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🏛️ Politics & society

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  • politicsthe work of running a country
  • politiciana person who works in politics
  • governmentthe group of people who run a country
  • parliamentthe group that makes a country's laws
  • city councilthe group that runs a town
  • electionwhen people choose their leaders
  • to voteto give your choice in an election
  • political partya group with the same ideas about running a country
  • presidentthe leader of some countries
  • ministeran important member of the government
  • kinga man who rules a country by birth
  • queena woman who rules a country by birth
  • lawa rule that everyone must follow
  • rightsthings that every person is allowed to have
  • freedombeing able to do and say what you want
  • equalityeveryone having the same rights
  • democracya system where people choose the government
  • peacea time with no fighting
  • warfighting between countries or groups
  • armythe soldiers of a country
  • soldiera person in the army
  • violencehurting people on purpose
  • citizena person who belongs to a country
  • societyall the people living together in a country
  • majoritymore than half of a group
  • minorityless than half of a group
  • povertybeing very poor
  • wealtha lot of money and things
  • refugeea person who must leave their country
  • immigranta person who comes to live in a new country
  • demonstrationmany people walking together to protest
  • journalista person who writes the news
  • judgethe person who decides in a court
  • criminala person who breaks the law
  • prisona place where criminals must stay
  • to arrestwhen the police take someone away