campaign
verb
to try to win an election
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To be a candidate or winner in an election
canvass
verb
to ask many people in an area for their opinions and encourage them to vote for someone or support something
stand
verb
to take part in an election as a candidate (=someone who people vote for). The American word is run
get in
to be elected for a political job
scrape in
to achieve a position by a very small number of votes or points
stand for
to try to get chosen in an election for a particular position or as a member of a particular institution. In American English, you say that someone runs for office
go to the country
to organize a general election
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer
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a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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