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S. P. O. C. L. I. T. I. Anarchy ['ænəki] Capitalist ['kæpitəlist] Communist ['kɔmjunist] Democracy [di'mɔkrəsi] Dictatorship [dik'teitə∫ip] Federal government ['fedərəl] ['gʌvnmənt] Monarchy ['mɔnəki] Regional ['ri:dʒənl] or local ['loukəl]
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Anarchy ['ænəki] Capitalist ['kæpitəlist] Communist ['kɔmjunist] Democracy [di'mɔkrəsi] Dictatorship [dik'teitə∫ip] Federal government ['fedərəl] ['gʌvnmənt] Monarchy ['mɔnəki] Regional ['ri:dʒənl] or local ['loukəl] Republic [ri'pʌblik] Revolutionary government [,revə'lu:∫nəri]['gʌvnmənt] Totalitarian state [,toutæli'teəriən][steit] Transitional [træn'zi∫ənl] SYSTEMS OF GOVERNMENT
THE POLITICAL SPECTRUM the part of a political party whose members are most in favour of social change. Centre-right / right of centre Left wing In the centre political position or party, between the extremes of left-wing and right-wing parties Centre-left / left of centre Right wing the part of a political party whose members are least in favour of social change.
Vote (n) a formal choice that you make in an election or at a meeting in order to choose sb or decide sth (v) (for / against sb) to show formally by marking a paper or raising your hand which person you want to win an election, or which plan or idea you support. e.g. Did you vote for or against her? Voter (n) a person who votes or has the right to vote, especially in a political election Floating voter: (BrE) (AmE swing voter) noun a person who does not always vote for the same political party and who has not decided which party to vote for in an election ELECTIONS
2. To elect(sb): to choose sb to do a particular job by voting for them e.g. She became the first black woman to be elected to the Senate. election (n)the process of choosing a person or a group of people for a position, especially a political position, by voting general election:an election in which all the people of a country vote to choose a government local election to hold an election
3. Campaign(n) a series of planned activities that are intended to achieve a particular social, commercial or political aim campaign slogan campaign for a party / candidate
4. Referendum(n) [,refə'rendəm] ~ (on sth) an occasion when all the people of a country can vote on an important issue to hold a referendum
5. Poll(n) the process of voting at an election; the process of counting the votes e.g. Thursday is traditionally the day when Britain goes to the polls (= when elections are held). opinion poll: the process of questioning people who are representative of a larger group in order to get information about the general opinion
6. Constituency(n) [kən'stitjuənsi] a particular group of people in society who are likely to support a person, an idea or a product. e.g. There is a strong constituency of support for his proposal.