Topic · Government
German Government Vocabulary
306 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.
306
words
9
at A1
16
at A2
36
at B1
61
at B2
- dieRegierung government/administration; the act of governing
- sprechen to speak (some language, the truth, etc.); to speak, to talk, to give a speech
- derEinsatz something inserted, inset, inlay, compartment; insertion
- diePartei political party; party (person, company, or institution) participating in a legal action…
- dasFeuer fire (chemical process); fire (instance of something burning)
- dasStück one, item, piece, unit(of something countable; often untranslated in English); head (a…
- fallen to fall; to drop; to die; to fall in battle; to die in battle; to be killed in action
- derVertrag contract, agreement; treaty
- dieFührung lead; leadership
- derGeneral general (officer in any general rank); general (officer in a specific general rank,…
- dieBundesregierung federal government
- dieAnzeige advertisement, announcement (in a newspaper, etc.); display (of a technical device)
- dieMehrheit majority; bulk; majority (specified as absolute Mehrheit)
- dieKraft power, force, strength; force
- dieBewegung motion; move (step made in the execution of a plan or goal; a change in strategy)
- dasParlament parliament; legislative building
- derZug procession (larger group moving together along a common route); train (multiple vehicles…
- dieSeele soul; mind, spirit
- dieAufgabe task, job; duty, responsibility, mission, function, purpose
- derMajor major
- derBund alliance, federation, league; covenant
- präsentieren to present, to showcase; to introduce
- dasBord shelf (board fixed to the wall); bordure
- jawohl yes; yessir; yes sir
- derRing a ring (a circular and hollow object, made of any material.); a ring (small jewelry worn…
- dieKoalition coalition (group of parties cooperating towards a common goal)
- dieReaktion reaction (responding or countering action); reaction, reactionary forces
- dasFeld field (plot of open land, especially one used to grow crops); area where action, often…
- dieBombe bomb (explosive device); bombe, a bomb-shaped (cylindrical, spherical or semispherical)…
- dieInitiative initiative
- dieOperation operation
- schwarz black, reflecting little or no light; illegal
- dieRose rose; The rose as used in heraldry, on a coat of arms
- dasZentrum center, centre; central point, the middle, e.g. of a circle
- derKanton canton (state of Switzerland); canton
- dieKugel a ball, usually solid; bullet, projectile
- dasSchwert sword; blade (of a chainsaw etc.)
- dieFarbe colour; paint
- aufgeben to give up on (one's efforts); to give up
- derVogel a bird; an idiot, a clown (dimwitted or ridiculous person)
- rot red (colour); red (pertaining to Marxism in the widest sense: social democratic,…
- dieOpposition the opposition, political opposition; opposition party; a group opposed (to something or…
- feuern to fire; to fire (terminate employment)
- derAnzug suit (of clothes), outfit; approach, gathering (of weather)
- diePistole pistol, gun; gun (device operated by a trigger)
- dieBotschaft message; news, tidings
- derStürmer forward; striker; attacker; rusher; stormtrooper (soldier who specialises in assault…
- derZugriff access; grasp
- dieHoheit Highness; sovereignty, supremacy
- dieHaltung posture (manner of holding one's body); attention
- dieMeldung report, notification; report, news item
- derSturm A strong, blustery wind; gust; gale; squall; storm, tempest
- dieEinnahme receipt, revenue; taking (of a drug)
- dieAufklärung the act of enlightening; an instance of enlightening; the Enlightenment
- derOffizier commissioned officer (soldier from the rank of lieutenant upwards); a high-ranking…
- mittels by means of
- dasAsyl asylum (shelter, refuge); political asylum, right of asylum
- dieLinke left hand; left (the left side)
- derStern a star; a small luminous dot that can be seen on the night sky; a star; the actual…
- antreten to arrive; to present oneself; to line up; to stand for a muster or report
- grün green (in colour); unripe
- derWall rampart, parapet, earthwork; levee, embankment
- divers different, various, miscellaneous (a certain number of different items); diverse,…
- verabschieden to say goodbye (to); to take leave (of); to stop participating in; to leave (a position,…
- verbrennen to burn (to cause to be consumed by fire or flames), to incinerate, to combust; to burn…
- dieTruppe troupe (company of actors, etc.); force
- derKommandant commander (of small or medium-sized units); commander (of any unit)
- derWähler voter
- derHauptmann captain (male [also female] or of unspecified sex; cf. Herr / Frau Hauptmann)
- derKader squad (body of the players of a team or club); cadre (body of officers forming a new…
- dasKreuz cross; clubs
- ausfallen to sortie, to sally; to fail, malfunction, to go off
- dasSilber silver (chemical element with the symbol Ag); argent
- derGraben ditch; trench
- dasSchloss lock, padlock (something used for fastening); lock (firing mechanism)
- derGemeinderat a local authority in Germany, Austria, Switzerland or East Belgium; a member of such a…
- dieVerfassung constitution; condition, state
- derÜberfall an unanticipated violent attack, especially; a robbery
- derHaushalt household (collectively, all the persons who live in a given home); budget (itemized…
- abnehmen to take off (to remove something that is attached to something or on top of it); to…
- dieKrone crown; crown (the name of various currencies)
- dieLadung cargo, freight; load, batch
- dasPaket packet, package, parcel (the term is almost exclusively used for packages sent by mail);…
- beziehen to refer, to relate; Senses related to covering.
- bezüglich regarding, with respect to; referential
- dieDemonstration demonstration (act of demonstrating); demonstration (show of military force)
- dasRezept recipe; medical prescription
- derBlock bloc; block (thick, roughly cuboid object, e.g. cake of soap, block of ice, wood, etc.)
- dieBundespolizei federal police (central police force in a federalist country); official name of the…
- derStadtrat city council; councilman, a male member of a city council
- derApparat apparatus, device, machine (complex instrument); apparat, apparatus (organisation,…
- anlegen to create; to put on (clothing, jewelry, etc.), to strap on
- glatt without roughness or unevenness: smooth; sleek, slick; even; clean (of a shave or cut);…
- derLuftangriff airstrike
- dieFraktion faction, parliamentary group; fraction (component of a mixture)
- islamistisch Islamist
- dieEtappe stage, leg (of a journey or development, also (sports) of a cycle race or rally); rear,…
- dasHauptquartier headquarters
- dieMine a mine; pencil lead, refill, ballpoint pen reservoir (tube)
- derPanzer armour, armour plating, shield; suit of armour
- derPardon quarter (decision not to kill a captured enemy); pardon (exemption from punishment)
- derGenosse partner in something, mate; comrade, fellow socialist or communist
- derKamerad comrade (fellow soldier); comrade (fellow, companion)
- derReiter rider (one who rides a horse); mounted man-at-arms, cuirassier
- rühren to stir, to mix (a liquid or powder as in cooking); to stir; to move; to cause an…
- derPirat pirate (a criminal who plunders at sea); member of a pirate party
- dasMandat mandate (official command)
- beinhalten to comprise, to contain, to include, to involve; to comprise, to entail
- dasMetall metal
- verwunden to wound (hurt by piercing the skin, especially with a weapon); to wound (cause extreme…
- derAdler eagle; eagle, as used on a coat of arms
- derLöwe lion; lion, as used on a coat of arms
- derEid oath
- derAusfall failure, loss, breakdown; outage
- derHelm helmet; helm roof
- derTank tank (container for liquids or gases); tank (armoured fighting vehicle)
- derVerfassungsschutz protection of the constitution (the Grundgesetz); the totality of all efforts (such as…
- einnehmen to take, take up, assume, span (a position, space, area); to take, to have (food, drink,…
- dieDivision division (arithmetic: process of dividing a number by another); division (military…
- einziehen to thread (elastic, thread etc.); to put in (a joist, wall etc.)
- gelb yellow; related to the FDP (a libertarian and market-economy promoting political party…
- einbringen to bring in, harvest, yield, fetch (a price); to bring into, contribute
- braun brown; tan (skin, due to sun exposure)
- dieUntersuchungshaft remand
- auslegen to lay out, display; to interpret, construe (in a certain manner)
- dieStreitkraft armed forces; branch of a country's armed forces (army, navy, air force, etc.)
- derStänderat Council of States (the upper house of the Federal Assembly in Switzerland); a member of…
- derGreif griffin
- derLandeshauptmann Landeshauptmann (male [also female] or of unspecified sex; cf. Herr / Frau…
- befassen to attend to, to deal with, to engage oneself in, to delve into; to give someone the…
- derFähnrich the soldier carrying the flag; officer cadet, ensign (rank)
- derUrlauber holidaymaker, vacationer; A person on leave
- derWurm worm; maggot, grub
- dasGefecht combat, action, enemy contact; fight, encounter, a skirmish or a segment of a battle
- derStab rod, staff, baton; staff (employees)
- dieBatterie battery (unit of artillery); a row (an array of similar things)
- rasant having a flat trajectory; rapid, turbulent, tempestuous (at great and possibly…
- absetzen to set down; to drop off
- dieMiliz militia; militsia
- rasieren to shave; to discontinue in order to reduce spending etc., to cut back
- dieKompanie company
- dasKasino casino; officers' mess
- aufklären to clear up, explain (a mystery etc); to enlighten; to inform (someone about something)…
- wegtreten to dismiss; to step aside
- dieFahndung search
- besetzen to occupy; to cast (choose someone for a performing part)
- derGewahrsam custody (effective control of a physical object, possessio naturalis); custody of a…
- abstellen to put down, to set down; to place, to leave
- bürgerlich civic, civil; bourgeois, middle-class
- dieParade parade (intentional, planned march); parade, march
- dieTrommel drum (musical instrument); drum-shaped part of a machine
- dieSession session, term; parliamentary session
- derVormarsch advance
- derAusnahmezustand irregular situation; state of emergency
- dieParole password; slogan
- dasHeer army (ground forces)
- dieVolkspartei a large political party which is supported by people from various economic, regional and…
- derAppell parade, muster; appeal, roll call
- dieGarde guard
- dasRegiment regiment (unit); leadership, command, rule, regime
- derAbbruch demolition; termination, discontinuation
- diePike pike; the tip of the foot or shoe
- dasAufgebot contingent, posse, squad (number of people summoned and assembled for some task); squad
- rechtsextrem far-right
- dieMarmelade jam; marmalade
- dieSpurensicherung securing of evidence; forensic squad, forensic department
- dieIslamisierung Islamization
- dieWanze a heteropteran; an insect of the suborder Heteroptera, a bug (in the strictest sense);…
- derSlogan slogan (phrase associated with a product); slogan; rallying cry
- diePatrone cartridge, round (live ammunition for a gun); cartridge case, casing (parts of a round…
- derFalke falcon; hawk, hard-liner
- derHerausforderer challenger, contender; opponent
- liberal liberal; permissive; allowing personal freedoms; libertarian; liberal in the traditional…
- dieWillkommenskultur welcoming culture
- derScharfschütze sniper, sharpshooter (regular soldier or policeman who shoots long range with a…
- entsetzen to shock, horrify, appall; to relieve (a town or fortress from a siege)
- dieBundestagswahl federal election
- derFraktionschef synonym of Fraktionsvorsitzender
- dasHaupt head (body part); head; leader; chief
- dieWahlbeteiligung voter turnout
- abhören to inspect, explore something by listening; to auscultate
- dasArzneimittel medicine; drug (healing substance)
- derNachschub supplies, fresh supply, replenishment
- derPutz plaster, render applied to buildings (mixture for coating walls and ceilings); one's…
- derTorpedo torpedo (weapon); torpedo (fish)
- dieGlatze baldness, bald head; skinhead
- dieArbeiterpartei workers' party
- derKessel a solid metal container or pot, often large, used to boil liquids: a kettle, cauldron,…
- dieEuro-Gruppe Eurogroup
- dieAnnexion annexation
- einsatzbereit ready for action, ready for operation, ready for use; fit for play
- dasKorn kernel; single grain; cereal; corn; grain (type of plant and its fruit)
- dieInspektion inspection, supervision, servicing; a unit at a military school equivalent to a company
- neutral neutral; not taking sides, not joining alliances
- derPelz fur; fur, animal's pelt
- dieExekutive executive branch
- derDelphin dolphin; Delphinus
- derFahnder agent noun of fahnden; investigator
- derOberbefehlshaber commander in chief
- derBalken beam, crossbeam; bar (long, narrow drawn or printed rectangle, cuboid or cylinder,…
- derTurbo boost (stark improvement in the performance of some device, process or activity); A…
- derRekrut recruit; a soldier of the lowest rank in the Swiss and Austrian armed forces, similar to…
- dasGlied external body part; limb, joint
- dasGipfeltreffen summit (gathering of leaders)
- dieBüchse box, can; rifle
- dieKaserne barracks
- derHandlanger a handyman; a henchman
- gespalten per pale
- derOberleutnant first lieutenant
- derKonvoi convoy (vehicles travelling together for safety); any group of vehicles travelling…
- derRechtsextremist right-wing extremist
- dasGeschütz generally any type of large or heavy calibre gun, cannon, artillery piece, or turret…
- bekleiden to dress; to hold (an office)
- derStempel mark, imprint, trademark, brand, postmark; stamp, rubber stamp (actual device used to…
- derDegen rapier, smallsword; épée
- stillgestanden attention (command that soldiers stand with their feet together and hands at their hips)
- derKoalitionsvertrag coalition agreement
- dieRevanche payback, revenge (generally playful or in minor matters, unlike Rache); rematch
- dieLiegenschaft property, piece of real estate (land that is owned, typically with one or more buildings…
- derEU-Kommissar EU commissioner
- ausrücken to march out; to go on a mission; to be deployed
- derMarschall marshal; field marshal (highest military rank in some armies); marshal (officer in the…
- derGrande grandee, an influential person, especially a high-ranking member of a party, club, or…
- derPfahl stake, picket, pale; pale
- dieWirtschaftssanktion economic sanction
- dieLilie lily, lilium (flower); fleur-de-lis
- derGefreiter lance corporal (military rank) (male or of unspecified gender)
- derUnteroffizier non-commissioned officer, NCO; a specific, namely the lowest, NCO rank
- derKonservativer conservative
- dieInnenpolitik domestic policy
- ledig unmarried; never having been married
- dasKampfflugzeug combat aircraft; fighter plane; bomber (aircraft)
- dieSchusslinie line of fire
- dieOppositionspartei opposition party
- dasUnterhaus lower house, second chamber (e.g. the UK House of Commons, the US House of…
- rechtspopulistisch right-wing populist
- derResident resident
- dasRettungspaket lifeline; bailout package
- dasRot-Grün coalition of SPD and Bündnis 90/Die Grünen; red-green, of a coalition between the SPD (a…
- derLuftschlag air strike
- parieren to parry; to obey
- dieGrundversorgung primary care
- derGenozid genocide
- dieBrigade brigade, military unit; the smallest work-group in an industrial plant
- dieEurokrise eurozone crisis, euro crisis (the multi-year debt crisis that has been taking place in…
- innenpolitisch regarding domestic policy
- derSiegeszug triumph, a series of victories, a continuous advance
- derSpitzenkandidat lead candidate (the first candidate on an electoral list, who is often the leader of the…
- dasWappen coat of arms
- derSolidaritätszuschlag solidarity surcharge (on income tax)
- derFeldzug campaign
- fahnden to search (conduct an investigative search operation, usually for persons or…
- enttarnen to expose, to unmask, to uncover; to decloak
- dieKalaschnikow Kalashnikov (Russian assault rifle, especially the AK-47)
- derFahrzeugführer driver, motorist
- derHagel hail (also figuratively); small-shot, hail-shot
- derAdjutant adjutant
- dasBetäubungsmittel anaesthetic; narcotic; controlled substance; drug (of any kind, including e.g. cocaine,…
- wühlen to rummage, to grub; to dig, to burrow, to tunnel
- dasGeschwader squadron (formation); a formation, now equivalent to a wing (RAF) or group (USAF), in…
- ausschwärmen to deploy
- sozialdemokratisch social democratic
- dieRechtsstaatlichkeit rule of law (the principle that all people and institutions are subject to and…
- hochnehmen to take upstairs; to take to an elevated place; to lift (something) up, especially…
- tarnen to camouflage; to mask, disguise, hide, cover
- mithören to overhear; to listen to, to listen in
- diePlatzpatrone blank cartridge, blank
- derFeuerschutz fire prevention; covering fire
- aufsitzen to mount (a horse, vehicle); [with dative] to fall for, to be deceived by
- dieEuropapolitik European politics
- kapitulieren to surrender, to capitulate; to surrender, to give up
- derAufmarsch deployment; marching up
- dieSondereinheit special forces
- dieStube living room; room (a room used for a special purpose; the term is often found in…
- derChaot chaotic person; violent anarchist
- aufrüsten to increase armament; to upgrade
- dasOberkommando high command
- derSold any pay or salary of a soldier; the daily basic pay of a soldier who serves less than…
- derGerichtsdiener court usher, bailiff
- derStaatsfonds sovereign wealth fund (a state-owned investment fund that invests in real and financial…
- abblitzen to misfire; to rebuff
- derHandelspartner trading partner (a person, company, or country that carries on trade with another)
- derOppositionsführer Leader of the Opposition
- dasSchwergewicht heavyweight
- dieSchuldenbremse balanced budget amendment
- dasPhantombild identikit
- derFraktionsvorsitzender party whip, floor leader
- dieVernehmlassung a step in the process of passing a law in Switzerland and Liechtenstein during which…
- derKeil a wedge; a pile
- dieDoppelspitze dual leadership; attack formation with two strikers
- derNachgang (later) addition, after the fact
- dieVersorgungssicherheit security of supply (the certainty that a specific good or service, especially energy or…
- derGrenzschutz border guard
- dieSäuberung purge, cleansing, cleanup; purge, cleansing
- dieStaatspolizei state police; police of a state (federal subdivision), German equivalent Landespolizei
- befeuern to fuel; to fire upon
- derKolben club, beetle; butt of a rifle
- derReferee referee
- derFlammenwerfer flamethrower (weapon); blowlamp; flame gun (similar device used for heating, burning out…
- dieRegierungserklärung government statement, government policy statement
- rechtsradikal right-wing radical
- derBlindgänger UXO; unexploded ordnance; bungler
- dieVorhut vanguard
- derRaketenwerfer rocket launcher
- dieStationierung stationing, deployment
- dasKraftfahrzeug motor vehicle (any land vehicle)
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