Advanced Vocabulary - British Politics 1

Index
Match the words on the left with their definitions on the right. The tiles in the right-hand column are sortable. ANSWERS
  • constituent
  • lobby
  • autonomous
  • canvass
  • recess
  • devolved
  • amendment
  • prorogue
  • Chamber
  • landslide
  • a time during the day or year when no work is done, especially in parliament
  • having had power transferred or delegated to a lower level
  • end a session of parliament without dissolving it and calling new elections
  • having the freedom to govern itself or control its own affairs
  • the winning of an election with an extremely large number of votes
  • a group of people who try to influence politicians on a particular issue
  • a change to a law that is not yet in operation and is still being discussed
  • one of the parts of a parliament
  • a member of an area which elects a representative to a legislative body
  • try to get political support or votes, especially by visiting all the houses
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