Across
- 2. A group of people represented by a politician or sharing a particular interest.
- 5. Showing a lack of hope and a willingness to take extreme measures.
- 8. A complete and embarrassing failure.
- 12. A far-right political movement associated with nationalist and anti-establishment views.
- 13. Near death; in serious decline.
- 14. Loyalty or commitment to a person, group, or cause.
- 16. A weakness or shortcoming.
- 18. A practical approach that focuses on results rather than theory.
- 19. The powerful and influential groups that control or influence society and politics.
- 24. To do better than someone or something else.
- 27. Deliberate action intended to damage or obstruct something.
- 29. To accept or support something willingly.
- 31. Dominant influence or leadership over others.
- 32. To be suitable for or appropriate to.
- 33. Not extreme in opinions or actions.
- 34. To change completely in order to appear new or different.
- 36. To lay ____ means to reveal openly; to expose.
- 37. Lacking activity, movement, or vitality.
- 38. To peel ___ away means to gradually separate people from a group, organization, or belief.
Down
- 1. To be on the _____ means to be in a position of little importance or influence.
- 3. Relating to elections or voting.
- 4. A member of a senate.
- 6. To organize people or resources for action.
- 7. Relating to political ideas that claim to represent ordinary people against powerful elites.
- 8. To ___ out mean to have a breakdown in a friendship or relationship.
- 9. line A traditional political position associated with a political party.
- 10. The potential for future success or achievement.
- 11. Something that is false or not what it claims to be.
- 15. Intended to bring freedom from political, social, or economic restrictions.
- 17. Strong opposition, hostility, or conflict.
- 20. A person skilled at planning actions to achieve a goal.
- 21. In a way that is not obvious or direct.
- 22. The old _____ are people who strongly support traditional ideas and resist change.
- 23. In a careful, intentional, and considered way.
- 25. Relating to a mayor or the office of mayor.
- 26. A tendency to remain unchanged or inactive.
- 28. To represent or express an idea or quality.
- 30. Exclusive control of something by one person, group, or organization.
- 35. A long and bitter conflict.
