VOA慢速英语:Guide to the US Presidential Campaign, Part One

caucus –n; a meeting of members of a political party for the purpose of choosing candidates for an election

primary- n; an election in which members of the same political party run against each other for the chance to be in a larger election, like the presidential election

delegate- n; a person who is chosen or elected to vote or act for others

convention-n; a large meeting of people from each political party who gather to decide who their nominee will be

eliminate – v; to remove something, to get rid of something

landslide –n; an election in which the winner gets a much greater amount of votes than the loser does.

momentum –n; the strength that allows something to continue and grow stronger and faster with time