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President Vocabulary

elocution training in, or the art of, public speaking.
bipartisan a cooperative effort by two political parties.
caucus an informal meeting of local party members to discuss candidates and choose delegates to the party's convention.
demagogue a leader whose impassioned rhetoric appeals to greed, fear, and hatred, and who often spreads lies.
filibuster an attempt by a Senator or group of Senators to obstruct the passage of a bill, favored by the majority, by talking continuously. Because there is no rule in the Senate over how long a member can speak, a Senator can prevent a bill from coming up for a vote by talking endlessly.
incumbent a current officeholder .
left-wing Liberal. The labeling system originated from the seating pattern of the French National Assembly, which put liberals on the left, moderates in the middle, and conservatives on the right.
lobby a group seeking to influence an elected official, or the act of doing so. The term originated in the 17th century, when people waiting to speak with legislators at the English House of Commons waited in a large atrium outside the legislators' hall, called the lobby.
muckraker a journalist who seeks out the scandalous activities of public officials. Derived from the Man with the Muck Rake, a character in John Bunyan's "The Pilgrim's Progress," who could never look up, only down.
platform The positions that a party adopts, and stands on, at the beginning of an election campaign.
poll A survey used to gauge public opinion concerning issues or to forecast an election.
primary A state election in which party members vote for a candidate from within their party. The vote determines how many of that state's delegates each candidate gets.
red tape Government paperwork and procedures that are slow and difficult. Stems from an 18th-century British practice of binding official papers with a reddish twine.
veto the right or power of one official authority or body, esp. the chief executive, to reject or cancel something enacted by another, such as a law or budget authorization approved by a legislature.

 

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