Newsreel World 2023-11-11

constitution the system of laws and basic principles that a state is governed by

overwhelming very great or very strong; so powerful that you cannot resist it or decide how to react, overpowering

ballot the system of voting in writing and usually in secret; an occasion on which a vote is held

referendum an occasion when all the people of a country can vote on an important issue

reeling feeling very shocked or upset about something, whirling

treaty a formal agreement between two or more countries

coalition a government formed by two or more political parties working together

divisive causing people to be split into groups that disagree with or oppose each other

colonisation the act of taking control of an area that is not your own and sending people from your own country to live there

advocate a person who supports or speaks in favour of somebody or of a public plan or action

concession something that you allow or do in order to end an argument or to make a situation less difficult

legitimise to make something that is wrong or unfair seem acceptable, validate

penal colony a place where prisoners are sent to live

prominence the state of being important, well known or easy to notice

abbreviation a short form of a word

ubiquitous seeming to be everywhere or in several places at the same time

nepotism giving unfair advantages to your own family if you are in a position of power, bias, favoritism

in the wake of coming after or following somebody/something

compound a substance formed by a chemical reaction of two or more elements in fixed amounts relative to each other

revenue the total income produced by a given source

infuse to have an effect on all parts of something

resonate to remind somebody of something, to be similar to what somebody thinks or believes

commercialization the act of using something to try to make a profit

transcend to be or go beyond the usual limits of something, exceed

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