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Vocabulary
Politics
20
English
12th Grade
10/24/2010

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Term
Ethnic
Definition
relating to nationality or race, or to characteristics of people possessing a common heritage
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Faction
Definition
a group working together against a larger body or group
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Anachronistic
Definition
out of date; belonging to an earlier age
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ideology
Definition
beliefs and ideas that form the basis of a political, economic, or social system
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Contender
Definition
person who competes for a position
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Incumbent
Definition
(noun) person already holding office; (adj) currently in office
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acclamation
Definition
someone desiring greater government action
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Populist
Definition
someone desiring greater government action
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Mandate
Definition
(noun) an authoritative order; (verb) to make an authoritative order
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Consensus
Definition
general agreement 
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Demagogue
Definition
one who plays on emotions to gain power
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Telegenic
Definition
suitable for television broadcasting
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Bloc
Definition
a group of people, parties, or nations united for a common purpose
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Junket
Definition
a trip made by an official at public expense
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Radical
Definition
(noun) a person who holds extreme views; (adj) departing from tradition
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Polarization
Definition
a gathering of people around opposing viewpoints
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primary
Definition
political parties voting to nominate candidates for public office
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Left
Definition
(noun) liberal position; (adj) taking the liberal position
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Right
Definition
(noun) conservative position; (adj) taking the conservative position
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Politically Correct
Definition
conforming to popular liberal opinion on mattes of sex or race
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