| A | B |
| compete | to try to win or gain something |
| candidate | someone who is trying to be elected to a political position |
| battle | a situation in which two people compete with each other |
| term | a fixed period of time in political office |
| primary | an election in which people choose their political party's candidate |
| caucus | a group of people in a political party who have a meeting to make political plans |
| rival | person that you compete with |
| beat | defeat someone |
| delegate | a person who is chosen to represent and vote for a group |
| convention | a large meeting of a political party |
| campaign | political actions to help someone get elected |
| raise | collect money for some purpose |
| look forward | make plans for the future |
| veteran | person who has served in a war |
| rally | a large public meeting to support a political candidate |