Advanced Vocabulary to Understand American Politics 🇺🇸

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If you like talking about politics, then you need to know these words. If you don't like talking about politics, you still need to know these words. This list of useful vocabulary words will help you discuss and comprehend US politics.
Here is the list of words from the lesson.
1) necessary evil
2) impeachment
3) quid pro quo
4) compromise
5) leak
6) whistleblower
7) Big Brother
8) lobby / lobbyist
9) campaign
10) pundit
11) red tape
12) shady
13) cynic / cynical
14) treason
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Hi teacher,
Thanks so much for this lesson. Those words and expressions are really useful and help. I really like to listen to pundits. I'm not a whistleblower. I'm not keen on people of such a behavior. Compromise should be kept up with in some degrees of negotiation. We all are always apprehensive of cynical politicians.

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I always learn something new from your lessons.thank you ,Wes.though ,I don't like politics much,I keep myself updated with the current happenings,as you said,a necessary evil.thanks again.

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Thank you Wes! Great words for talking and understanding politics. Words impeachment, quid pro quo (hard to pronounce ;)) red tape and treason were new to me, I had heard them but not really understood their meaning.

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Try listening to news on the radio. Fox news, for example. They only say quid pro quou, all day and everyday, because donald trump

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Can you use these words in a story with 12 sentances?

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First of all, I hit the LIKE button because it has good content, and I enjoyed this lesson. As an immigrant, I am still hesitating to select a political party that I will support. Voting is one of the significant civil rights; therefore, I will do it in the next election. I will choose the lesser of two evils.

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sure, this video will help me to understand the American politic.

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Shady is the best definition to de politics in Brazil.
Unfortunatelly, if wasn't it, this country would be the best.
But, the most politicions are crooked.

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sir thank you so much you just revived my memories .
those definitions are very familiar to me .
30 years back i was a student in the United .
regards

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​@@InteractiveEng Thank you, Wes! And have a good day too! :)
I really like your lessons! Very interesting! All of what you do is very useful and interesting! :)
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I'm so sorry to bother you, but Wes, would you mind:
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2. telling about one song - 'Smells like teen spirit' by Nirvana? Is it really song 'by junkie to junkies'?! Is it really, that 'gun' = 'syringe', 'mulatto' = 'toasted in a tablespoon of the drug', 'albino' = 'vein', 'mosquito' = 'needle'? Please :)
Good luck to you and to your channel! :)

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thanks for sharing such important political words

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Dear Wes, I sent my quid pro quo! Thanks.

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Sir this is the first time I watch you , and I really admired your teaching way , I always prefer to learn English from am American teacher , because you make it easy and learnable ..
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Can you use these words in a story with 12 sentances?

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Now I understand what is whistle blower is. Thank you Wes :)

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Thanks alot.