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