Across
- 2. to force somebody to do something; to make something necessary.
- 7. to officially end a law, a system or an institution
- 8. to take the place of something/somebody that is considered to be old-fashioned or no longer the best available.
- 12. to make something, especially somebody’s confidence or authority, gradually weaker or less effective.
- 13. one of a number of complicated and unexpected results that follow an action or a decision
- 15. as an explanation of why something exists or why somebody has done something.
Down
- 1. someone or something that comes after another person or thing
- 3. the authority to do something, given to a government or other organization by the people who vote for it in an election.
- 4. the sudden increase in the number or amount of something; a large number of a particular thing.
- 5. an act of choosing not to use a vote either in favour of or against something.
- 6. of the sky or of heaven
- 9. the period of time when somebody holds an important job, especially a political one; the act of holding an important job.
- 10. connected with the political relations between countries and groups of countries in the world, as influenced by their geography.
- 11. to give somebody support, courage or hope
- 14. a basic part or feature of a system, organization, belief,
- 16. done as part of a plan that is meant to achieve a particular purpose or to gain an advantage; connected with getting an advantage in a war or other military situation