6. Vocabulary for the US Presidential Election! (English Vocabulary Lesson)

<p><strong>On today’s episode we will begin a series of episodes, which will run probably for the next three weeks, and will focus on the key vocabulary you need to understand the US election.</strong></p> <p><strong>Transcript - https://thinkinginenglish741418158.wordpress.com/2020/10/11/6-vocabulary-for-the-us-presidential-election/</strong></p> <p><strong>INSTAGRAM - thinkinginenglishpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/)</strong></p> <p><strong>Twitter - @thinkenglishpod</strong></p> <p><strong>Check out our blog! - https://thinkinginenglish741418158.wordpress.com/</strong></p> <p><strong>Send us an email! - thinkinginenglishpod@gmail.com</strong></p> <p><strong>VOCABULARY LESSON</strong></p> <p><strong>To elect (v) -</strong> to decide on or choose, especially to choose a person for a particular job, by voting</p> <p><em>The President is elected for a four-year term of office.</em></p> <p><strong>Requirement (n) - </strong>something that you must do, or something you need</p> <p><em>A good degree is requirement for many jobs</em></p> <p><strong>Legislation (n) -</strong> a law or set of laws that is being created:</p> <p><em>New legislation offers a tax break for young families.</em></p> <p><strong>To Veto (v) - </strong>to refuse to allow something</p> <p><em>My boss vetoed my taking any more time off this year.</em></p> <p><strong>Assume (v) - </strong>to take or begin to have responsibility or control</p> <p><em>The new president assumes office at midnight tonight.</em></p> <p><strong>To incapacitate (v) - </strong>to make someone unable to work or do things normally, or unable to do what they intended to do:</p> <p><em>The accident left me incapacitated for seven months.</em></p> <p><strong>Suspicious (adj) - </strong>making you feel that something illegal is happening or that something is wrong:</p> <p><em>Her behaviour was very suspicious</em></p> <p><strong>Characterisation (n) - </strong>a description of the most typical or important characteristics of someone or something:</p>