# Politics & International Affairs

**Type:** Topic
**Words:** 23

## About

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

## Words by Level

### A1
- run for — to compete as a candidate for an elected position

### A2
- political — Relating to government, the state, or the way a country is run.; frequency rank 1989
- nation — A country considered as a political and independent state.; frequency rank 2132
- international — involving or relating to two or more countries.; frequency rank 2532

### B1
- president — The elected head of state in a republic, such as the United States.; frequency rank 699
- campaign — A planned series of actions to achieve a particular goal.; frequency rank 2446
- politics — The activities involved in governing a country or area, and the debate between groups who want power.; frequency rank 2556
- democracy — A system of government in which people choose their leaders by voting.; frequency rank 5004
- rise up — to begin a rebellion against people in authority

### B2
- minister — A senior politician in charge of a government department.; frequency rank 1468
- ambassador — The most senior official who represents their country in a foreign country.; frequency rank 3913
- federation — a political union whose constituent states or regions retain some internal self-government; frequency rank 6949
- treaty — A formal written agreement between two or more countries.; frequency rank 7167
- ally with — to join another person, group, or country for a shared purpose

### C1
- diplomatic — Relating to the work of managing relations between countries.; frequency rank 7978
- exchequer — the national treasury or financial department of a government

### C2
- manifesto — a public written declaration of the principles, policies, aims, or intentions of a political party, government, or movement; frequency rank 17918
- repatriate — to send or bring someone back to their own country
- sloganeering — often disapproving: the use of short, memorable slogans to promote a cause or product, especially in place of detailed argument

### C2+
- signatory — a party who has signed an agreement or treaty
- colonialism — the policy of one nation controlling and exploiting another territory
- expansionism — a policy of extending a nation's territory or economic influence
- theatrocracy — government by citizens assembled in a theater, especially as a description of ancient Athenian democracy