Some Spanish Political Words (Vocabulary)
The following is a list of some of the words used when speaking about politics in both English and Spanish. Like all vocabulary, some of these terms may differ from one Spanish-speaking country to another though most of the words presented here will be understood internationally.
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| English | Español |
| activist | activista |
| ballot | voto |
| ballot box | la urna (para votar) |
| campaign | campaña |
| candidate | candidato |
| caucus | (el) caucus |
| challenger | aspirante |
| citizen | ciudadano |
| congress | congreso |
| congressman | diputado |
| conservative | conservador |
| Constitution | constitución |
| conservative | conservador |
| council member | concejal(a) |
| communism | comunismo |
| debate | (el) debate |
| delegate | delegado |
| democrats | demócratas |
| dictator | dictador |
| dictatorship | dictadura |
| elected | elegido |
| election | la elección |
| electoral college | colegio electoral |
| federal | federal |
| freedom | libertad |
| government | gobierno |
| governor | gobernador |
| House of Representatives (USA) | Cámara de los Representantes |
| ideology | ideología |
| independents | independientes |
| leader | (el/la) líder |
| left wing | de izquierdas |
| left wing | izquierdista |
| legislature | legislatura |
| liberal | liberal |
| libertarian | libertario |
| lose | perder |
| laws | (las) leyes |
| majority | mayoría |
| mayor | alcalde, alcaldesa |
| minister | ministro |
| minority | minoría |
| parliament | parlamento |
| party | partido |
| politician | político |
| politics | la política |
| poll | encuesta |
| president | presidente |
| primary election | la primaria |
| prime minister | primero ministro, primera ministra |
| race (political contest) | contienda |
| recount | recuento (de votos) |
| representative | (el/la) representante |
| republicans | republicanos |
| right wing | de derechas |
| rights | derechos |
| senate | senado |
| senator | senador(a) |
| socialist | socialista |
| support | apoyar |
| vote (verb) | votar |
| vote | voto |
| win | ganar |
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