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Election Vocabulary
 

Elections come with a lot of jargon and special vocabulary. Here are some words that you will see related to elections.

As you work through the election activities you will come across words that are not familiar to you. Look these words up in the dictionary and write down their definitions.


Election When people vote to make choices about their government.
Ballot A form you mark when you vote.
MLA A short way of writing Member of the Legislative Assembly
Candidate A person who is trying to get elected.
Eligible To be allowed to do or get something.
Register To sign up; to get on an official list.
Campaign The work people do to get someone elected
Polling Place The place where you go to vote.
Spoiled ballot A ballot that has been torn or marked incorrectly
Slogan An election cheer that sums up what the candidate is saying and helps the candidate's campaign and it helps the people remember who the candidate is.
Register of electors A list of people who are eligible to vote in an election
Constituency A special map showing the electoral districts in a province or territory

 
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