(HL-정치/사회/경제) Donald Trump Becomes 45th President of the United States

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Americans have elected Donald J. Trump as the 45th President of the United States. The Republican Party candidate defeated the Democratic Party nominee, Hillary Clinton. The result is a shock to most political experts and pollsters. On Tuesday morning in the U.S., most major polling groups were predicting a win for former Secretary of State Clinton. But in the early hours of November 9, Clinton called Trump to concede the election. The president-elect spoke to a crowd of supporters in New York City a short time later. He congratulated Clinton and praised her campaign effort. And he called for the nation to unite. "And I congratulated her, and her family, on a very, very, hard-fought campaign. She fought very hard. Hillary has worked very long and very hard over a long period of time, and we owe her a major debt of gratitude for her service to our country. I mean that very sincerely."
* elect = (선거로) 선출하다/ defeat = (전쟁・시합・대회 등에서 상대를) 패배시키다[물리치다/이기다]/ nominee = (직책・수상자 등에) 지명[추천]된 사람, 후보/ pollster = 여론 조사원/ predict = 예측[예견]하다/ Secretary of State = [美] 국무장관(國務長官)/ in the early hours of ~ = ~의 이른 시간[새벽]/ concede = 인정하다[수긍하다]; (특히 마지못해) 내주다[허락하다]/ the president-elect = 대통령 당선자/ praise = 칭찬하다/ call for ~ = (공식적으로) 요구하다/ unite = 통합[결속]하다, 연합하다/ hard-fought = 격전을 벌이는/ owe (sb sth for ~) = 신세를 지고 있다, (특히 남의 은혜를 입었으므로) …해야 하다[한다고 생각하다]/ debt of gratitude = 은덕, 신세, 마음의 빚     

Trump called for the nation to unite. "Now it's time for America to bind the wounds of division. We have to get together. To all Republicans and Democrats and Independents across this nation, I say it is time for us to come together as one united people." Trump’s win brings to an end eight years of Democratic Party rule of the White House. Political experts have said the change could lead to the undoing of many of President Barack Obama’s policies. One of Trump’s first targets may be the Affordable Care Act, a health care law signed by President Obama in 2010. Trump criticized the measure repeatedly during his campaign. He promised supporters he would cancel it if elected.
* bind = (붕대 등으로) 감다[싸다]/ wound = (정신적) 상처; (특히 칼・총과 같은 흉기에 의한) 상처, 부상/ division = (특히 사회・단체 내의) 분열/ come together= (하나로) 합치다/ rule = 통치, 지배/ lead to ~ = ~로 이어지다/ undo = 무효로 만들다, 원상태로 돌리다/ criticize = 비판[비난/비평]하다/ measure = 조치[정책]/ repeatedly = 되풀이하여; 여러 차례

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