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| political party | a group of people who have similar ideas about public issues |
| nominate | to choose a candidate to run for an elected office. |
| candidate | a person who runs for public office |
| campaign | a series of events designed to get people to vote a certain way. |
| primary election | an election in which voters choose the party’s candidate |
| general election | a regularly scheduled election for state, local, or federal officials |
| media | agencies of communication, such as television, radio, newspapers, and magazines |
| political action committee | a group that gives money to candidates who have interests similar to its own |
| soft money | money donated to a political party for supposedly nonpolitical uses, and which is not subject to the limitations on campaign contributions. |
| politics | ideas and actions of government |
