VOCABULARY (TOPIC- GOVERNMENT)

Authorities = government

Authority = legal power / right

Blame = accuse 

Childcare = care for children

Govern = control 

 Provide = give / make available

Regulation = official rule ; controlling something using rules

Depend = need help / support

Entitlement = right (official) or privilege to do something

Healthcare = care for the sick

 Assistance = help / aid

Guidelines = official advice /rules

Consensus = general agreement / widespread agreement

Instil = put and idea or feeling in someone's mind, to make them feel something

Taxpayer = person paying tax / ordinary citizen

Corrupt = dishonest / involving illegal things and making wrong use of  their power

Expenditure = total amount spent

Resolve = to decide firmly /to decide something and be determined not to change your mind/ to solve a                        problem


Instability = lack of stability or uncertainty

Bureaucracy = admin system

Bureaucrat = an official in a government department

Representative = person chosen to act and speak on behalf of a wider group


Allocate = distribute (resources or duties)for a specific purpose

Budget =  estimated revenue and expenses over a period 

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