Question

Pictionary with twenty election related words.Give their meanings and usage

Answer 1

Explanation:

Following are the list of election related words which may be used during pictionary:-

1. Ballot Box: Another term for vote.
2. -Ballot box : Sealed box with a slit in the lid, into which voters place their ballot papers.
3. -Cabinet : The group of senior ministers at the head of the government.
4. -Candidate : An individual putting himself/herself  up for election.Example, Once a Parliament has been dissolved, there are only candidates.
5. -Electoral register : A list of all those in a constituency allowed  to vote.
6. -General election : Election at which all seats in the House of Commons are contested.
7. -Franchise : The right to vote. Now available to those over 18 and on the electoral register.
8. -Manifesto : This refers to a public declaration of a party's ideology printed during their campaigns.
9. -Nomination papers : A candidate must be nominated on these documents by 10 voters who are in the constituency.
10. -Opinion poll : This is a survey asking people's opinion on one or more problems. In an election campaign, the key question is usually about which party people will vote for.
11. - Opposition : The largest party not in government is known as the official opposition. It receives extra parliamentary funding in recognition of its status.
12. -Poll : Another term for vote or election.
13. -Polling station : Place where people go to cast their votes.
14. -Postal vote : People who are unable to get to a polling station are allowed to vote by post once applied in advance.
15. -Prorogation : This is the act of ending a session of Parliament.
16. -Referendum : A binding vote of the whole country on a single issue.
17. -Speaker : An MP elected by other members of the Commons to chair debates and deal with the running of the Commons.
18. -Writs of election : Once Parliament has been dissolved, a writ of election is issued for each constituency formally announcing the poll.
19. Target seats: Any seat that a party contests which is generally held by a rival.
20. Spoiled ballots: Ballot papers which have been filled in incorrectly, they are ruined.