Words from the news, explained in easy English. From: Brazil’s Lula wins fourth presidential term after election comeback.
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Vocabulary in this episode
- runoff
You heard “runoff” in the news.
A runoff is a second election between the leading candidates.
- runoff
For example: The two leading candidates will face a runoff next month.
Here, a runoff is the next election round for the two candidates.
- annulled
You heard “annulled” in the news.
Annulled means officially declared invalid, so it no longer counts.
- annulled
For example: The school annulled the test after finding a serious error.
The school officially cancelled the test because it had a serious error.
- conceded
You heard “conceded” in the news.
Conceded means accepted that the other candidate had won.
- conceded
For example: After counting the votes, she conceded the election.
She accepted that she had lost the election.