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ballot paper
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a piece of paper you write your vote on
ballot box
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a box where you put your ballot paper, once you want to vote
polling station
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place where votes are casted
(to) cast a vote
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to vote
close-run election
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election where parties have similar number of votes
constituency
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area/ town represented by one politician
coup attempt
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attempt by citizen/military to take control of government
coup (d’etat)
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the takeover often violent of government
the electorate
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all people able to vote
gamble pays off
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risk that has positive outcome
(to go) to the polls
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to hold an election
(to) pull certain amount of votes
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when party/ politician does it they get number/ percentage of votes
landslide victory
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win in election with big gap over others
(to) win with overwhelming majority
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(to) win with a big number of votes gap over others
to win with slim/narrow majority
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to barely win over in votes numbers
opinion poll
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collected results of asking people opinions
to overthrow the government
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to remove government by force
galloping inflation
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inflation out of control
staunch
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very loyal
survey
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set of questions asked to large group of people
to tackle a problem
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to deal/solve a problem
to tarnish sb reputation
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to destroy sb reputation
to drum up business
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to promote a business
gap in the market for
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an opurtunity in a market
to be overdrawn at the bank
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to spend more money than you have in a bank
to run into difficulties/problems
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to get unexpected problems
run up a dept
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to keep borrowing money creating debts
to sort sth up
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to deal/ solve sth
to sue sb
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to take sb to court
teething troubles
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small problems that sb experience
thriving
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doing really well
to be at one’s wit’s end
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to be worried that you don’t know what to do next
overdraft
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to spend more than you had on your bank account
constituent
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sb that lives in particular constituency
address an issue
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to begin dealing with problem
force for good
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a positive influence
novel solution
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new and original answer to a problem
to provide relief
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to give ease
fresh drive
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new effort
make a plea
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make a request
break the cycle
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to stop negative pattern
law and order break down
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a breakdown of law and order
riots
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protests
erupt
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to burst out suddenly
public disorder
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expression of dissatisfaction by the public
the social fabric
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the social structure
draconian measures
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extreme ways of achieving sth
run-down areas
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areas in bad condition
antisocial behaviour
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dangerous and different behavior toward other people
underage drinking
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drinking of alcohol by minors
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