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Surpassed - Gone beyond something else.
UN - United Nations. An intergovernmental organisation based in New York that aims to maintain international peace and security.
Delegates - People who represent groups or countries at conferences.
Divisive - Causing people to be split into groups that disagree with or oppose each other.
Absurd - Ridiculous.
Churlish - Rude and ungenerous.