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majority · coalition · bloc

· 0:48 · With Emma

Learn “majority”, “coalition”, “bloc” in slow English. From: Israeli president tasks opposition leader with forming government.

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Vocabulary in this episode
bulletin

You’ll hear words from the bulletin about Israel’s next government.

Here, the bulletin is the news report the words come from.

government

You’ll hear words from the bulletin about Israel’s next government.

The government is the group of people who lead and manage a country.

majority

You heard “majority” in the news.

“Majority” means more than half of a group.

majority

For example: The proposal passed with a majority of the committee members.

Here, more than half of the committee members supported the proposal.

proposal

For example: The proposal passed with a majority of the committee members.

A proposal is a plan or idea that people can accept or reject.

coalition

You heard “coalition” in the news.

A coalition is a group of parties that work together.

coalition

For example: Several parties formed a coalition to govern the country.

Here, parties joined together to lead the country.

govern

Here, it means a group of parties working together to govern.

To govern means to lead and make decisions for a country.

govern

For example: Several parties formed a coalition to govern the country.

Here, it means to lead and make decisions for the country.

bloc

You heard “bloc” in the news.

A bloc is a group of people or parties with shared aims.

bloc

For example: The two smaller parties joined the voting bloc.

Here, the bloc is a group of parties that vote together.

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