Election Vocabulary

The process that a candidate goes through in order to reach their goal of becoming president.

• Campaign

• Candidate

• Citizen

• Primary

A meeting of voters of a political party to nominate candidates.

• Party

• Primary

• Platform

• Debate

A person nominated to run for an elected position, such as president.

• Citizen

• Democracy

• Candidate

• Party

A set of plans or ideas to solve problems and run the country.

• General Election

• Platform

• Nominee

• Debate

A person who legally belongs to, gives allegiance to, and has the rights and protections of a country.

• Nominee

• Party

• Platform

• Citizen

A group of people who have similar ideas about how the country should be run.

• Candidate

• Party

• Debate

• Democracy

An organized discussion or argument about the issues.

• debate

• General Election

• Primary

• Electoral College

A person nominated for candidacy.

• Party

• Platform

• Citizen

• Nominee

A government elected by the people.

• Platform

• Campaign

• Debate

• Democracy

An election involving all or most of the citizens of the country.

• Platform

• General Election

• Democracy

• Electoral College