Politics & International Affairs

Power, parties, diplomacy, nations, and international relations.

148 words

# Politics & International Affairs

**Type:** Topic
**Words:** 148

## About
Power, parties, diplomacy, nations, and international relations.

## Words by Level

### A1
- party - A social event where people meet to celebrate, eat, and have fun.
- p.m. - In or relating to the time between noon and midnight.

### A2
- foreign - Coming from or belonging to a country that is not your own.
- national - Relating to a whole nation or country.
- secretary - a person who handles letters, phone calls, and office tasks for someone or an organization
- political - Relating to government, the state, or the way a country is run.
- nation - A country considered as a political and independent state.
- international - involving or relating to two or more countries.

### B1
- vote - To formally show which person or choice you support in an election or decision.
- president - The elected head of state in a republic, such as the United States.
- politics - The activities involved in governing a country or area, and the debate between groups who want power.
- wing - One of the two body parts a bird, bat, or insect uses to fly.
- election - An event in which people vote to choose a leader or representative.
- independent - Free from outside control; not ruled by another country or authority.
- democracy - A system of government in which people choose their leaders by voting.
- majority - More than half of a group of people or things.
- politician - A person who works in politics, especially one who has been elected to government.
- opposition - Strong disagreement with, or resistance to, something.
- democratic - Relating to democracy or a system where people choose their government by voting.
- conservative - Not liking change; preferring traditional ways of doing things.
- vice president
- campaign - A planned series of actions to achieve a particular goal.
- primary - Most important; main.

### B2
- minister - A senior politician in charge of a government department.
- ambassador - The most senior official who represents their country in a foreign country.
- cabinet - A piece of furniture with shelves or drawers for storing or showing things.
- parliament - The group of elected people who make a country's laws.
- voting - The act or process of casting a vote in an election or decision.
- treaty - A formal written agreement between two or more countries.
- politically - In a way that relates to politics or government.
- ideology - A set of beliefs and ideas, especially political, held by a person or group.
- voter - A person who votes or has the right to vote in an election.
- statesman - A respected and experienced political leader.
- prime minister
- confederacy - an alliance or union of states, organizations, or groups formed for a common purpose
- neutrality - the state of not supporting either side in a dispute or competition
- royalist - a supporter of monarchy or of a particular monarch or royal dynasty
- colonize - to settle people in a territory and establish political control over it, often displacing or subjugating its existing inhabitants

### C1
- ministry - A government department responsible for a particular area, usually headed by a minister.
- protocol - A set of rules for how something should be done correctly.
- diplomatic - Relating to the work of managing relations between countries.
- premier - Best, most important, or highest in rank.
- portfolio - A collection of a person's work shown to potential employers or clients.
- doctrine - A set of beliefs taught by a religion, political group, or other organization.
- parliamentary - Relating to or made by a parliament.
- referendum - A direct vote by the public on a single political question or proposed law.
- exchequer - the national treasury or financial department of a government
- recant - To withdraw or repudiate a statement or opinion formerly expressed, especially formally and publicly.
- retrenchment - A curtailment or reduction.
- unseat - to remove someone from an elected office, position of power, or established role
- suffrage - the legal right to vote in political elections
- kingship - the office, rank, or institution of a king
- internationalism - the principle that nations should cooperate and pursue shared interests across national boundaries
- imperialism - the policy or practice of extending a state's power over other territories through conquest, colonization, or political and economic control
- despot - a ruler who holds absolute power and uses it in a cruel, oppressive, or arbitrary way
- federate - to unite states, organizations, or groups in a federation while allowing the members some independence
- internationalist - a person who supports cooperation and solidarity among nations rather than narrow national self-interest
- entente - an informal alliance or friendly understanding between states or political powers
- protectionist - a person who supports tariffs, quotas, or other government barriers to imports in order to protect domestic producers
- ratification - the act of formally approving and making an agreement, treaty, or decision valid
- ultimatum - a final demand stating terms that must be accepted, often with a threat of consequences if they are refused
- espionage - The act or process of learning secret information through clandestine means.
- overlord - a person who has general authority over others

### C2
- cleanse - to purge of an ideology, bad thoughts, or sins
- austerity - A government policy of cutting public spending and raising taxes to reduce debt.
- apocryphal - Of doubtful authenticity, or lacking authority; not regarded as canonical.
- asperity - something hard to endure
- demagogue - a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions and prejudices
- empathetic - showing empathy or ready comprehension of others' states
- makeshift - A temporary (usually insubstantial) substitution.
- mendacity - A deceit, falsehood, or lie.
- opine - To express an opinion; to state as an opinion; to suppose, consider (that).
- plenipotentiary - A person invested with full powers, especially as the diplomatic agent of a sovereign state, (originally) charged with handling a certain matter.
- puissant - Powerful, mighty, having authority.
- quiescence - a state of quiet, but possibly temporary, inaction
- rile - To stir or move from a state of calm or order.
- segue - To move smoothly from one state or subject to another.
- stasis - Inactivity; a freezing, or state of motionlessness.
- totalitarian - characterized by a government in which the political authority exercises absolute and centralized control
- truculence - The state of being truculent; eagerness to fight; ferocity.
- analytically - by virtue of analysis
- timocracy - in Plato's political theory, a form of government ruled by people motivated chiefly by honor and military glory
- dissentient - expressing disagreement with a prevailing opinion, decision, or majority
- statesmanship - skill, wisdom, and sound judgment in managing public affairs
- subversion - the deliberate, often covert undermining of an established government, institution, or system
- factious - inclined to form factions or provoke internal disagreement
- impolitic - unwise or tactless because likely to cause offense or practical difficulty
- dethrone - to remove a monarch from the throne or from sovereign power
- dynastic - relating to a dynasty or to rule by successive members of one family
- militarism - the belief or policy that a country should maintain powerful armed forces and use them to gain political or economic advantage
- anarchist - a person who advocates anarchism, seeking a society organized without a coercive state or imposed hierarchy
- syndicalism - a revolutionary labor doctrine advocating workers' control of the economy through trade unions and direct action such as a general strike
- manifesto - a public written declaration of the principles, policies, aims, or intentions of a political party, government, or movement
- suzerainty - a relationship in which a dominant state controls the external affairs of a subordinate but internally autonomous state
- possibilist - a socialist who favors immediately achievable reforms rather than an all-or-nothing commitment to revolution
- anti-militarist - opposed to militarism, especially to the dominance or political use of powerful armed forces
- statecraft - skill and sound judgment in governing a state and managing its affairs, especially diplomacy and foreign policy
- anarchism - a family of political philosophies and movements skeptical of or opposed to coercive authority, especially the state, and favoring stateless social organization through voluntary cooperation
- cosmopolitanism - the moral or political view that all human beings belong to a single community and have obligations to one another across national boundaries
- Marxian - relating to, developed from, or analytically influenced by Karl Marx's political, economic, and social theories, without necessarily implying adherence to Marxism
- nationalization - the transfer of a privately owned industry, service, or asset into ownership or control by a national government
- agitator - a person who vigorously stirs others into political or social action, often a disapproving label for a protest organizer
- leaderless - having no person or group in command or providing direction
- anarchical - lacking effective government, authority, or orderly control
- conclave - a private, confidential, or secret meeting of a select group
- legate - an official envoy or deputy, especially a representative sent by the pope or a sovereign
- correspondency - correspondence, agreement, or mutual relation, especially diplomatic relations between states
- unallied - not joined to another party by a political or military alliance
- concordat - a formal agreement between the Holy See and a sovereign state regulating church affairs
- committeeman - dated: a man who serves on a committee
- asiento - historical: a contract granted by the Spanish Crown that gave a person or company a monopoly over a branch of colonial trade, especially the supply of enslaved Africans to Spanish America
- bashaw - historical spelling of pasha: a man of high rank or authority in the Ottoman Empire
- plutocracy - a system of government or social control in which the wealthiest people hold political power
- commonweal - the welfare, prosperity, or good shared by all members of a community
- jingo - dated: used as a mild oath, usually in the phrase by jingo
- imperialist - a person who supports or practices imperialism
- Bolshevism - historical and political: the revolutionary Marxist doctrine and strategy of the Bolshevik faction led by Lenin
- appeasement - the act of calming, satisfying, or pacifying someone by meeting a demand or easing a grievance
- triumvirate - a group of three people who share authority or responsibility
- abdication - the formal act of giving up a throne or other position of sovereign power

### C2+
- crusade - a vigorous campaign for a cause or against an evil
- politico - a politician or person engaged in party politics (often disparaging)
- adulter - to corrupt or debase by adding a foreign substance; to adulterate
- democratical - of or relating to democracy; democratic
- elector - a person entitled to vote in an election
- electorate - all the people entitled to vote in an election
- envoy - a messenger or diplomatic representative
- identic - identical, especially of diplomatic notes worded the same by several powers
- nationalism - devotion to one's nation, often with the belief in its superiority or independence
- signatory - a party who has signed an agreement or treaty
- antinational - opposed to the nation or its interests; unpatriotic
- antiparliamentary - opposed to parliament or to parliamentary government
- colonialism - the policy of one nation controlling and exploiting another territory
- democratist - an advocate or supporter of democracy
- ethicopolitical - relating to both ethics and politics together
- expansionism - a policy of extending a nation's territory or economic influence
- fanaticism - excessive, uncritical zeal, especially in religion or politics
- ideologic - of or relating to ideology or a system of ideas
- jacobinic - of or characteristic of radical revolutionary politics
- ministerial - relating to a government minister or to the clergy
- multipartisan - involving or supported by several political parties
- juvenescence - the state of being a youth
- preamble - To speak or write a preamble; to provide a preliminary statement or set of remarks.
- restive - impatient especially under restriction or delay
- sagacious - skillful in statecraft or management
- serenity - The state of being serene; calmness; peacefulness.
- pourparler - an informal or preliminary discussion held before formal negotiations
- laborist - a supporter of workers' rights or of a political movement centered on organized labor

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