Learn “majority”, “coalition”, “bloc” in slow English. From: Israeli president tasks opposition leader with forming government.
Transcript
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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Sources
- PBS News (Associated Press report)Israel's president taps opposition candidate Eisenkot to form a government, in setback for Netanyahu
- Al JazeeraIsrael’s president picks Eisenkot over Netanyahu to form next government
- NPRNetanyahu not chosen to form Israel's government
- Deutsche WelleIsraeli president picks Gadi Eisenkot to form government
