Turning green?

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Turning green?

The presidential candidates have contradictory views about oil prices and the environment

Definition

green (POLITICAL) Show phonetics
adjective
relating to the protection of the environment:
green politics/issues
a green campaigner/activist
the Green Party

Green Show phonetics
noun [C]
a member of the Green Party:
He used to be a Liberal, but now he's a Green.

greening Show phonetics
noun [S]
The next ten years, he predicted, would see the greening of America (= Americans starting to take more care of the environment).

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go/turn green
to look pale and ill as if you are going to vomit