Words from the news, explained in easy English. From: Israel votes in a pivotal election as Netanyahu’s political future hangs in the balance.
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Vocabulary in this episode
- form a government
You’ll hear words from the bulletin about Israel’s election and efforts to form a government.
To form a government means to bring together the people or parties who will lead a country.
- majority
You heard “majority” in the news.
“Majority” is a word you heard in the news report.
- majority
For example: The team needed a majority of votes to choose a captain.
Here, “a majority of votes” means more than half of all the votes.
- alliance
You heard “alliance” in the news.
“Alliance” is a word you heard in the news report.
- alliance
For example: The two clubs formed an alliance to organize a sports day.
Here, the clubs formed an alliance by joining together to organize the event.