German Political Vocabulary Complete Word List

Let's start with some very basic political vocabulary, that you will come across quite a bit here in Germany. While there aren't that many

German-English cognates in the world of politics, the word Die Politik istelf is one and means... drumroll 🥁 ... politics 🎉.

German Political Vocabulary

die Politik

politics

der/die BundeskanzlerIn

federal chancellor

der/die BundespräsidentIn

federal president

der/die MinisterIn

minister

der Bundestag

German parliament

Politics, Government & Administration

die Regierung

government

das Parlament

parliament

die Wahl

election

Wählen

voting

das Gesetz

law

die Strategie

strategy

die Regierung

administration

der Haushalt

budget

die Steuern

taxes

die Besteuerung

taxation

das Haushaltsdefizit

budget deficit

Political Parties and Ideologies

words related to political parties and ideologies, such as "communism", "fascism", "socialism", "conservatism", "liberalism"

die Partei

political party

die Ideologie

ideology

die Linke

left-wing

die Rechte

right-wing

der Sozialismus

socialism

der Kommunismus

communism

der Kapitalismus

capitalism

der Faschismus

fascism

Political Parties

die Demokraten

democrats

die Republikaner

republicans

die Grünen

green party

der Konservative

conservative

der Progressivist

progressive

der Libertäre

libertarian

International Relations

words related to relations between countries and international organizations, such as "diplomacy", "alliance", "treaty", "sanctions", "peacekeeping"

die internationalen Beziehungen

international relations

die Diplomatie

diplomacy

die Vereinten Nationen

United Nations

die Allianz

alliance

der Vertrag

treaty

die Botschaft

embassy

die Verhandlung

negotiation

die Sanktion

sanction

der Terrorismus

terrorism

die Menschenrechte

human rights

die Grenze

border

die Migration

migration

der Flüchtling

refugee

der Handelsabkommen

trade agreement

words related to social and economic issues that are often politically debated, such as "income inequality", "taxes", "minimum wage", "healthcare", "education"

das gesellschaftliche Problem

social issue

die Diskriminierung

discrimination

die Geschlechtergleichheit

gender equality

die Rechte von LGBT

LGBT rights

die Armut

poverty

die Einkommensungleichheit

income inequality

das Obdachlossein

homelessness

die Gesundheitsversorgung

health care

der Umweltschutz

environmental protection

die Bildung

education

die positive Diskriminierung

affirmative action

der Mindestlohn

minimum wage

die Arbeitslosigkeit

unemployment

die rassische Gleichheit

racial equality

die Waffenkontrolle

gun control

Civil Rights and Liberties

words related to individual rights and freedoms, such as "freedom of speech", "privacy", "discrimination", "human rights", "civil rights"

Political Liberties

die Freiheit

liberty

die Meinungsfreiheit

freedom of speech

die Versammlungsfreiheit

freedom of assembly

die Religionsfreiheit

freedom of religion

Rights & Principles

die Bürgerrechte (pl.)

civil rights

das Wahlrecht

right to vote

das Eigentumsrecht

right to own property

das Recht auf ein faires Verfahren

right to a fair trial

der Grundsatz

policy / principle

der Gleichbehandlungsgrundsatz

principle to equal treatment

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