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administrative relating to the management of a

company, organization, or institution

allow to give someone permission to do or have

something

erlauben,

apartheidthe political system that existed in the

past in South Africa, in which only white

people had political rights and power

 Asian someone who is Asian is

from Asia

 bench a hard seat for two or more people,

usually outside in a public place

 buffaloa large African animal similar to a cow,

 with curved horns

Büffel

campaigna series of things that a politician or

political party does to try to win an

election

democracy a system of government in which people

 vote in elections to choose the people who

 will govern them

democratic based on the principle that all people are

equal and should be able to share in

making decisions

dense  with a lot of trees, plants, or

leaves growing close together

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descent the origin of your parents or other

older members of your family 

development change, growth, or improvement

over a period of time

Does racism still exist? a rasszizmus letezik?

dramatic sudden and surprising or

easy to notice

elected chosen by voting so that they represent

 you or hold an official position

exist to be real, or to appear in

the real world

found to start an organization,

company, political party etc

game reservea large area of land where wild animals

live safely or are hunted in a controlled

 way for sport

government the people who control a country, region, or

town and make decisions about its laws and

taxes: followed by a singular or plural verb

hold electionsan occasion when people vote for

someone to represent them, especially in

a government

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huge extremely large in size

hunter someone who chases and

kills wild animals

in my opinion used for expressing your

opinion about something

inhumanetreating people or animals in a very cruel

 way 

unmenschlich, brutal,

 judicialrelating to the judges and courts that are

responsible for justice in a country or

state

landscapean area of land that is beautiful to look at

or that has a particular type of 

appearance

legislative used for talking about groups of people

 who have the power to create new laws

leoparda large wild animal from Africa and

Southern Asia that has golden fur with

 black spots

marriage the relationship between two people who

are husband and wife

mineral a natural substance in the earth, for

example coal, salt, gold

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official used about things that are

decided by a government

penguin a black and white bird that lives by the

sea around Antarctica and cannot fly 

principlea basic belief, theory, or rule that has a

major influence on the way in which

something is done

prisonan institution where people are kept as

punishment for committing a crime. The

people who stay in prison are called prisoners

public transport buses, trains etc that everyone can use.

The American word is public

transportation.

racisma way of behaving or thinking that shows that you do

not like or respect people who belong to races that

are different from your own and that you believe your

race is better than others

racistsomeone who does not like or respect people who

 belong to races that are different from their own

and who believes their race is better than others

system a method of organizing or

doing things

textiles woven or knitted cloth

 varied including a wide range of 

things or people

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 whale watching the activity of watching

 whales