Matching Pairs ElectionsOnline version Vocabulary to talk about elections by Patricia Benvenuti 1 Ballot box 2 The home stretch 3 To spoil your vote 4 To take office 5 The electorate/constituency 6 Inauguration 7 Running mate 8 Front-runner 9 Term/ Term of office 10 To cast a blank vote The period of time during which someone is in a job or position, or that a government is in power The contestant that is leading in a race or other competition To begin the job or responsibility of one in a position of authority especially in the government The last part of a race The act of officially putting someone into an important position, or the ceremony at which this is done All the people who are allowed to vote Someone who is trying to get elected to the second of two top positions
