Vocabulary for IELTS Academic (Band 5) - Politics

a set of ideas or a plan of action that has been chosen officially by a group of people, an organization, a political party, etc.

a country that aids another country, particularly if a war breaks out

someone who is competing in an election or for a job position

someone who has been officially suggested for a position, award, etc.

an official political group with shared beliefs, goals, and policies aiming to be a part of or form a government

a process in which random people are asked the same questions to find out what the general public thinks about a given subject

the states or countries that are ruled under a single authority by a single government or monarch

to show which candidate one wants to win in an election or which plan one supports, by marking a piece of paper, raising one's hand, etc.

the process in which people choose a person or group of people for a position, particularly a political one, through voting

the action of striving to bring about social or political reform, especially as a member of an organization with specific objectives

the official laws and principles by which a country or state is governed

the legality and power given to a government or other organization after winning an election