Sunday, 20 May 2012

Words in the news - Elections

  • concede - to stop arguing, fighting, or competing against someone and admit that you have lost:

After a recount of the votes, the candidate conceded defeat /victory.

Critics say he should have conceded right after the election.


  •  incumbent  /ɪnˈkʌmbənt/ noun [C] formal  - the person who holds a particular elected position at the present time:

Three new mayoral candidates intend to challenge the incumbent.

 rig to dishonestly influence or change something in order to get the result that you want:
Several insurance companies have been accused of rigging their computer programs to produce artificially low values for injury claims.
rig an election/vote/poll/ballot
rig prices/bids/systems The airline has been fined for rigging prices.
  •  ballotan occasion when people vote on something, usually in secret, or the system for voting:
The officials are elected by ballot.
About 45 percent of the state's 2.8 million registered voters cast a ballot in the primary.
The union is planning to hold a ballot for strike action.

BBC News - Elections in Serbia 


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