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German Government Vocabulary

106 German words tagged government, ordered by frequency and spanning A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2. The first entries appear as early as A1; the rest are specialist and sit higher up.

106 words
9 at A1
7 at A2
11 at B1
13 at B2
  1. sprechen to speak (some language, the truth, etc.); to speak, to talk, to give a speech verb spricht · sprach · gesprochen A1
  2. dieBewegung motion; move (step made in the execution of a plan or goal; a change in strategy) noun pl. Bewegungen A2
  3. derZug procession (larger group moving together along a common route); pull (force that pulls… noun pl. Züge A1
  4. dieKraft power, force, strength; force noun pl. Kräfte B2
  5. dieRegierung government/administration; the act of governing noun pl. Regierungen B2
  6. dieAufgabe task, job; corresponding to other senses of the verb aufgeben noun pl. Aufgaben A2
  7. dasUnternehmen business, enterprise, company; undertaking noun B1
  8. dieOperation operation noun pl. Operationen C1
  9. dieFarbe colour; paint noun pl. Farben A1
  10. aufgeben to give up on (one's efforts); to give up verb gibt auf · gab auf · aufgegeben B1
  11. derVogel a bird; an idiot, a clown (dimwitted or ridiculous person) noun pl. Vögel A1
  12. schwarz black, reflecting little or no light; illegal adj A1
  13. rot red (colour); red (pertaining to Marxism in the widest sense: social democratic,… adj A1
  14. derVertrag contract, agreement; treaty noun pl. Verträge B1
  15. derEinsatz something inserted, inset, inlay, compartment; insertion noun pl. Einsätze B1
  16. derSturm A strong, blustery wind; gust; gale; squall; storm, tempest noun pl. Stürme B1
  17. grün green (in colour); unripe adj A1
  18. verabschieden to say goodbye (to); to take leave (of); to stop participating in; to leave (a position,… verb verabschiedet · verabschiedete · verabschiedet B2
  19. dieReaktion reaction (responding or countering action); reaction, reactionary forces noun pl. Reaktionen B1
  20. verbrennen to burn (to cause to be consumed by fire or flames), to incinerate, to combust; to burn… verb verbrennt · verbrannte · verbrannt C1
  21. dieStellung position, posture (specific way of holding or positioning the body); position (position… noun pl. Stellungen C1
  22. derGraben ditch; trench noun pl. Gräben C1
  23. derÜberfall an unanticipated violent attack, especially noun pl. Überfälle C1
  24. abnehmen to take off (to remove something that is attached to something or on top of it); to take… verb nimmt ab · nahm ab · abgenommen B1
  25. dasPaket packet, package, parcel (the term is almost exclusively used for packages sent by mail);… noun pl. Pakete B1
  26. dasRezept recipe; medical prescription noun pl. Rezepte A2
  27. bezüglich regarding, with respect to prep B2
  28. derApparat apparatus, device, machine (complex instrument); apparat, apparatus (organisation,… noun pl. Apparate C1
  29. dieVerfassung constitution; condition, state noun pl. Verfassungen B2
  30. präsentieren to present, to showcase; to introduce verb präsentiert · präsentierte · präsentiert B1
  31. dieMeldung report, notification; report, news item noun pl. Meldungen C1
  32. antreten to arrive; to present oneself; to begin (a duty or task, also a voyage); to take… verb tritt an · trat an · angetreten C1
  33. einnehmen to take, take up, assume, span (a position, space, area); to take, to have (food, drink,… verb nimmt ein · nahm ein · eingenommen C1
  34. einziehen to thread (elastic, thread etc.); to put in (a joist, wall etc.) verb zieht ein · zog ein · eingezogen C1
  35. gelb yellow; related to the FDP (a libertarian and market-economy promoting political party… adj A1
  36. dieHaltung posture (manner of holding one's body); attitude, stance noun pl. Haltungen B2
  37. braun brown; tan (skin, due to sun exposure) adj A1
  38. derStadtrat city council noun pl. Stadträte C1
  39. dasGefecht combat, action, enemy contact; fight, encounter, a skirmish or a segment of a battle noun pl. Gefechte C1
  40. derStab rod, staff, baton; staff (employees) noun pl. Stäbe C1
  41. dieBatterie battery (unit of artillery); a row (an array of similar things) noun pl. Batterien C1
  42. rasieren to shave; to discontinue in order to reduce spending etc., to cut back verb rasiert · rasierte · rasiert A2
  43. aufklären to clear up, explain (a mystery etc); to enlighten; to inform (someone about something)… verb klärt auf · klärte auf · aufgeklärt C1
  44. derGewahrsam custody (effective control of a physical object, possessio naturalis); custody of a… noun pl. Gewahrsame C1
  45. derHaushalt household (collectively, all the persons who live in a given home); budget (itemized… noun pl. Haushalte A2
  46. dieInitiative initiative noun pl. Initiativen B2
  47. dieFahndung search noun pl. Fahndungen C1
  48. beziehen to refer, to relate; Senses related to covering. verb bezieht · bezog · bezogen B2
  49. dieMehrheit majority; bulk; majority (specified as absolute Mehrheit) noun pl. Mehrheiten C1
  50. dieSpurensicherung securing of evidence; forensic squad, forensic department noun pl. Spurensicherungen C2
  51. dieAmpel traffic light; ceiling lamp (lamp which hangs from the ceiling) noun pl. Ampeln A2
  52. dasParlament parliament; legislative building noun pl. Parlamente C1
  53. dieDemonstration demonstration (act of demonstrating); demonstration (show of military force) noun pl. Demonstrationen C1
  54. ausfallen to sortie, to sally; to fail, malfunction, to go off verb fällt aus · fiel aus · ausgefallen C1
  55. dasHaupt head (body part); head; leader; chief noun pl. Häupter A2
  56. dieAufklärung the act of enlightening; an instance of enlightening; the Enlightenment noun pl. Aufklärungen C1
  57. derNachschub supplies, fresh supply, replenishment noun pl. Nachschübe C1
  58. derWähler voter noun C1
  59. einsatzbereit ready for action, ready for operation, ready for use; fit for play adj C1
  60. dieInspektion inspection, supervision, servicing; a unit at a military school equivalent to a company noun pl. Inspektionen C1
  61. dasAsyl asylum (shelter, refuge); political asylum, right of asylum noun pl. Asyle C1
  62. derOberleutnant first lieutenant noun pl. Oberleutnants C1
  63. derZerstörer destroyer (that who/which destroys); heavy fighter (a type of fighter-aircraft) noun C2
  64. derScharfschütze sniper, sharpshooter (regular soldier or policeman who shoots long range with a… noun pl. Scharfschützen C2
  65. dieMiliz militia; militsia noun pl. Milizen C1
  66. neutral neutral; neuter adj B1
  67. derAbbruch demolition; termination, discontinuation noun pl. Abbrüche C1
  68. dieBrigade brigade, military unit; the smallest work-group in an industrial plant noun pl. Brigaden C1
  69. dasWappen coat of arms noun C1
  70. derFeldzug campaign noun pl. Feldzüge C1
  71. diePatrone cartridge, round (live ammunition for a gun); cartridge case, casing (parts of a round… noun pl. Patronen C1
  72. dieOpposition the opposition, political opposition; opposition party; a group opposed (to something or… noun pl. Oppositionen C1
  73. dasGeschwader squadron (formation); a formation, now equivalent to a wing (RAF) or group (USAF), in… noun C2
  74. ausschwärmen to deploy verb schwärmt aus · schwärmte aus · ausgeschwärmt C1
  75. derHerausforderer challenger, contender; opponent noun C1
  76. dasGeschütz generally any type of large or heavy calibre gun, cannon, artillery piece, or turret… noun pl. Geschütze C1
  77. derOberbefehlshaber commander in chief noun C2
  78. tarnen to camouflage; to mask, disguise, hide, cover verb tarnt · tarnte · getarnt C1
  79. beinhalten to comprise, to contain, to include, to involve; to comprise, to entail verb beinhaltet · beinhaltete · beinhaltet B2
  80. kapitulieren to surrender, to capitulate; to surrender, to give up verb kapituliert · kapitulierte · kapituliert B2
  81. dasOberkommando high command noun pl. Oberkommandos C2
  82. dieUntersuchungshaft remand noun C2
  83. dieSäuberung purge, cleansing, cleanup; purge, cleansing noun pl. Säuberungen C1
  84. derAusfall failure, loss, breakdown; outage noun pl. Ausfälle C1
  85. auslegen to lay out, display; to interpret, construe (in a certain manner) verb legt aus · legte aus · ausgelegt C1
  86. derGegenangriff counterattack; counteroffensive noun pl. Gegenangriffe C1
  87. dieEtappe stage, leg (of a journey or development, also (sports) of a cycle race or rally); rear,… noun pl. Etappen C1
  88. konsultieren to consult (to seek (professional) advice); to consult (to seek the opinion, to ask) verb konsultiert · konsultierte · konsultiert C1
  89. kommandieren to command; to be in command, in charge; to command (a unit); to be the commanding… verb kommandiert · kommandierte · kommandiert C1
  90. fahnden to search (conduct an investigative search operation, usually for persons or… verb fahndet · fahndete · gefahndet C1
  91. enttarnen to expose, to unmask, to uncover; to decloak verb enttarnt · enttarnte · enttarnt C1
  92. dasKorps corps noun C2
  93. dasMandat mandate (official command) noun pl. Mandate C1
  94. dieBundesregierung federal government noun pl. Bundesregierungen C1
  95. dieFraktion faction, parliamentary group; fraction (component of a mixture) noun pl. Fraktionen C1
  96. dieEinnahme receipt, revenue; taking (of a drug) noun pl. Einnahmen C1
  97. dieWeltordnung world order noun pl. Weltordnungen C2
  98. dasAufgebot contingent, posse, squad (number of people summoned and assembled for some task); squad noun pl. Aufgebote C1
  99. dasDiktat dictation (the act of making someone write down one's words; the text itself); dictation… noun pl. Diktate B2
  100. liberal liberal; permissive; allowing personal freedoms; libertarian; liberal in the traditional… adj C1
  101. sichten to sift, sort, winnow; to classify, sort over verb sichtet · sichtete · gesichtet C1
  102. schlagfertig ready and capable to strike, attack; quick-witted, good at repartee adj B2
  103. bürgerlich civic, civil; bourgeois, middle-class adj C1
  104. progressiv progressive (favoring or promoting progress; advanced); progressive (gradually advancing… adj B2
  105. dieStreitkraft armed forces; branch of a country's armed forces (army, navy, air force, etc.) noun pl. Streitkräfte C1
  106. sich verabschieden to say goodbye (to); to take leave (of); to stop participating in; to leave (a position,… verb verabschiedet · verabschiedete · verabschiedet B1

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