Mass Media Vocabulary - W#11

Choose all the synonyms to "resign"

• stand down

• stand off

• quit

• quite

bargaining between the coalition parties

• horse-trading

• cabinet reshuffle

• smoke-filled room

government or politician who have lost all credibility or authority

• lame duck

• political wilderness

• honeymoon

an election held in a single constituency if an MP dies or resigns

• primary election

• by-election

• general election

a party with extreme views and little support

• fringe party

• marginal party

• splinter party

a temporary government formed to manage a period of transition, often following state collapse

• interim government

• caretaking government

• caretaker government

• defunct government

to hold fresh elections (Br)

• to go to the country

• to go to the countryside

• to go in the country

Who can call for the vote of no-confidence in the government?

• opposition

• grassroots

• citizens

a military group that rules a country after taking power by force

• junta

• minority government

• fringe party

to make an attack in return for a similar attack

• to retaliate

• to step down

• to despise