Working words : at work - 1.Politics - elections

an elector

a person who has the right to vote

the electorate

a group of all the quilified voters

a constituency

a perticular district (or its voters)

a representative

the person chosen to represent

constituents

the voters of a constituency

a general election

an election at which all citizens of a country vot for people to represent them

a by-election

an election that is held to choose a member of parliament who has resigned suddenly or died

a leftwinger

a person who favours the left (wing)

left (wing)

the political parties working for more political change

a rightwinger

a person who favours the right (wing)

right (wing)

the political parties opposing too much political change

a centrist

a person who favours neither the left or the right, wo is moderate

a reactionary

a very conservative person who is against changes in society and favours things as they are or were

a reformer

a person who wants to reform thing, making things better by putting right what is not good enough

a liberal

a tolerant and open-minded person

a member of the liberal party

the party line

the official view taken by a political party, which its members are supposed to support

a hardliner

a person who supports a strict, fixed set of ideas that are often extreme, and who refuses to accept any change in them

to call the election

to decide when the elections will be held

to go to the country

to call the election

stands for…

is a candidate for…

runs for…

stands for…

nominated as

has been formally proposed as a candidate for a position

to canvass

solicit votes from electors in a political campaign

a (party)rally

a large public meeting that is held in order to show support for a political party

to rally to…

to unite in order to support…

a (party)conference / convention

a meeting where members of a party discuss party policies

policies

a set of plans that is used as a basis for making decisions

a platform

the main policies and aims of a political party as stated before an election

a manifesto

a written statement making public the beliefs and intetions of a political party or ruler

an (opinion)poll

servey to measure public opinion on topics

a survey

a poll

detailed study using a questionnaire to collect data

polling day

the day appointed for election

a polling station

the polls

a place where people go to vote in an election

to cast one’s vote

to make a decision or choice by voting

the voting is by ballot

it is secret

a ballot(-paper)

the piece of paper used to vote

a (ballot)booth

the place where voters mark their ballot

a ballot box

a box where the voter places their ballot(paper)

a turn-out

the proportion of the electorate who actually vote at an election

to poll

to receive votes at an election

to head the poll

to have the largest number of votes

to outvote

to win more votes than another candidate

by a majority of x

to have x votes more than the next person or party

a landslide victory

a massive change of votes from one party to another or a considerably increased majority for a party or power

to be elected

to win the most votes

to elect

to give somebody the most votes

to hold office

to be in office

a term (of office)

a period during which a person holds a specific office

a president-elect

a candidate who has been elected to be president

a mandate

the authority to carry out particular policies

to get voted out

to get so few votes that you no longer hold the position of power you held before the elections

to lose a seat

to no longer hold the position of power

to win a seat

to gain a position of power

to come (in)to power

to win the election

to enter parliament

to split the vote

the anti-government votes are divided among rival opposition parties so that the government is re-elected

an overall majority

a party has a majority over all other parties together

a minority government

a government that has fewer seats in a legislative assembly than the total number held by the opposition parties

a coalition

a temporary alliance between political parties in order to form a government

a hung parliament

no majority held by one party