: System of government in which everyone is equal
• cast: People who appear in a play or movie
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
• independent: Making your own decisions; acting by yourself
• widespread: Happening or existing in many places
• democratic: (Of government) giving the people power, a vote
• eligible: Being able to be chosen or selected; suitable
• dominate: To be taller, bigger, or more physically obvious
• gain: To increase in something, such as weight
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• assign: To give someone a particular job to do
• transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• proposal: Act of asking someone to marry you
• ballot: Piece of paper used for the purpose of voting
• exceed: To be greater in number, degree than something
• minimum: Smallest degree or level that is acceptable
• dutch: Concerning the culture and people of Holland
• quota: Specific number you must make or are allowed
• traction: Force causing moving thing to stick, e.g. on roads
• compulsory: Required by the rules; that you cannot avoid doing
• allocate: To distribute or set apart for a plan or purpose
• percentage: Part of a whole divided into hundredths
• correspond: To have similarity or equality with something
• choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
• list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• close: Almost; near
• call: A order or request for action
• number: Symbols such as 1, 2, 56, 793
• electoral: Concerning elections
• constituency: Group of voters in a specific area
• party: Social event often with food, drinks and dancing
• seat: To have seats available for a number of people
• populous: Having a large population