20.2.1. gy. A1C2 (példák)

campaign verb /kæmˈpeɪn/ [I] kampányt indít, kampányol (társadalmi, politikai, stb. célokért)

to campaign against/for something

elect verb /ɪˈlekt/ [T often passive] választ, megválaszt (képviselőnek, tagnak, stb.)

He was elected president in 1997.

We elected him as our representative.

a new method for electing the leader of the party

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

vote verb /vəʊt/ [I or T] szavaz; megszavaz

Who did you vote for?

The unions voted against strike action.

Staff have voted to accept the pay offer.

She was too young to vote in the national election.

The committee voted on the proposal, and accepted it.

win verb /wɪn/ *(winning, won, won) 3 nyer, megnyer (választást), győz (választáson) [I or T]

Who do you think will win the election?

campaign noun /kæmˈpeɪn/ [C] 1 kampány

an advertising/election campaign

cause noun /kɔːz/ 2 ügy (átv.) (vmilyen elvvel, céllal kapcsolatos) [C]

The money will all go to a good cause.

He fought for the Republican cause in the war.

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

His political views are left of centre.

election noun /ɪˈlek.ʃən/ [C or U] választás (politika v. hivatali pozícióra)

a presidential election

Who do you think will win the election?

Local government elections will take place in May.

The first election results have started to come in.