20.2.3. gy. C2 (példák)

lobby verb /ˈlɒb.i/ [I or T] lobbizik

Small businesses have lobbied hard for/against changes in the tax laws.

Local residents lobbied to have the factory shut down.

They have been lobbying Congress to change the legislation concerning guns.

stand verb /stænd/ *(stood, stood) 6 jelölteti magát (választáson) [I]

to stand for office/parliament

centre noun /ˈsen.tər/ 3 közép, centrum (politika) [no plural] also: the centre

His political views are left of centre.

extremist noun /ɪkˈstriː.mɪst/ [C] szélsőséges (személy) (politikai, vallási, stb.) (!)

political/religious extremists

observer noun /əbˈzɜːvər/ [C] megfigyelő

Political observers are expecting the election result to be close.

Observers are predicting a fall in interest rates.

propaganda noun /ˌprɒp.əˈgæn.də/ [U] propaganda (elítélő értelemben használva)

political propaganda

radical noun /ˈræd.ɪ.kəl/ [C] radikális személy (pl. politikus)

There are several radicals in the government.

referendum noun /ˌref.ərˈen.dəm/ [C] népszavazás, referendum

The government has promised a referendum on voting reform.

seat noun /siːt/ [C] 2 mandátum

a seat in parliament

standpoint noun /ˈstænd.pɔɪnt/ [C] szempont, álláspont (politikai, gazdasági, elméleti, stb.)

to look at something from a political/religious standpoint