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populist Hide phonetics
adjective
representing or connected with the ideas and opinions of ordinary people:
a populist manifesto
a populist leader
người theo fai bảo thủ

inflation Hide phonetics
noun [U]
a general, continuous increase in prices:
high/low inflation
the rate of inflation
Your salary will be increased in line with the 3% inflation expected this autumn.
Compare deflation at deflate (REDUCE MONEY SUPPLY).
sự lạm fat

ration Hide phonetics
noun [C]
1 a limited amount of something which one person is allowed to have, especially when there is not much of it available:
During the war, no one was allowed more than their ration of food, clothing and fuel.

2 an amount of something that you would expect to have:
We've had more than our ration of problems recently.
khẩu fan

subsidize, UK USUALLY subsidise Hide phonetics
verb [T]
to pay part of the cost of something:
£50 would help to subsidize the training of an unemployed teenager.
The refugees live in subsidized housing provided by the authorities.
phụ cấp

regard Hide phonetics
verb [T usually + adverb or preposition]
1 to consider or have an opinion about something or someone:
Local people regard this idea of a motorway through their village with horror.
Her parents always regarded her as the cleverest of their children.

2 FORMAL to look carefully at something or someone:
The bird regarded me with suspicion as I walked up to its nest.
để ý tới

birthright Hide phonetics
noun [C usually singular; U]
something which you believe you deserve to have because of your family situation or social class, or because you believe it is your right as a human being:
Americans see freedom of expression as their birthright.
Some men see well-paid, powerful jobs as their birthright.
wuyen cua con trưởng

toy with sth (CONSIDER) phrasal verb
to consider something or doing something, but not in a very serious way, and without making a decision:
We're toying with the idea of going to Peru next year.
đùa giỡn

curb (CONTROL) Hide phonetics
verb [T]
to control or limit something that is not desirable:
The Government should act to curb tax evasion.
hạn chế

reliance Hide phonetics
noun [U]
when you depend on or trust in something or someone:
The region's reliance on tourism is unwise.
You place too much reliance on her ideas and expertise
sự tin cậy

impose (FORCE) Hide phonetics
verb [T]
1 to officially force a rule, tax, punishment, etc. to be obeyed or received:
Very high taxes have recently been imposed on cigarettes.
Judges are imposing increasingly heavy fines for minor driving offences.
The council has imposed a ban on alcohol in the city parks.

2 to force someone to accept something, especially a belief or way of living:
I don't want them to impose their religious beliefs on my children.
We must impose some kind of order on the way this office is run.
bắc buộc phải đóng

sanctions
hình phạt


policy(n)
a set of ideas or a plan of what to do in particular situations that has been agreed officially by a group of people, a business organization, a government or a political party:
chính sách
They believe that the European Community needs a common foreign and security policy.

consumption (n)
the amount used
sự tiêu thụ
We need to cut down on our fuel consumption by having fewer cars on the road.