The political vocabulary in Spanish

Learning political vocabulary in Spanish is relevant and beneficial, as it enables you to actively participate in civic life, understand political and cultural issues, and develop more effectively in a variety of professional areas. It also enables you to better understand the world around you and make informed decisions. Discover political vocabulary in Spanish with Sprachcaffe.

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»Foreign and social policies
»Political systems and institutions
» Economy and politics

Foreign and social policies

Foreign policy	Translation	Social policy	Translation
Diplomacia	Diplomacy	Sanidad pública	Public healthcare
Tratado	Treaty	Educación pública	Public education
Embajada	Embassy	Seguridad social	Social security
Alianza	Alliance	Bienestar social	Welfare
Relaciones internacionales	International relations	Igualdad de género	Gender equality
Cooperación internacional	International cooperation	Derechos civiles	Civil rights
Conflicto internacional	International conflict	Discriminación	Discrimination
Acuerdo bilateral	Bilateral agreement	Política de inmigración	Immigration policy
Organización Internacional	International organization	Protección del medio ambiente	Environmental protection
Política exterior	Foreign policy	Justicia social	Social justice

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Political systems

Spanish	English
Democracia	Democracy
Monarquía	Monarchy
República	Republic
Autocracia	Autocracy
Totalitarismo	Totalitarianism
Parlamentarismo	Parliamentary system
Federalismo	Federalism
Sistema presidenciaL	Presidential system
Estado de derecho	Rule of law
Gobierno de unidad nacional	National unity government

Political institutions

Spanish	English
Gobierno	Government
Parlamento	Parliament
Congreso	Congress
Senado	Senate
Presidencia	Presidency
Poder Ejecutivo	Executive branch
Poder Legislativo	Legislative branch
Poder Judicial	Judicial branch
Constitución	Constitution
Partido político	Political party

Economy and Politics: Rights and Freedoms

Economics and politics	Translation	Rights and freedoms	Translation
Política fiscal	Fiscal policy	Derechos humanos	Human rights
Presupuesto	Budget	Libertad de expresión	Freedom of speech
Impuestos	Taxes	Derecho a la igualdad	Right to equality
Desigualdad económica	Economic inequality	Libertad de prensa	Freedom of the press
Capitalismo	Capitalism	Derecho a la privacidad	Right to privacy
Socialismo	Socialism	Libertad religiosa	Freedom of religion
Mercado libre	Free market	Libertad religiosa	Right to education
Nacionalización	Nationalization	Inmigración	Immigration
Deuda pública	Public debt	Asilo político	Political asylum
Banco central	Central bank	Ciudadanía	Citizenship

Participate in political debates in Spanish

Politics is an important topic of conversation in society. Learning political vocabulary allows you to communicate effectively with others about political issues, debate issues of interest, and express your opinions clearly. To learn political vocabulary we recommend that you watch some of the many televised political debates of the candidates for president. If you have any questions or need more examples, feel free to contact us or visit our Spanish courses.

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