Second Democratic Debate 20 words

The tragic events in Paris cast a large shadow over the second Democratic debate held on November 14, 2015. The first portion of the debate was devoted to plans for combating terrorist threats, but the candidates -- Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton -- also addressed issues like immigration, the economy, and raising the minimum wage. Here are the most relevant words from the debate.
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  1. disposable
    an item that can be thrown away after it has been used
    This is what I think -- this is what many economists believe that one of the reasons that real unemployment in this country is 10 percent, one of the reasons that African American youth unemployment and underemployment is 51 percent is the average worker in America doesn't have any disposable income.
    -Senator Bernie Sanders
  2. instability
    a lack of balance or state of disequilibrium
    I don't think any -- I don't think any sensible person would disagree that the invasion of Iraq led to the massive level of instability we are seeing right now.
    -Sen. Bernie Sanders
  3. revitalize
    give new life or vigor to
    That is what is going to have to happen, if we want to revitalize and rebuild the crumbling middle class.
    Sen. Bernie Sanders
  4. entitlement
    right granted by law or contract
    I believe that we pay for many of the things that we need to do again as a nation, investing in the skills of our people, our infrastructure, and research and development and also climate change by the elimination of one big entitlement that we can no longer afford as a people, and that is the entitlement that many of our super wealthiest citizens feel they are entitled to pay -- namely, a much lower income tax rate and a lower tax rate on capital gains.
    -Governor Martin O'Malley
  5. affordable
    reasonably priced
    But I think it's important to understand there's a significant difference that I have with Senator Sanders about how best to provide quality, affordable health care for everyone.
    -Secretary Hilary Clinton
  6. proactive
    causing something to happen rather than waiting to respond
    This is a new era of conflict where traditional ways of huge standing armies are not as -- serve our purposes as well as special ops, better intelligence and being more proactive.
    -Gov. Martin O'Malley
  7. supportive
    furnishing assistance
    That is why we have troops in Iraq that are helping to train and build back up the Iraqi military, why we have special operators in Syria working with the Kurds and Arabs, so that we can be supportive.
    -Sec. Clinton
  8. reinstate
    bring back into original existence, function, or position
    Reinstating Glass- Steagall is a part of what very well could help, but it is nowhere near enough.
    -Sec. Clinton
  9. consensus
    agreement in the judgment reached by a group as a whole
    We have got to come forward with a consensus that in fact will work.
    -Sen. Sanders
  10. globalization
    growth to a worldwide scale
    The increasing globalization without any real safety valve for people to have a better life.
    -Sec. Clinton
  11. arcane
    requiring secret or mysterious knowledge
    So, I mean this may seem like a bit of an arcane discussion.
    -Sec. Clinton
  12. radical
    far beyond the norm
    We need to have a resolve that will bring the world together to root out the kind of radical jihadist ideology that motivates organizations like ISIS, a barbaric, ruthless, violent jihadist terrorist group.
    -Sec. Clinton
  13. immunity
    the condition in which an organism can resist disease
    I know that Senator Sanders had a different vote than I did when it came to giving immunity to gun makers and sellers.
    -Sec. Clinton
  14. deregulation
    the act of freeing from rules
    I led the effort, unfortunately unsuccessfully, against deregulation because I knew when you merge large insurance companies and investment banks and commercial banks it was not going to be good.
    -Sen Sanders
  15. bail
    secure the release of (someone) by providing security
    We bailed out Wall Street.
    -Sen. Sanders
  16. collaboration
    act of working jointly
    America is best when we work in collaboration with our allies.
    -Gov. O'Malley
  17. bottom line
    the last line in an audit
    Bottom line here is, in the year 2015, we should look at a college degree the same way we looked at a high school degree 50 or 60 years ago.
    -Sen. Sanders
  18. income
    the amount of money one makes over a period of time
    People are working longer hours for lower wages, and almost all of the new income and wealth goes to the top one percent.
    -Sen. Sanders
  19. median
    relating to or situated in or extending toward the middle
    So while other candidates will talk about the things they would like to do, I actually got these things done in a state that defended not only a AAA bond rating, but the highest median income in America.
    -Gov. O'Malley
  20. modernity
    the quality of being current or of the present
    I think with this kind of barbarism and nihilism, it's very hard to understand, other than the lust for power, the rejection of modernity, the total disregard for human rights, freedom, or any other value that we know and respect.
    -Sec. Clinton
    Nihilism is the rejection of all the values and principles of society
    "If we believe in nothing, if nothing has any meaning and if we can affirm no values whatsoever, then everything is possible and nothing has any importance." -Albert Camus
Created on Sun Nov 15 01:15:15 EST 2015 (updated Sun Nov 15 09:04:25 EST 2015)

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