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