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