The US election

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  1. 4. a prominent party member, such as a current or former elected official or a party leader, who can choose whichever candidate he or she prefers, regardless of the outcomes of primary elections or caucuses.
  2. 8. an early, statewide election in which voters choose their favorite candidates
  3. 9. the formal ceremony in which the president is sworn into office.
  4. 11. party an organized group of voters with similar ideas and goals for a country and its government. The two main parties in the U.S. are the Republican Party and the Democratic Party.
  5. 13. a formal announcement of support for a candidate by an individual or a group.
  6. 15. poll a formal survey of voters leaving polling places on Election Day, asking them for which candidates they voted.
  7. 16. state a state in which the Democratic and Republican candidates have an equally good chance of winning.
  8. 17. state a state that mainly supports and votes for Democratic candidates in presidential elections.
  9. 18. a person who seeks office.
  10. 20. the officially declared policies of a particular party or group
  11. 21. the competition for public office; organized actions that a candidate takes in an attempt to win an election.
  12. 22. a person chosen by a political party to be a candidate
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  1. 1. surveys of specific groups; places where people vote
  2. 2. election the nationwide presidential election, in which just one candidate from each party competes.
  3. 3. state a state that mainly supports and votes for Republican candidates in presidential elections.
  4. 5. a group of 538 people representing the voters in all the states of the U.S., who formally cast votes for the election of the president and vice president.
  5. 6. a person who currently holds a position or an office
  6. 7. a candidate who is thought to be in the lead
  7. 10. an early statewide meeting where members of a political party select delegates to support their favorite candidates.
  8. 12. a big meeting in which delegates from a political party pick the candidates for President and Vice President.
  9. 14. party any U.S. political party other than the Democratic and Republican parties.
  10. 19. a person given power or authority to act for others; a representative