🏛️ Politics and society · Política y sociedad
Vocabulary to talk about elections, government and social issues. 17 words.
Article colours: blue = masculine (el), pink = feminine (la), purple = both (el/la).
| Spanish | Translation | Example sentence |
|---|---|---|
| la elecciones | elections | Las elecciones generales se celebrarán en noviembre.The general elections will be held in November. |
| votar | to vote | Es la primera vez que voto en unas elecciones.It's the first time I vote in an election. |
| el gobierno | government | El gobierno anunció nuevas medidas económicas.The government announced new economic measures. |
| la ley | law | El parlamento aprobó una ley polémica.Parliament approved a controversial law. |
| el derechos | rights | La organización defiende los derechos humanos.The organization defends human rights. |
| la ciudadanía | citizenship | Obtuvo la ciudadanía después de diez años viviendo aquí.He obtained citizenship after ten years of living here. |
| la manifestación | demonstration | Miles de personas participaron en la manifestación.Thousands of people took part in the demonstration. |
| la desigualdad | inequality | La desigualdad social sigue siendo un problema grave.Social inequality remains a serious problem. |
| la corrupción | corruption | El escándalo de corrupción afectó a varios políticos.The corruption scandal affected several politicians. |
| la campaña | campaign | La campaña electoral duró seis semanas.The election campaign lasted six weeks. |
| el candidato | candidate | El candidato prometió reducir el desempleo.The candidate promised to reduce unemployment. |
| el parlamento | parliament | El proyecto de ley se debate ahora en el parlamento.The bill is now being debated in parliament. |
| la sociedad | society | Vivimos en una sociedad cada vez más diversa.We live in an increasingly diverse society. |
| el ministro | minister | El ministro de Sanidad presentó el nuevo plan.The Health minister presented the new plan. |
| el diputado | member of parliament | El diputado defendió la reforma en el debate.The member of parliament defended the reform in the debate. |
| gobernar | to govern | Ese partido gobierna el país desde hace ocho años.That party has been governing the country for eight years. |
| justo | fair | Reclaman un sistema fiscal más justo.They are demanding a fairer tax system. |
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