18. What is Democracy? (English Vocabulary Lesson)

<p><strong>On today’s episode, we will look at democracy. What is democracy? What does democracy look like? Is democracy the best type of government?</strong></p> <p><strong>Transcript! - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2020/11/08/18-what-is-democracy-english-vocabulary-lesson/</strong></p> <p><strong>Contact Us!!! </strong></p> <p><strong>INSTAGRAM - thinkinginenglishpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/)</strong></p> <p><strong>Twitter - @thinkenglishpod</strong></p> <p><strong>Blog - thinkinginenglish.blog</strong></p> <p><strong>Gmail - [email protected]</strong></p> <p><strong>VOCABULARY LIST</strong></p> <p><strong>Under the spotlight (idiom) - if someone or something is under the spotlight, they are thoroughly examined, especially by journalists and the public</strong></p> <p><em>The new tax law has put his earnings under the spotlight</em></p> <p><strong>ultimate (adj) - most important</strong></p> <p><em>My managers will make the ultimate decision about who to employ</em></p> <p><strong>Feasible (adj) - able to made, done, or achieved</strong></p> <p><em>With some extra resources, the project will be feasible</em></p> <p><strong>contemporary (adj) - existing or happening now</strong></p> <p><em>I don’t like contemporary art</em></p> <p><strong>To govern (v) - to control and direct the public business of a country, city, group of people etc</strong></p> <p><em>The country is governed by a military regime</em></p> <p><strong>Assembly (n) - the process of coming together, or the state of being together</strong></p> <p><em>The constitution protects freedom of assembly</em></p> <p><strong>To incorporate (v) - to include something as part of something larger</strong></p> <p><em>This car incorporates several new safety features</em></p> <p><strong>judicial (adj) - relating to or done by courts or judges or the legal system</strong></p> <p><em>The supreme court is the judicial branch of the government</em></p> <p><strong>consolidated (adj) - made stronger and more certain</strong></p> <p><em>His power was consolidated after his reelection</em></p> <p><strong>legitimacy (n) - the quality of being legal, reasonable and acceptable</strong></p> <p><em>The lawyers expressed serious doubts about the legitimacy of military action</em></p> <p><strong>Comprehension Questions</strong></p> <p><strong>Q.Where did democracy start?</strong></p> <p><strong>A.Ancient Greece</strong></p> <p><strong>Q.Who is one of my favorite philosophers?</strong></p> <p><strong>A.Rousseau</strong></p> <p><strong>Q.Who said “democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others”?</strong></p> <p><strong>A.WInston Churchill</strong></p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-english/support" rel="payment">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-english/support</a>

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