Elections democracy
Specialist vocabulary classified under Politics and government.
Areas within Elections democracy
Political systems
Systems of government, political institutions, constitutions and the distribution of public power.
37 wordsDemocracy and elections
Elections, voting, representation, democracy and electoral institutions.
30 wordsParliament and legislatures
Parliaments, legislatures, bills, debates, committees and law-making.
51 wordsExecutive government
Presidents, prime ministers, cabinets, ministers and executive authority.
36 wordsPublic administration
Civil services, public bodies, administration and government delivery.
36 wordsPublic policy
Policy development, implementation, regulation, programmes and policy evaluation.
34 wordsParties and campaigns
Political parties, campaigns, manifestos, polling and electoral competition.
44 wordsInternational politics
Diplomacy, states, international relations, alliances and geopolitical power.
46 wordsPolitical ideas
Ideologies, political values, rights, liberty, equality and theories of government.
49 wordsCitizenship and civic life
Citizenship, participation, civic institutions, protest and public engagement.
28 wordsElections democracy
Specialist vocabulary classified under Politics and government.
8 wordsGovernment public administration
Specialist vocabulary classified under Politics and government.
13 wordsPolitical science
Specialist vocabulary classified under Politics and government.
10 words8 featured terms
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a vote to select the winner of a position or political office; "the results of the election will be announced tonight"
By-electionnouna special election between regular elections
Bye-electionnouna special election between regular elections
General electionnouna national or state election; candidates are chosen in all constituencies
Primarynouna preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen
Primary electionnouna preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen
Reelectionnounelection again; "he did not run for reelection"
Runoffnouna final election to resolve an earlier election that did not produce a winner