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Words from the news, explained in easy English. From: Israel election leaves government outcome uncertain.

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Vocabulary in this episode
bulletin

These words come from the bulletin about Israel’s election results.

A bulletin is a short news report that gives important information.

election results

These words come from the bulletin about Israel’s election results.

These are the numbers or outcome showing who won an election.

bloc

You heard “bloc” in the news.

A bloc is a group of people or parties that work together.

bloc

For example: The parties formed a bloc to support the new law.

Here, the parties created a group to act together in support of the law.

majority

You heard “majority” in the news.

A majority is more than half of a group.

majority

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

Here, more than half of the votes supported the proposal.

proposal

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

A proposal is a plan or idea put forward for people to consider.

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