Government Terms and Definitions

Pregunta	Respuesta
Ancestors	Anyone from whom a person is descended.
Breadth	Width
Chief	The most important person with the highest rank.
Democracy	Government chosen by the people of the country.
Dictatorship	A form of government where one person or party holds power.
Election	When each eligible person has the chance to vote for who they would like to be running the country.
Electoral Roll	The list of all the people who have registered to vote.
Electorate	One area in the country represented by one Member of Parliament.
Governor General	The Queens representative in New Zealand.
Hapu	Sub tribe
Immigrants	Someone coming into a place.
Indigenous	The native people of a country.
Iwi	Tribe
Judiciary	The judges and law courts that interpret the laws of the land.
Maori	The native people of New Zealand.
Marae	The place in front of a Maori meeting house.
Member of Parliament	The person who represents an electorate.
Minister	The member of the ruling party who has responsibility for a particular area.
Parliament	The meetings where all the elected representatives meet to discuss and vote on laws to run the country.
Parliament House	The building where the members of the government meet.
Polling Booth	A place where you go to vote in an election.
Prime Minister	The person who runs the country.
Returning Officer	The person who runs the election in each area.
Treaty	Written or verbal agreement between two groups.
Whanua	Family

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