Write a short essay giving an example of the enormous impact of public administration on all of us.
Unit 3
Diversity of Public Administration Theory
A. Vocabulary
List of the Key Words and Expressions
Learn the following words and word-combinations using the information presented in the Vocabulary section at the end of the book (Unit 3) :
specific (adj)
~ situation; ~ guarantee
employ (v)
to be ~ ed by the government
employ (n)
in the government's ~
employer (n)
~ of labour; ~ 's liability
employee (n)
number of ~s; to engage, hire, take on an ~; to dismiss, fire, sack an ~; to make an ~ redundant; government ~; white- (blue-) collar ~; full-time ~;- part-time ~; a new type of ~
employment (n)
unemployment (n)
employed (adj)
unemployed (adj)
Red tape
to create/eliminate (the) ~; to get caught up in ~; to get involved in ~
abuse (v)
to ~ smb. left and right; to ~ a child; to ~ a horse; to ~ one's eyesight; to ~ one's rights; to ~ one's authority; to ~ one’s power
abuse (n)
~ of power; ~ of words; ~ of children; drug and alcohol ~
profit (n)
to make a ~ on; to bring (in), yield a ~; to earn, make a ~; to sell a house at a ~; clear/net ~; gross ~
profit (v)
to ~ from mistakes
scrutiny (n)
to bear/withstand ~; close, strict ~; under constant ~; to demand ~
scrutinize (v)
to ~ closely, thoroughly
dominate (v)
to ~ over small countries; not to ~ over the class; to ~ the whole area
dominant (adj)
~ form of administration
execute (v)
to ~ ideas; to ~ an office; to be ~ed by the head
executive (adj)
~ secretary; ~ personnel; ~ order; ~ duties
executive (n)
the executive; top ~; Executive; Chief Executive
hire (v)
to ~ employees
hire (n)
for ~
promote (v)
to ~ employees
promotion (n)
resist (v)
to ~ temptation; can’t ~ doing smth
resistance (n)
stable (adj)
~ equilibrium; ~ result
stability (n)
~ need; forces of ~
legal (adj)
~ advice; ~ aid bureau; ~ capacity; ~ profession; ~ system
mandate (n)
clear ~; under a ~; to carry out a ~
declare (v)
to ~ one's love; to ~ bankruptcy; to ~ war on; to ~ the law to be unconstitutional; to ~ against the new rules
declaration (n)
secure (adj)
~ investment; a ~ victory
secure (v)
to ~ one's life; to be ~ ed in the existence of smth; to ~ the sympathy of smb
security (n)
to ensure, provide ~; to strengthen ~; to undermine/threaten ~; feeling, sense of ~; to count on smb with ~; ~ for; to issue ~ies; government ~ies
need (n)
to create a ~; to fill, meet, satisfy a ~; acute, crying, desperate, dire, pressing, urgent ~; physical ~; spiritual ~; unfulfilled ~; ~ of self-actualization; bodily ~s, material ~s; fundamental ~, individual ~s; to live in dire ~; badly in ~
need (v)
motive (n)
to establish, find a ~; base ~s; noble, honorable ~s
motivation (n)
satisfy (v)
to be ~ ed with smth; to ~ completely
satisfaction (n)
reward (n)
to receive a ~; to offer a ~; to pay a ~; just ~; tangible ~; well-deserved ~; in ~ for smth; social rewards; rewards distributed my managerial staff
reward (v)
rewarding (adj)
a ~ job
lack (v)
lack (n)
~ of interest; ~ of coordination; ~ of discipline; ~ of experience; ~ of knowledge
collaborate (v)
to ~ with smb
collaboration (n)
collaborator (n)
depend (v)
to ~ upon smb. for advice •• it (all) depends
dependence (n)
independence (n)
interdependence (n)
share (v)
to ~ the money equally between two brothers; ~ and ~ alike; to ~ one's sandwich with smb; to ~ one's problems with smb.; to ~ a
house with smb; to ~ smb’s opinion; to ~ sorrow; to ~ common interests
share (n)
a ~ in; to do one's ~; to have a ~ in the profits; equal ~; ~ of the responsibility; fair ~; full ~; on shares; ordinary ~s; preference ~s
effect (n)
have ~; produce an ~; of no ~; without ~; cause an ~; to have a profound ~ on smth.; minimal ~; put into ~; come into ~; general ~; calculated for ~; to leave no ~s; personal ~
effect (v)
dimensions (n)
tangible ~; symbolic ~; cultural ~
produce (v)
~ an endless stream of paperwork; to ~ no results. to ~ changes; to ~ an identity card
produce (n)
home ~; dairy ~
participate (v)
participant (n)
active ~; reluctant ~
legislature (n)
to convene a ~; to disband, dismiss, dissolve a ~; bicameral ~; unicameral ~
legislate (v)
legislative (adj)
court (n)
a ~ yard; a superior ~; the Court of Appeal; a probate ~; a territorial ~; the Supreme Court; ~ of directors
neglect (v)
to ~ smb’s duty; his education was ~ed
neglect (n)
complete ~, total ~; parental ~
jeopardy (n)
in ~
jeopardize (v)
~ one's life
Vocabulary Exercises