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1 conservative
[-tiv]1) (disliking change: Older people tend to be conservative in their attitudes; conservative opinions.) konservatīvs; piesardzīgs2) (in politics, wanting to avoid major changes and to keep business and industry in private hands.) konservatīvs* * *konservatīvais; konservatīvs; apdomīgs, piesardzīgs -
2 canvass
['kænvəs](to go round (an area) asking (people) for (support, votes, custom etc): We're canvassing for the Conservative Party candidate.) aģitēt; vākt balsis* * *balsu vākšana; vākšana; debates; vākt balsis, aģitēt; vākt; debatēt, apspriest -
3 conserve
[kən'sə:v] 1. verb(to keep from changing, being damaged or lost: We must conserve the country's natural resources; This old building should be conserved.) saglabāt; konservēt2. noun(something preserved, eg fruits in sugar, jam etc.) (augļu) konservi- conservationist
- conservatism
- conservative* * *augļu konservi; saglabāt -
4 Victorian
[vik'to:riən] 1. adjective1) (of the reign of Queen Victoria (1837-1901): Victorian writers; Victorian households/furniture.) viktoriāņu/Viktorijas laika-2) ((of an attitude towards morals etc) strict and conservative: a Victorian attitude to life.) konservatīvs; vecmodīgs2. noun(a person living in Queen Victoria's reign: The Victorians were great engineers and industrialists.) Viktorijas laika cilvēks* * *viktoriāņu laika cilvēks; viktoriāņu, Viktorijas laika; vecmodīgs -
5 vote
[vəut] 1. noun((the right to show) one's wish or opinion, eg in a ballot or by raising a hand etc, especially at an election or in a debate: In Britain, the vote was given to women over twenty-one in 1928; Nowadays everyone over eighteen has a vote; A vote was taken to decide the matter.) balsošana; balsstiesības; balss2. verb1) (to cast or record one's vote: She voted for the Conservative candidate; I always vote Labour; I shall vote against the restoration of capital punishment.) balsot2) (to allow, by a vote, the provision of (something) eg to someone, for a purpose etc: They were voted $5,000 to help them in their research.) nobalsot•- voter- vote of confidence
- vote of thanks* * *balsošana; balss; balsu skaits; vēlēšanu biļetens; balsot; izlemt, izšķirt; likt priekšā, ierosināt
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