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IS vocabulario político
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Language - Spanish
12th Grade
08/27/2013
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Term
elegir
 Definition
1) to choose
2) to elect
Term
reelegir
 Definition
to re-elect
Term
la política
 Definition
1) politics
2) policy
Term
el político/la política
 Definition
politician
Term
político/a (adjetivo)
 Definition
political
Term
votar (por)
 Definition
to vote (for)
Term
el voto
 Definition
vote
Term
el/la votante
 Definition
voter
Term
las elecciones
 Definition
election(s)
Term
la votación
 Definition
act of voting
Term
las urnas
 Definition
ballot boxes
Term
ir a las urnas
 Definition
to go to the polls
Term
la encuesta
 Definition
survey / opinion poll
Term
los derechos
 Definition
rights
Term
ejercer el derecho al voto
 Definition
to exercise the right to vote
Term
la campaña
 Definition
campaign
Term
la campaña electoral
 Definition
electoral/political campaign
Term
el candidato/la candidata
 Definition
candidate
Term
ser candidato a la presidencia
 Definition
to be a candidate for the presidency
Term
hacer campaña
 Definition
to campaign
Term
el debate
 Definition
debate
Term
debatir
 Definition
to debate
Term
el discurso
 Definition
speech
Term
dar un discurso
 Definition
to give a speech
Term
las opiniones políticas
 Definition
political views/opiniones
Term
estar de acuerdo (con)
 Definition
to agree (with); to be in agreement (with)
Term
no estar de acuerdo (con)
 Definition
to not agree (with); to not be in agreement (with)
Term
estar a favor (de)
 Definition
to be in favor (of)
Term
estar en contra (de)
 Definition
to be against
Term
apoyar
 Definition
to support
Term
el apoyo
 Definition
support (noun)
Term
respaldar
 Definition
to support, to back, to endorse
Term
el respaldo
 Definition
backing, support, endorsement
Term
confiar (en)
 Definition
to trust
Term
desconfiar (en)
 Definition
to distrust, to be suspicious of
Term
honesto/a
 Definition
honest
Term
deshonesto/a
 Definition
dishonest
Term
ser un(a) mentiroso(a)
 Definition
to be a liar
Term
el gobierno
 Definition
government
Term
gobernar (e:ie)
 Definition
to govern
Term
el/la líder
 Definition
leader
Term
liderar
 Definition
to lead
Term
el liderazgo
 Definition
leadership
Term
oponerse (a)
 Definition
to oppose
Term
la oposición
 Definition
opposition
Term
el partido político
 Definition
political party
Term
el referéndum
 Definition
referendum
Term
la democracia
 Definition
democracy
Term
democrático
 Definition
democratic
Term
la república
 Definition
republic
Term
la ideología
 Definition
ideology
Term
del centro
 Definition
centrist, of the center
Term
de la derecha
 Definition
right
Term
de la izquierda
 Definition
left
Term
conservador(a)
 Definition
conservative
Term
liberal
 Definition
liberal
Term
socialista
 Definition
socialist
Term
comunista
 Definition
communist
Term
capitalista
 Definition
capitalist
Term
libertario
 Definition
libertarian
Term
radical
 Definition
radical
Term
moderado
 Definition
moderate
Term
las prioridades
 Definition
priorities
Term
el plan (de acción)
 Definition
plan (of action)
Term
la economía
 Definition
economy
Term
la política económica
 Definition
economic policy
Term
setecientos mil millones de dólares
 Definition
700 billion dollars
Term
la deuda pública
 Definition
the national debt (public debt)
Term
dieciséis billones de dólares
 Definition
16 trillion dollars
Term
el presupuesto
 Definition
budget
Term
la política fiscal
 Definition
fiscal policy
Term
la política monetaria
 Definition
monetary policy
Term
la moneda
 Definition
1)coin
2)currency
Term
el déficit
 Definition
deficit
Term
los impuestos
 Definition
taxes
Term
los recortes de impuestos
 Definition
tax cuts
Term
recortar los impuestos
 Definition
to cut taxes
Term
los recortes fiscales
 Definition
budget cuts
Term
el desempleo
 Definition
unemployment
Term
la clase media
 Definition
the middle class
Term
la clase trabajadora
 Definition
the working class
Term
la seguridad nacional
 Definition
national security
Term
las relaciones internacionales
 Definition
international relations
Term
la política exterior
 Definition
foreign policy
Term
la guerra
 Definition
war
Term
los soldados
 Definition
soldiers
Term
Libia
 Definition
Libya
Term
Irak
 Definition
Iraq
Term
Afganistán
 Definition
Afghanistan
Term
Irán
 Definition
Iran
Term
los ataques terroristas
 Definition
terrorist attacks
Term
el terrorismo
 Definition
terrorismo
Term
el/la terrorista
 Definition
terrorist
Term
la reforma del sistema de salud
 Definition
healthcare reform
Term
el seguro médico
 Definition
health insurance (medical insurance)
Term
las condiciones preexistentes
 Definition
pre-existing conditions
Term
la educación
 Definition
education
Term
el medio ambiente
 Definition
the environment
Term
el precio de la gasolina
 Definition
the price of gas
Term
los temas de la campaña
 Definition
campaign issues
Term
la inmigración
 Definition
immigration
Term
la política migratoria
 Definition
immigration policy
Term
la deportación
 Definition
deportation
Term
la Patrulla Fronteriza
 Definition
Border Patrol
Term
la inmigración ilegal
 Definition
illegal immigration
Term
los indocumentados
 Definition
the undocumented
Term
los "sin papeles"
 Definition
those without "papers"
Term
la visa
 Definition
visa
Term
la tarjeta verde
 Definition
green card
Term
el permiso (de trabajo / de residencia)
 Definition
(work / residency) permit
Term
el poder ejecutivo
 Definition
the executive branch
(lit. power)
Term
la presidencia
 Definition
the presidency
Term
el/la presidente
 Definition
presidente
Term
el mandato
 Definition
1) mandate
2) term in office
Term
el primer mandato
 Definition
first term
Term
el segundo mandato
 Definition
second term
Term
el gobernador / la gobernadora
 Definition
governor
Term
la burocracia
 Definition
bureaucracy
Term
el poder legislativo
 Definition
legislative branch
(lit. power)
Term
el Congreso
 Definition
Congress
Term
el Senado
 Definition
Senate
Term
el senador / la senadora
 Definition
senator
Term
la Cámara de Representantes
 Definition
House of Representatives
(lit. "Chamber")
Term
el/la representante
 Definition
representative
Term
el/la congresista
 Definition
Congressman/Congresswoman
Term
proyecto de ley
 Definition
bill (not yet a law)
Term
el poder judicial
 Definition
Judicial Branch
(lit. "power")
Term
los tribunales
 Definition
courts
Term
el/la juez (pl. jueces)
 Definition
judge
Term
la Corte Suprema / el Tribunal Supremo
 Definition
Supreme Court
Term
una ley constitucional
 Definition
a constitutional law
Term
una ley inconstitucional
 Definition
an unconstitutional law
Term
las fuerzas armadas
 Definition
armed forces/military
Term
las armas nucleares
 Definition
nuclear weapons
Term
las armas de destrucción masiva
 Definition
weapons of mass destruction
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