Learn all the vocabulary you need about the upcoming US Midterm Elections.

1. US Elections & Voting
Vocabulary
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2. U.S. Midterm Elections
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The U.S. votes for a president in a general election every four years
(the last one was in 2016).
Midterm elections take place halfway through a president's term,
also every four years (happening this year, in 2018).

3. The Elements in an Election
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a ballot paper
a slip of paper used to register a vote
a ballot box
a sealed box into which voters put their
completed ballot papers
a polling station
a building where voting takes place during an
election
a precinct
an electoral district. A city or town is divided into
different precincts where voters go to cast their
ballots on election day
a campaign (also: election campaign)
an organized effort to influence voters’ decision-
making process
a presidential election
an election to choose a president and vice
president
an exit poll
a poll asking people leaving a polling station about
how they voted
(to take) a straw poll
an unofficial ballot conducted as a
test of opinion

4. The People Involved
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partisan
favoring one side or party over another
non-partisan
not biased towards any particular political group
a candidate
a person seeking to be elected
a representative
a member of Congress who is elected to represent
the will of the people
a nominee
a person who has been officially suggested for an
election
the front-runner
the candidate that is leading the election

5. Important Verbs
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to elect
to choose someone by voting
to roll out
officially launch, implement or introduce a program
to cast one's ballot
to vote in an election
to run for office
to seek political power; to campaign to be elected
to register
to add your name to the list of eligible voters
VOTE

6. The Results
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a swing
a change in favor of a particular political party
voter turnout
the percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election
to win by a landslide
to win with an overwhelming majority of votes
absolute majority
a majority over all rivals combined; more than half.

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