Vocab in Use 42 International politics

constitute

1) to form or make something:

Women ________about ten percent of Parliament.

2) to form a company, group, meeting, etc. in a way that is correct and legal:

The district administration __________a committee to review safety procedures.

uphold

C2

to defend or keep a principle or law, or to say that a decision that has already been made, especially a legal one, is correct:

As a police officer you are expected to _______the law whether you agree with it or not.

conquer

to deal with or successfully fight against a problem or an unreasonable fear:

He has finally ______his fear of spiders.

military intervention

the action of a country or group of countries becoming involved in a military way in another country, in order to change a situation there:
Half the people questioned said they were opposed to UN ___________in the country's civil war.

liberate someone/something from someone/something

to help someone or something to be free:

solidarity among

agreement between and support for the members of a group, especially a political group:

The situation raises important questions about _______among member states of the UN.

delegate something to someone

1) a person chosen or elected by a larger group to speak, vote, etc. for them, especially at a meeting
2) to give a particular job, duty, right, etc. to someone else so that they do it for you

undertake

C2 [ T ] formal

to promise that you will do something:

[ + to infinitive ] She _________not to publish the names of the people involved.

delicate

a situation, matter, etc. that needs to be dealt with carefully in order to avoid trouble or offence:

customary

usual:

She's not her ________cheerful self today.