B2 OWS unit 38 I can talk about politics

Election /iˈlek.ʃən/
Noun: Election /iˈlek.ʃən/ / Electorate /iˈlek.tɚ.ət/
Verb: Elect /iˈlekt/
Adjective: Electoral /iˈlek.tɚ.əl/ / Elective /iˈlek.tɪv/

Example: Citizens cast their votes during the national parliamentary election.

Meaning: The time when people choose individuals to speak for them and act for them.
Перевод: Выборы.

Hold sth /hoʊld/
Noun: Holder /ˈhoʊl.dɚ/ / Holding /ˈhoʊl.dɪŋ/
Verb: Hold /hoʊld/ (PT: Held /held/, PP: Held /held/)

Example: The country will hold a general election early next spring.

Meaning: Organize an event such as an election or a meeting.
Перевод: Проводить (мероприятие, выборы, заседание).

Constituency /kənˈstɪtʃ.u.ən.si/
Noun: Constituency /kənˈstɪtʃ.u.ən.si/ / Constituent /kənˈstɪtʃ.u.ənt/
Adjective: Constituent /kənˈstɪtʃ.u.ənt/

Example: Each candidate presented their platform to voters across the constituency.

Meaning: One of the areas into which the country is divided for voting in political elections.
Перевод: Избирательный округ.

Vote for sb/sth /voʊt fɔːr/
Noun: Vote /voʊt/ / Voter /ˈvoʊ.t̬ɚ/ / Voting /ˈvoʊ.t̬ɪŋ/
Verb: Vote /voʊt/

Example: Thousands of local citizens turned out to vote for the new candidate.

Meaning: Choose somebody or something in an election.
Перевод: Голосовать за кого-либо / что-либо.

Represent sb/sth /ˌrep.rɪˈzent/
Noun: Representation /ˌrep.rɪ.zenˈteɪ.ʃən/ / Representative /ˌrep.rɪˈzen.t̬ə.t̬ɪv/
Verb: Represent /ˌrep.rɪˈzent/
Adjective: Representative /ˌrep.rɪˈzen.t̬ə.t̬ɪv/

Example: Members of Parliament are elected to represent their local constituents.

Meaning: Act officially for people or an organization.
Перевод: Представлять (чьи-либо интересы).

Political party /pəˈlɪt̬.kəl ˈpɑːr.t̬i/
Noun: Party /ˈpɑːr.t̬i/ / Politics /ˈpɑː.lə.tɪks/ / Politician /ˌpɑː.ləˈtɪʃ.ən/
Adjective: Political /pəˈlɪt̬.kəl/
Adverb: Politically /pəˈlɪt̬.kəl.i/

Example: Joining a political party allows citizens to participate actively in campaigns.

Meaning: A group of people with the same political ideas who want to win an election.
Перевод: Политическая партия.

In power /ɪn ˈpaʊ.ɚ/
Noun: Power /ˈpaʊ.ɚ/
Adjective: Powerful /ˈpaʊ.ɚ.fəl/ / Powerless /ˈpaʊ.ɚ.ləs/
Adverb: Powerfully /ˈpaʊ.ɚ.fəl.i/

Example: The governing party has been in power for more than a decade.

Meaning: In political control of a country or region.
Перевод: У власти, при власти.

Politician /ˌpɑː.ləˈtɪʃ.ən/
Noun: Politician /ˌpɑː.ləˈtɪʃ.ən/ / Politics /ˈpɑː.lə.tɪks/
Adjective: Political /pəˈlɪt̬.kəl/
Adverb: Politically /pəˈlɪt̬.kəl.i/

Example: An experienced politician delivered a speech on economic reform.

Meaning: A person with a job or active role in politics.
Перевод: Политик.

Parliament /ˈpɑːr.lə.mənt/
Noun: Parliament /ˈpɑːr.lə.mənt/ / Parliamentarian /ˌpɑːr.lə.menˈter.i.ən/
Adjective: Parliamentary /ˌpɑːr.ləˈmen.t̬ɚ.i/

Example: The new bill was passed after intense debate in parliament.

Meaning: The group of people elected to make the laws in a country.
Перевод: Парламент.

Consist of sth /kənˈsɪst ʌv/
Noun: Consistency /kənˈsɪs.tən.si/
Verb: Consist /kənˈsɪst/
Adjective: Consistent /kənˈsɪs.tənt/
Adverb: Consistently /kənˈsɪs.tənt.li/

Example: The legislative body consists of two main houses.

Meaning: Be formed or made up of something.
Перевод: Состоять из чего-либо.

Majority /məˈdʒɑː.rə.t̬i/
Noun: Majority /məˈdʒɑː.rə.t̬i/
Adjective: Major /ˈmeɪ.dʒɚ/
Opposites: Minority /maɪˈnɔː.rə.t̬i/

Example: The proposal passed easily because a majority of members voted in favor.

Meaning: The largest number or part of something.
Перевод: Большинство.

Government /ˈɡʌv.ɚn.mənt/
Noun: Government /ˈɡʌv.ɚn.mənt/ / Governor /ˈɡʌv.ɚ.nɚ/
Verb: Govern /ˈɡʌv.ɚn/
Adjective: Governmental /ˌɡʌv.ɚnˈmen.t̬əl/ / Governing /ˈɡʌv.ɚ.nɪŋ/

Example: The government announced a comprehensive plan to boost education funding.

Meaning: The group of people with authority to control a country or state.
Перевод: Правительство.

Prime Minister (PM) /ˌpraɪm ˈmɪn.ə.stɚ/
Noun: Prime Minister /ˌpraɪm ˈmɪn.ə.stɚ/ / Minister /ˈmɪn.ə.stɚ/ / Ministry /ˈmɪn.ə.stri/
Adjective: Ministerial /ˌmɪn.əˈstɪr.i.əl/

Example: The Prime Minister held a press conference regarding public security.

Meaning: The leader of the government in many parliamentary countries.
Перевод: Премьер-министр.

Objective /əbˈdʒek.tɪv/
Noun: Objective /əbˈdʒek.tɪv/ / Objectivity /ˌɑːb.dʒekˈtɪv.ə.t̬i/
Adjective: Objective /əbˈdʒek.tɪv/
Adverb: Objectively /əbˈdʒek.tɪv.li/
Synonyms: Aim /eɪm/ / Goal /ɡoʊl/

Example: The main objective of the campaign is to raise public awareness.

Meaning: A thing you are trying to do.
Перевод: Цель, задача.

Announce sth /əˈnaʊns/
Noun: Announcement /əˈnaʊns.mənt/ / Announcer /əˈnaʊn.sɚ/
Verb: Announce /əˈnaʊns/
Adjective: Announced /əˈnaʊnst/

Example: The government plans to announce new tax reforms tomorrow.

Meaning: Say something officially and in public.
Перевод: Объявлять, сообщать официально.

Priority /praɪˈɔːr.ə.t̬i/
Noun: Priority /praɪˈɔːr.ə.t̬i/ / Prioritization /praɪˌɔːr.ə.t̬əˈzeɪ.ʃən/
Verb: Prioritize /praɪˈɔːr.ə.taɪz/
Adjective: Prior /ˈpraɪ.ɚ/

Example: Education reform remains a top priority for the administration.

Meaning: A thing that is important or that you must do before anything else.
Перевод: Приоритет, первоочередная задача.

Focus on sth /ˈfoʊ.kəs ɑːn/
Noun: Focus /ˈfoʊ.kəs/
Verb: Focus /ˈfoʊ.kəs/
Adjective: Focused /ˈfoʊ.kəst/

Example: We need to focus on solving immediate economic challenges.

Meaning: Give all your attention to something.
Перевод: Сосредоточиться на чем-либо, уделять основное внимание.

Need for sth /niːd fɔːr/
Noun: Need /niːd/ / Needfulness /ˈniːd.fəl.nəs/
Verb: Need /niːd/
Adjective: Needy /ˈniː.di/ / Needed /ˈniː.dɪd/ / Needless /ˈniːd.ləs/
Adverb: Needlessly /ˈniːd.ləs.li/

Example: There is an urgent need for sustainable energy solutions.

Meaning: A situation in which you must have or do something.
Перевод: Необходимость в чем-либо, потребность.

Policy /ˈpɑː.lə.si/
Noun: Policy /ˈpɑː.lə.si/ / Policy maker /ˈpɑː.lə.si ˌmeɪ.kɚ/

Example: The company adopted a new remote-work policy this year.

Meaning: A plan to do something, agreed by a government, company, etc.
Перевод: Политика, курс, стратегия.

Persuade sb (to do sth) /pɚˈsweɪd/
Noun: Persuasion /pɚˈsweɪ.ʒən/ / Persuasiveness /pɚˈsweɪ.sɪv.nəs/
Verb: Persuade /pɚˈsweɪd/
Adjective: Persuasive /pɚˈsweɪ.sɪv/ / Persuaded /pɚˈsweɪ.dɪd/
Adverb: Persuasively /pɚˈsweɪ.sɪv.li/

Example: She managed to persuade the committee to approve the budget.

Meaning: Give reasons to make somebody agree to do something.
Перевод: Убеждать, склонять к чему-либо.

Face sth /feɪs/
Noun: Face /feɪs/
Verb: Face /feɪs/
Adjective: Facial /ˈfeɪ.ʃəl/ / Facing /ˈfeɪ.sɪŋ/

Example: Many small businesses face financial difficulty during economic downturns.

Meaning: Have to deal with a difficult situation or problem.
Перевод: Сталкиваться с чем-либо, быть перед лицом проблемы.

Immigration /ˌɪm.əˈɡreɪ.ʃən/
Noun: Immigration /ˌɪm.əˈɡreɪ.ʃən/ / Immigrant /ˈɪm.ə.ɡrənt/
Verb: Immigrate /ˈɪm.ə.ɡreɪt/
Adjective: Immigrant /ˈɪm.ə.ɡrənt/

Example: Strict controls were introduced to manage national immigration rates.

Meaning: The process of coming to live in a country that is not your own.
Перевод: Иммиграция.

Launch sth /lɑːntʃ/
Noun: Launch /lɑːntʃ/ / Launcher /ˈlɑːn.tʃɚ/
Verb: Launch /lɑːntʃ/

Example: The candidate decided to launch a new political initiative.

Meaning: Start something new, especially a campaign or product.
Перевод: Запускать, начинать (кампанию, продукт).

Campaign /kæmˈpeɪn/
Noun: Campaign /kæmˈpeɪn/ / Campaigner /kæmˈpeɪ.nɚ/
Verb: Campaign /kæmˈpeɪn/

Example: The team organized an effective marketing campaign before the launch.

Meaning: A plan to do a number of organized activities with a specific aim.
Перевод: Кампания, акция.

spotlight oppose, opposition

To oppose sth means to disagree with something and try to change it. opposition N. The main political party in parliament, but not forming the government, is called the Opposition (used with a singular or plural verb).