Today there are many headlines about the death of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez. When political leaders die, there is a certain protocol that is followed, and also certain vocabulary terms and expressions that are used to describe them.
There will be talk of condolences and the funeral preparations. Here's a headline I just saw:
Chavez will lie in state for three days. A state funeral will be held on Friday.
(here "state" means public)
There will also be debates about his legacy and possible successors (who will succeed him). World leaders will respond, as well as others.
In this case, Chavez was a controversial and divisive leader. You may hear him described as "polarizing", and a "foe" of the U.S. While others have called him a champion of the oppressed.
He also had cancer, so you will hear words like ailing, how he fought and how he finally succumbed to the disease.
Here's a sample of different reports from around the world. CNN, Fox, AFP; BBC;
What is being said about his passing in your country?
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