Vocabulary: Boardroom English: influencing at the highest level

English · C2 · Lesson 13 · 20 words

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mandate

noun

authority

leverage

sharp decline

prudent

acquisition

stakeholder

noun

Person with interest in an outcome

circumvent

verb

Avoid or get around something

conciliatory

adjective

Too small to matter

impasse

noun

Deadlock or stalemate

substantiate

verb

Provide evidence for

ratify

verb

confirm officially

precedent

noun

standard for judgment

pivotal

adjective

crucial

arbitrate

verb

Settle a dispute fairly

astute

adjective

code-switching

consortium

noun

provocative

contention

noun

A claim or assertion

expedient

adjective

Practical and effective

deliberate

verb

Done consciously and intentionally

prerogative

noun

An exclusive right or privilege

galvanize

verb

Inspire with sudden energy or enthusiasm

underpin

verb

Form the basis or foundation of