Spanish Words for Beginners : Politics and Government
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| ENGLISH | SPANISH |
| government | el gobierno |
| a ballot box | una urna |
| a ballot paper | una cédula de votación |
| a blank vote | una votación en blanco |
| a bone of contention | un tema de discusión |
| a candidate | un candidato |
| a citizen | un ciudadano |
| a communist | un comunista |
| a countess | una condesa |
| a crushing defeat | una derrota feroz |
| a denunciation | una denuncia |
| a despot | un déspota |
| a dictator | un dictador |
| a diplomat | un diplomático |
| a duchess | una duquesa |
| a duke | un duque |
| a failure | un fracaso |
| a head of state | un jefe de estado |
| a heated debate | un debate anima |
| a heir/a heiress | un heredero/una heredera |
| a human rights organization | una organización de derechos humanos |
| a hung parliament | un parlamento sin mayoría |
| a key issue | un problema clave |
| a king | un rey |
| a kingdom | un reino |
| a law | una ley |
| a lobby | un grupo de presión |
| a massive tax cut | una reducción de impuestos masiva |
| a milestone | una fecha histórica |
| a military junta | una junta militar |
| a mole | un topo |
| a monarch | un monarca |
| a much debated question | un tema muy controvertido |
| a nationalist | un nacionalista |
| a parliamentary system | un sistema parlamentario |
| a police state | un Estado policial |
| a political battle | una batalla política |
| a political campaign | una campaña política |
| a political career | una carrera política |
| a political party | un partido político |
| a polling booth | una cabina de votación |
| a polling card / a voting card | una tarjeta de elector |
| a polling station | un centro de votación |
| a president | un presidente |
| a republic | una república |
| a right-/left-wing politician | un político de derecha/de izquierda |
| a scandal | un escándalo |
| a senator | un senador |
| a socialist | un socialista |
| a sovereign | un soberano |
| a spy | un espía |
| a state secret | un secreto de Estado |
| a staunch supporter | un apoyo leal |
| a tyrant | un tirano |
| a voter, an elector | un elector |
| an anarchist | un anarquista |
| an earl, a count | un conde |
| an election campaign | una campaña electoral |
| an emperor | un emperador |
| an empire | un imperio |
| an informant | un informante |
| an MP (Member Parliament) | un diputado |
| an overwhelming majority | una mayoría abrumadora |
| anarchy | la anarquía |
| at the head of | en la cabeza de |
| authoritarian ways | las maneras autoritarias |
| central government | gobierno central |
| CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) | la CIA |
| communism | el comunismo |
| democracy | la democracia |
| democratic | democrática |
| despotic | despótica |
| dictatorship | la dictadura |
| diplomacy | la diplomacia |
| dishonest | deshonesta |
| domestic policy | política interna |
| drastic measures | medidas enérgicas |
| elections | las elecciones |
| foreign policy | política exterior |
| hereditary | hereditario |
| His/Her Royal Highness | Su Alteza Real, señor |
| human rights | de los derechos humanos |
| in power | en el poder |
| iron-handed | con mano de hierro |
| pageantry | l’apparat |
| phoney | bidón |
| politician | político |
| politics | la política |
| polling day | el día de las elecciones |
| republican | republicano |
| royalty | la realeza |
| ruling party | partido en el poder |
| scandalous | escandaloso |
| slanderous | difamatoria |
| socialism | el socialismo |
| socialist | socialista |
| strong-willed | voluntaria |
| the municipal election | los municipios |
| the Attorney General | el Ministro de Justicia |
| the chancellor | el canciller |
| the Conservative Party | el partido conservador |
| the constituents | los electores |
| the coronation | la coronación |
| the court | la Corte |
| the crown princess | la princesa heredera |
| the Declaration of human rights | la Declaración de Derechos Humanos |
| the Democrats | los demócratas |
| the diplomatic corps | el cuerpo diplomático |
| the Dispatch Box | la tribuna |
| the electoral system | el sistema electoral |
| the electorate | el electorado |
| the first ballot | la primera vuelta |
| the Foreign Office | el ministerio de relaciones exteriores |
| the general election | las legislativas |
| the Health/Education Secretary | Ministro de Salud/Educación |
| the Home Office | el Ministerio del Interior |
| the Home Secretary | el Ministro del Interior |
| the House of Commons | la Cámara de los Comunes |
| The House of Lords | la Cámara de los Lores |
| the House of Representatives | la Cámara de Diputados |
| the Houses of Parliament | las casas del Parlamento |
| the Labour Party | el partido laborista |
| the leader of a party | el líder de un partido |
| the legislative/ executive/judiciary body | el poder legislativo/ejecutivo/judicial |
| the Liberal Party | el partido liberal |
| the Lord Chancellor | el señor canciller |
| the party in power | el partido en el poder |
| the political climate | el clima político |
| the political system | el sistema político |
| the presidential | las elecciones presidenciales |
| the press gallery | la tribuna de prensa |
| the Prince Consort | el príncipe consorte |
| the Queen Mother | la reina madre |
| the Radicals | los radicales |
| the Republican Party | el partido republicano |
| the Republicans | los republicanos |
| the result of the poll | el resultado de la votación |
| the Secretary of State | Ministro de Asuntos Exteriores |
| the Secretary of the Treasury | el Ministro de Hacienda |
| the senate | el Senado |
| the Social Democratic Party | el partido demócrata |
| the State/Interior Department | Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores/Interior |
| the Union Jack | la bandera británica |
| the White House | la Casa Blanca |
| tyrannic(al) | tiranía |
| ungovernable | ingobernable |
| USEFUL VERBS | VERBOS ÚTILES |
| to abolish | abolir |
| to abstain from voting | abstenerse |
| to advise | asesorar |
| to announce a candidacy for | anunciar una candidatura para |
| to appoint, to nominate | nombrar |
| to approve of | aprobar |
| to ascend the throne | subir al trono |
| to attend a meeting | asistir a una reunión |
| to be ahead/behind | estar en cabeza/detrás |
| to be apolitical | ser apolítica |
| to be defeated | ser vencido |
| to be elected | ser elegido |
| to be entitled to vote | tener derecho de voto |
| to be in opposition | estar en la oposición |
| to be involved in | estar implicado en |
| to become reconciled | reconciliarse |
| to betray | traicionar |
| to break off diplomatic relations | romper las relaciones diplomáticas |
| to bug, to tap a phone | conectar a la mesa de escucha |
| to call for an election | solicitar la celebración de elecciones |
| to call off | cancelar |
| to campaign for/against | hacer campaña a favor/en contra |
| to carry out | aplicar |
| to compete for sth | discutir sobre algo más |
| to confer a title | otorgar un título |
| to cope with a situation | hacer frente a una situación |
| to count the votes | contar los votos |
| to crown | coronar |
| to crush political opposition | aplastar la oposición política |
| to curb abuses | contener los abusos |
| to curb/to reduce inflation | frenar a/reducir la inflación |
| to deal a blow | dar un golpe |
| to dedicate one’s life to | consagrar su vida |
| to defect to | pasar a |
| to denounce torture | denunciar la tortura |
| to die heirless | morir sin un heredero |
| to dismiss | remitir |
| to dissolve | disolver |
| to draft a resolution | redactar una resolución |
| to elect | elegir |
| to embezzle | desviar |
| to follow the party line | seguir la línea del partido |
| to follow the policy of | seguir la política de |
| to forge alliances with | forjar alianzas con los |
| to form a coalition | formar una coalición |
| to found | crear |
| to gather intelligence | recopilación de información |
| to give an impetus to | dar un impulso a |
| to govern | gobernar |
| to grapple with problems | discutir con los problemas |
| to guarantee a right | garantizar un derecho |
| to handle/to dodge/ to solve a crisis | conducir/evitar/resolver una crisis |
| to have far-reaching | tener implicaciones |
| to have the power of veto | tener el derecho de veto |
| to hinder | obstaculizar |
| to ignite a debate | inflamar un debate |
| to infiltrate agents into | la infiltración de agentes en |
| to interfere with | injerirse en |
| to join | adherirse |
| to lobby | ejercer presión sobre |
| to lower the voting age to | reducir la edad de voto a |
| to lower unemployment | reducir la tasa de desempleo |
| to merge | fusionar |
| to mistrust somebody | desconfiar de alguien |
| to muzzle | amordazar |
| to negotiate | negociar |
| to oppress | oprimir |
| to outlaw | declarar ilegal |
| to pass a law | aprobar una ley |
| to pay an official visit | hacer una visita oficial |
| to preside over | presidir |
| to preside over a session | presidir una sesión |
| to promise | prometer |
| to rally to | unirse a |
| to ratify | ratificar |
| to reign over | reinar en |
| to reject | rechazar |
| to remove from office | revocar |
| to renounce | renunciar |
| to replace | reemplazar |
| to repress | reprimir |
| to reshuffle | reformular |
| to restore | restaurar |
| to restore diplomatic ties with | restablecimiento de las relaciones diplomáticas con |
| to restore monarchy | restaurar la monarquía |
| to restore relations with | restaurar las relaciones con |
| to return to power | volver al poder |
| to rock the boat | sembrar el malestar |
| to rule, to run a country | dirigir un país |
| to sign a treaty | firmar un tratado |
| to silence | reducir al silencio |
| to sink | hundir |
| to slander sb | calumniar a alguien más |
| to smother | sofocar |
| to soar | escalar |
| to split | dividir |
| to spy | espiar |
| to stick to a programme | permanecer fiel a un programa |
| to strike a deal | celebrar un acuerdo |
| to submit to | someter tiene |
| to succeed to | suceder a |
| to support a party | apoyar a un partido |
| to suppress dissent | poner fin a las disidencias |
| to tackle a problem | abordar un problema |
| to take a poll | sondear |
| to terrorize | aterrorizar |
| to trigger a movement | desencadenar un movimiento |
| to trust somebody | confiar en alguien más |
| to turn a blind eye on | cerrar los ojos en |
| to vote | votar |
| to vote overwhelmingly for | votar en masa por |
| to ward off attacks | evitar los ataques |
| to wield power | ejercer el poder |
| to win the confidence of | ganar la confianza de |
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