511723, 10:55 Pat IELTS Government and Polis Related Vocabulary - Benchmark IELTS (I) >1ELTS (/otog/ietts)) > Vocabulary (/bloglielts-vocabulary/) > Government iLTS Vocabulary — Government/Politics OComments Share EXERCISE cab List (https://edubenchmark.com/blog/ielts-vocabulary-list-topics/) | testions about government and politics are very common on all sections of the IELT< d you will often be asked what you think governments should do about certain uations, or what are the impacts of government actions. This page contains words d phrases that will help make your IELTS answers sound more professional and ncise. There are some activities for you to IELTS practice ttps://edubenchmark.com/blog/ielts-practice-test/) with some real questions. Table of Contents 1. Government/Politics Vocabulary 2. Government/Politics Activity 3. Government/Politics Idioms, Phrasal Verbs, and Collocations 4. Government/Politics Idioms, Phrasal Verbs, and Collocations Activity . General Government/Politics Vocabular hitpsadubenchmark combloglets-wocabulary-tope-government! ana511723, 10:55 Pat IELTS Government and Polis Related Vocabulary - Benchmark IELTS Adhere to — To act as required according to a rule, promise, or belief Austerity - The condition of living without comfort or unnecessary purchases Budget - The amount of money available for a specific purpose To campaign — To work in an organised way towards a political goal such as an election Corruption - Dishonest conduct or use of power. Often involves bribery Fiscal deficit - The disparity between how much the government spends and how much it earns Democracy - A political system where the population can vote for elected representatives Evasive — Avoiding commitment to an answer by responding indirectly Funding - The money available for a specific purpose Impeach - To charge the holder of office with misconduct Left-wing - The liberal and socialist arm of politics lation - A set of laws suggested by a government and made official by a parliament Lobbying/Lobbyists - To seek to influence politicians, public officials, or issues / The people that seek to influence Mandate - The authority to carry out a course of action. For example, a candidate voted into office is given a mandate by the voters Party — A formally constituted collection of politicians that contest elections Populism/Populist — A political approach that is aimed at pleasing ordinary working people, and helping them in a struggle against the elite Reform — To make changes to something such as institutions, systems, and policies hitpsadubenchmark combloglets-wocabulary-tope-government! ane511723, 10:55 Pat IELTS Government and Polis Related Vocabulary - Benchmark IELTS Right-wing - The arm of politics that supports conservatism, capitalism, and traditional ideas Think-tank = A group of experts providing analysis or opinion on economic or political issues Trustworthy — Can be relied on as truthful and dependable Transparent — Done in a non-secretive and clear way Need IELTS Writing Feedback? Don't know who to turn to? Now wait is over WE CAN HELP YOU ttps://edubenchmark.com/ielts-writing-correction) .. General Government/Politics Vocabular \ctivity Activity 1 hitpsadubenchmark combloglets-wocabulary-tope-government!511723, 10:55 Pat IELTS Government and Paliis Related Vocabulary - Benchmark IELTS ‘hoose the correct answer to complete the IELTS questions ‘o what extent is corruption a problem in your country’s government? ‘orruption is a major problem in my country and always has been. It doesn’t matter ihich political is in charge or whether they are v or v_ they are always the same because v_ is so deeply mbedded in all walks of life, we cannot expect the government to be any different. it the moment we have an extreme left-wing v_ leader, who claims that i 3 his mission to help the poor. However, he has introduced really stringent measures, which have reduced v_ to healthcare and ducation. | also feel that no politician here is very _ because wheneve yey are asked questions they are extremely Vand answer with a ompletely irrelevant point! Check Retry ead Full Answer 4 ‘, Government/Politics Idioms, Phrasal 'erbs, and Collocations + Astopgap — A temporary way of dealing with a problem hitpsadubenchmark combloglets-wocabulary-tope-government! ane511723, 10:55 Pat IELTS Government and Polis Related Vocabulary - Benchmark IELTS Allocate resources to — Distribute resources to a particular area/project. Resources usually refer to money or people. Central government = The political authority that governs an entire country Come into force — When policies begin to be implemented as laws Commit political suicide - When a politician loses support from the public because of extremely unpopular policies or ideas Come down on - Criticise or punish severely Crack down — Take severe measures against something such as knife crime, burglary etc... Elect a government - When the public vote for a government to hold authority and govern Go back on - To break a promise or change a decision Government body — Any branch, office, or organisation that forms part of the government Hard-liner ~ Politicians who support strict, and rigid ideas Local government - The political authority that has control over a city/region Perform a U-turn - A change of plan or political policy from what was previously stated Pursue/Follow a policy ~ To show support for a particular policy Run for office - To be a candidate in an election Shape policy — To be involved in the development and design of political policies Stand down - To resign from a post or withdraw from a political campaign Stand for — To support or accept particular values or principles hitpsadubenchmark combloglets-wocabulary-tope-government! ene511723, 10:55 Pat IELTS Government and Polis Related Vocabulary - Benchmark IELTS To impose spending cuts — To reduce the amount the government spends on public services like police/hospitals/roads etc... To raise taxation on - To increase tax on a specific item, for example, fuel, tobacco, alcohol etc... Topple/Bring down a government - To remove a political party from power Windfall tax - A extra tax that is designed to tax excessive amounts of profit .. Government/Politics Idioms, Phrasal 'erbs, and Collocations Activity Activity 2 hitpsadubenchmark combloglets-wocabulary-tope-government!511723, 10:55 Pat IELTS Government and Paliis Related Vocabulary - Benchmark IELTS ‘hoose the correct answers to complete the IELTS questions. low do you think governments should make money and what should they do with it? am of the opinion that governments should of high taxation for igh earners so that the wealth can be more evenly distributed. | also think that ather than ¥v_ to health, education, and social care funding, which is shat they have been doing, they should introduce a Yon large banks nd energy companies. The proceeds from this should then be funnelled into \ around the country, who can then decide how best to spen je extra revenue in their respective jurisdictions. Another way for them to make mor roney is by v_ on large corporations who use offshore companies tc void paying tax. By implementing all of these policies the government would raise xtra revenue without having to Yon salaries or food. The extra asources could then be Vv to those sectors affected by austerity veasures. we unelected heads of state are a good idea? lo, | do not think they are a good idea because | believe in v there everyone has the right to vote for who they want in charge. Furthermore, | aink unelected leaders often v_ extreme ideas that can be angerous, such as in Russia and Venezuela. They are notorious ¥v_ regarding their badly thought-out policies, and they hitpsadubenchmark combloglets-wocabulary-tope-government! m2511/23, 1055 PM IELTS Government and Polis Related Vocabulary - Benchmark IELTS hard on pollical opponents and the media. | think that the best thing or unelected leaders is that they are Vy anti-government entiment resulting from their poor decisions. m2 Check Retry ead Full Answer 4 r more practice, Visit IELTS vocabulary for money ttps://edubenchmark.com/blog/vocabulary-topic-money-finance/). 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