有史以來 yǒu shǐ yǐ lái – in all of history; ever since records began

大規模 dà guī mó – large-scale; massive

罷免 bà miǎn – to recall (an elected official); recall vote

下台 xià tái – to step down; to resign from a position

開端 kāi duān – beginning; starting point

立法院 lì fǎ yuàn – Legislative Yuan (Taiwan's legislature)

立法委員 lì fǎ wěi yuán – legislator; member of the Legislative Yuan

民進黨 mín jìn dǎng – Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), a major political party in Taiwan

過半席次 guò bàn xí cì – more than half the seats (in a legislative body)

國民黨 guó mín dǎng – Kuomintang (KMT), a major political party in Taiwan

民眾黨 mín zhòng dǎng – Taiwan People’s Party (TPP), a newer political party in Taiwan

三黨不過半 sān dǎng bù guò bàn – “three parties, none over half”; refers to no single party having a majority

朝小野大 cháo xiǎo yě dà – ruling party is small, opposition is large (a political imbalance)

局勢 jú shì – situation; state of affairs

執政 zhí zhèng – to govern; to be in power

掌握 zhǎng wò – to grasp; to control

行政權 xíng zhèng quán – executive power

主導 zhǔ dǎo – to lead; to dominate

法案 fǎ àn – bill; proposed law

推行 tuī xíng – to implement; to carry out

公民團體 gōng mín tuán tǐ – civic group; citizen organization

國防預算 guó fáng yù suàn – national defense budget

公職人員 gōng zhí rén yuán – public officials

戰局 zhàn jú – the (political) battle; situation of conflict

擴散 kuò sàn – to spread; to expand

響應 xiǎng yìng – to respond (to a call or initiative)

選罷法 xuǎn bà fǎ – Election and Recall Act (Taiwan’s law governing elections and recalls)

階段 jiē duàn – stage; phase

提議 tí yì – to propose; proposal

選區 xuǎn qū – electoral district; constituency

連署 lián shǔ – joint signature; petition

選舉人數 xuǎn jǔ rén shù – number of eligible voters

付出了心血 fù chū le xīn xiě – put in great effort; devoted much hard work

政治鬥爭 zhèng zhì dòu zhēng – political struggle; power struggle

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