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Putin's party loses support in polls

Vocabulary

unchartered territory

an unfamiliar situation

in control

has power to give orders and make decisions

stuttered

gone through in an unsure way, with stop and start

widespread allegations

a great number of statements not yet proven saying that illegal or improper things were done

vote rigging

dishonest way of influencing the result of an election through tampering with the vote

an embarrassment

bound to cause shame

reflects

shows

fatigue

tiredness

dominated

influenced decisively

political stage

arena of politics