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German Politics Vocabulary

195 German words tagged politics, 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.

195 words
5 at A1
11 at A2
21 at B1
36 at B2
  1. dieRegierung government/administration; the act of governing noun pl. Regierungen A1
  2. derEinsatz something inserted, inset, inlay, compartment; insertion noun pl. Einsätze A1
  3. diePartei political party; party (person, company, or institution) participating in a legal action… noun pl. Parteien A2
  4. dasStück one, item, piece, unit(of something countable; often untranslated in English); head (a… noun pl. Stücke A1
  5. fallen to fall; to drop; to die; to fall in battle; to die in battle; to be killed in action verb fällt · fiel · gefallen A2
  6. derVertrag contract, agreement; treaty noun pl. Verträge A2
  7. dieFührung lead; leadership noun pl. Führungen A2
  8. derGeneral general (officer in any general rank); general (officer in a specific general rank,… noun pl. Generäle A2
  9. dieMehrheit majority; bulk; majority (specified as absolute Mehrheit) noun pl. Mehrheiten B1
  10. dieBewegung motion; move (step made in the execution of a plan or goal; a change in strategy) noun pl. Bewegungen A2
  11. dasParlament parliament; legislative building noun pl. Parlamente B1
  12. derZug procession (larger group moving together along a common route); train (multiple vehicles… noun pl. Züge A1
  13. derMajor major noun pl. Majore B1
  14. derBund alliance, federation, league; covenant noun pl. Bünde B1
  15. präsentieren to present, to showcase; to introduce verb präsentiert · präsentierte · präsentiert B1
  16. jawohl yes; yessir; yes sir intj B1
  17. dieKoalition coalition (group of parties cooperating towards a common goal) noun pl. Koalitionen B1
  18. dieReaktion reaction (responding or countering action); reaction, reactionary forces noun pl. Reaktionen B1
  19. dasFeld field (plot of open land, especially one used to grow crops); area where action, often… noun pl. Felder B1
  20. dieInitiative initiative noun pl. Initiativen B1
  21. schwarz black, reflecting little or no light; illegal adj B1
  22. dasZentrum center, centre; central point, the middle, e.g. of a circle noun pl. Zentren A2
  23. aufgeben to give up on (one's efforts); to give up verb gibt auf · gab auf · aufgegeben B1
  24. derVogel a bird; an idiot, a clown (dimwitted or ridiculous person) noun pl. Vögel A2
  25. rot red (colour); red (pertaining to Marxism in the widest sense: social democratic,… adj B2
  26. dieOpposition the opposition, political opposition; opposition party; a group opposed (to something or… noun pl. Oppositionen B2
  27. derAnzug suit (of clothes), outfit; approach, gathering (of weather) noun pl. Anzüge A2
  28. dieBotschaft message; news, tidings noun pl. Botschaften B1
  29. dieHoheit Highness; sovereignty, supremacy noun pl. Hoheiten B2
  30. dieHaltung posture (manner of holding one's body); attention noun pl. Haltungen B2
  31. dieMeldung report, notification; report, news item noun pl. Meldungen B2
  32. derSturm A strong, blustery wind; gust; gale; squall; storm, tempest noun pl. Stürme B1
  33. derOffizier commissioned officer (soldier from the rank of lieutenant upwards); a high-ranking… noun pl. Offiziere B2
  34. dasAsyl asylum (shelter, refuge); political asylum, right of asylum noun pl. Asyle B1
  35. dieLinke left hand; left (the left side) noun B2
  36. antreten to arrive; to present oneself; to line up; to stand for a muster or report verb tritt an · trat an · angetreten B2
  37. grün green (in colour); unripe adj B2
  38. derWall rampart, parapet, earthwork; levee, embankment noun pl. Wälle B2
  39. verabschieden to say goodbye (to); to take leave (of); to stop participating in; to leave (a position,… verb verabschiedet · verabschiedete · verabschiedet B1
  40. dieTruppe troupe (company of actors, etc.); force noun pl. Truppen B2
  41. derKommandant commander (of small or medium-sized units); commander (of any unit) noun pl. Kommandanten B2
  42. derWähler voter noun B2
  43. derHauptmann captain (male [also female] or of unspecified sex; cf. Herr / Frau Hauptmann) noun pl. Hauptleute B2
  44. ausfallen to sortie, to sally; to fail, malfunction, to go off verb fällt aus · fiel aus · ausgefallen B1
  45. derGraben ditch; trench noun pl. Gräben B2
  46. derGemeinderat a local authority in Germany, Austria, Switzerland or East Belgium; a member of such a… noun pl. Gemeinderäte B2
  47. derÜberfall an unanticipated violent attack, especially; a robbery noun pl. Überfälle B2
  48. derHaushalt household (collectively, all the persons who live in a given home); budget (itemized… noun pl. Haushalte A2
  49. abnehmen to take off (to remove something that is attached to something or on top of it); to… verb nimmt ab · nahm ab · abgenommen B1
  50. dasPaket packet, package, parcel (the term is almost exclusively used for packages sent by mail);… noun pl. Pakete A1
  51. beziehen to refer, to relate; Senses related to covering. verb bezieht · bezog · bezogen B2
  52. dieDemonstration demonstration (act of demonstrating); demonstration (show of military force) noun pl. Demonstrationen B2
  53. derBlock bloc; block (thick, roughly cuboid object, e.g. cake of soap, block of ice, wood, etc.) noun pl. Blöcke B2
  54. derStadtrat city council; councilman, a male member of a city council noun pl. Stadträte B2
  55. derApparat apparatus, device, machine (complex instrument); apparat, apparatus (organisation,… noun pl. Apparate A2
  56. derLuftangriff airstrike noun pl. Luftangriffe B2
  57. dieFraktion faction, parliamentary group; fraction (component of a mixture) noun pl. Fraktionen B2
  58. islamistisch Islamist adj B2
  59. dieEtappe stage, leg (of a journey or development, also (sports) of a cycle race or rally); rear,… noun pl. Etappen B2
  60. dasHauptquartier headquarters noun pl. Hauptquartiere B2
  61. derPanzer armour, armour plating, shield; suit of armour noun B2
  62. derPardon quarter (decision not to kill a captured enemy); pardon (exemption from punishment) noun B2
  63. derKamerad comrade (fellow soldier); comrade (fellow, companion) noun pl. Kameraden B2
  64. derReiter rider (one who rides a horse); mounted man-at-arms, cuirassier noun B2
  65. rühren to stir, to mix (a liquid or powder as in cooking); to stir; to move; to cause an… verb rührt · rührte · gerührt B2
  66. derPirat pirate (a criminal who plunders at sea); member of a pirate party noun pl. Piraten B2
  67. dasMandat mandate (official command) noun pl. Mandate B2
  68. verwunden to wound (hurt by piercing the skin, especially with a weapon); to wound (cause extreme… verb verwundet · verwundete · verwundet B2
  69. derEid oath noun pl. Eide B2
  70. derAusfall failure, loss, breakdown; outage noun pl. Ausfälle B2
  71. derTank tank (container for liquids or gases); tank (armoured fighting vehicle) noun pl. Tanks C1
  72. derVerfassungsschutz protection of the constitution (the Grundgesetz); the totality of all efforts (such as… noun C1
  73. einnehmen to take, take up, assume, span (a position, space, area); to take, to have (food, drink,… verb nimmt ein · nahm ein · eingenommen B1
  74. einziehen to thread (elastic, thread etc.); to put in (a joist, wall etc.) verb zieht ein · zog ein · eingezogen C1
  75. gelb yellow; related to the FDP (a libertarian and market-economy promoting political party… adj C1
  76. einbringen to bring in, harvest, yield, fetch (a price); to bring into, contribute verb bringt ein · brachte ein · eingebracht C1
  77. braun brown; tan (skin, due to sun exposure) adj C1
  78. dieStreitkraft armed forces; branch of a country's armed forces (army, navy, air force, etc.) noun pl. Streitkräfte C1
  79. derStänderat Council of States (the upper house of the Federal Assembly in Switzerland); a member of… noun pl. Ständeräte C1
  80. derLandeshauptmann Landeshauptmann (male [also female] or of unspecified sex; cf. Herr / Frau… noun pl. Landeshauptleute C1
  81. derFähnrich the soldier carrying the flag; officer cadet, ensign (rank) noun pl. Fähnriche C1
  82. derUrlauber holidaymaker, vacationer; A person on leave noun C1
  83. dasGefecht combat, action, enemy contact; fight, encounter, a skirmish or a segment of a battle noun pl. Gefechte C1
  84. dieBatterie battery (unit of artillery); a row (an array of similar things) noun pl. Batterien B1
  85. rasieren to shave; to discontinue in order to reduce spending etc., to cut back verb rasiert · rasierte · rasiert C1
  86. dieKompanie company noun pl. Kompanien C1
  87. aufklären to clear up, explain (a mystery etc); to enlighten; to inform (someone about something)… verb klärt auf · klärte auf · aufgeklärt C1
  88. wegtreten to dismiss; to step aside verb tritt weg · trat weg · weggetreten C1
  89. besetzen to occupy; to cast (choose someone for a performing part) verb besetzt · besetzte · besetzt B1
  90. abstellen to put down, to set down; to place, to leave verb stellt ab · stellte ab · abgestellt C1
  91. dieParade parade (intentional, planned march); parade, march noun pl. Paraden C1
  92. dieSession session, term; parliamentary session noun pl. Sessionen C1
  93. derVormarsch advance noun pl. Vormärsche C1
  94. derAusnahmezustand irregular situation; state of emergency noun pl. Ausnahmezustände C1
  95. dieParole password; slogan noun pl. Parolen C1
  96. dasHeer army (ground forces) noun pl. Heere C1
  97. dieVolkspartei a large political party which is supported by people from various economic, regional and… noun pl. Volksparteien C1
  98. derAppell parade, muster; appeal, roll call noun pl. Appelle C1
  99. dieGarde guard noun pl. Garden C1
  100. dasRegiment regiment (unit); leadership, command, rule, regime noun pl. Regimenter C1
  101. rechtsextrem far-right adj C1
  102. dieIslamisierung Islamization noun pl. Islamisierungen C1
  103. dieWanze a heteropteran; an insect of the suborder Heteroptera, a bug (in the strictest sense);… noun pl. Wanzen C1
  104. derFalke falcon; hawk, hard-liner noun pl. Falken C1
  105. derHerausforderer challenger, contender; opponent noun C1
  106. liberal liberal; permissive; allowing personal freedoms; libertarian; liberal in the traditional… adj C1
  107. dieWillkommenskultur welcoming culture noun C1
  108. derScharfschütze sniper, sharpshooter (regular soldier or policeman who shoots long range with a… noun pl. Scharfschützen C1
  109. entsetzen to shock, horrify, appall; to relieve (a town or fortress from a siege) verb entsetzt · entsetzte · entsetzt C1
  110. dieBundestagswahl federal election noun pl. Bundestagswahlen C1
  111. derFraktionschef synonym of Fraktionsvorsitzender noun pl. Fraktionschefs C1
  112. dieWahlbeteiligung voter turnout noun pl. Wahlbeteiligungen C1
  113. derNachschub supplies, fresh supply, replenishment noun pl. Nachschübe C1
  114. derPutz plaster, render applied to buildings (mixture for coating walls and ceilings); one's… noun pl. Putze C1
  115. derTorpedo torpedo (weapon); torpedo (fish) noun pl. Torpedos C1
  116. dieGlatze baldness, bald head; skinhead noun pl. Glatzen C1
  117. dieArbeiterpartei workers' party noun pl. Arbeiterparteien C1
  118. dieEuro-Gruppe Eurogroup noun C1
  119. dieAnnexion annexation noun pl. Annexionen C1
  120. dieInspektion inspection, supervision, servicing; a unit at a military school equivalent to a company noun pl. Inspektionen C1
  121. neutral neutral; not taking sides, not joining alliances adj C1
  122. dieExekutive executive branch noun pl. Exekutiven C1
  123. derOberbefehlshaber commander in chief noun C1
  124. derTurbo boost (stark improvement in the performance of some device, process or activity); A… noun pl. Turbos C1
  125. derRekrut recruit; a soldier of the lowest rank in the Swiss and Austrian armed forces, similar to… noun pl. Rekruten C1
  126. dasGipfeltreffen summit (gathering of leaders) noun C1
  127. dieKaserne barracks noun pl. Kasernen C1
  128. derHandlanger a handyman; a henchman noun C1
  129. derOberleutnant first lieutenant noun pl. Oberleutnants C1
  130. derKonvoi convoy (vehicles travelling together for safety); any group of vehicles travelling… noun pl. Konvois C1
  131. derRechtsextremist right-wing extremist noun pl. Rechtsextremisten C1
  132. dasGeschütz generally any type of large or heavy calibre gun, cannon, artillery piece, or turret… noun pl. Geschütze C2
  133. bekleiden to dress; to hold (an office) verb bekleidet · bekleidete · bekleidet C2
  134. stillgestanden attention (command that soldiers stand with their feet together and hands at their hips) intj C2
  135. derKoalitionsvertrag coalition agreement noun pl. Koalitionsverträge C2
  136. dieRevanche payback, revenge (generally playful or in minor matters, unlike Rache); rematch noun pl. Revanchen C2
  137. derEU-Kommissar EU commissioner noun pl. EU-Kommissare C2
  138. ausrücken to march out; to go on a mission; to be deployed verb rückt aus · rückte aus · ausgerückt C2
  139. derMarschall marshal; field marshal (highest military rank in some armies); marshal (officer in the… noun pl. Marschälle C2
  140. derGrande grandee, an influential person, especially a high-ranking member of a party, club, or… noun pl. Granden C2
  141. dieWirtschaftssanktion economic sanction noun pl. Wirtschaftssanktionen C2
  142. derGefreiter lance corporal (military rank) (male or of unspecified gender) noun pl. Gefreite C2
  143. derUnteroffizier non-commissioned officer, NCO; a specific, namely the lowest, NCO rank noun pl. Unteroffiziere C2
  144. derKonservativer conservative noun pl. Konservative C2
  145. dieInnenpolitik domestic policy noun pl. Innenpolitiken C2
  146. dasKampfflugzeug combat aircraft; fighter plane; bomber (aircraft) noun pl. Kampfflugzeuge C2
  147. dieOppositionspartei opposition party noun pl. Oppositionsparteien C2
  148. dasUnterhaus lower house, second chamber (e.g. the UK House of Commons, the US House of… noun pl. Unterhäuser C2
  149. rechtspopulistisch right-wing populist adj C2
  150. derResident resident noun pl. Residenten C2
  151. dasRettungspaket lifeline; bailout package noun pl. Rettungspakete C2
  152. dasRot-Grün coalition of SPD and Bündnis 90/Die Grünen; red-green, of a coalition between the SPD (a… noun C2
  153. derLuftschlag air strike noun pl. Luftschläge C2
  154. derGenozid genocide noun pl. Genozide C2
  155. dieBrigade brigade, military unit; the smallest work-group in an industrial plant noun pl. Brigaden C2
  156. dieEurokrise eurozone crisis, euro crisis (the multi-year debt crisis that has been taking place in… noun pl. Eurokrisen C2
  157. innenpolitisch regarding domestic policy adj C2
  158. derSiegeszug triumph, a series of victories, a continuous advance noun pl. Siegeszüge C2
  159. derSpitzenkandidat lead candidate (the first candidate on an electoral list, who is often the leader of the… noun pl. Spitzenkandidaten C2
  160. derFeldzug campaign noun pl. Feldzüge C2
  161. enttarnen to expose, to unmask, to uncover; to decloak verb enttarnt · enttarnte · enttarnt C2
  162. derAdjutant adjutant noun pl. Adjutanten C2
  163. wühlen to rummage, to grub; to dig, to burrow, to tunnel verb wühlt · wühlte · gewühlt C2
  164. dasGeschwader squadron (formation); a formation, now equivalent to a wing (RAF) or group (USAF), in… noun C2
  165. ausschwärmen to deploy verb schwärmt aus · schwärmte aus · ausgeschwärmt C2
  166. sozialdemokratisch social democratic adj C2
  167. dieRechtsstaatlichkeit rule of law (the principle that all people and institutions are subject to and… noun pl. Rechtsstaatlichkeiten C2
  168. tarnen to camouflage; to mask, disguise, hide, cover verb tarnt · tarnte · getarnt C2
  169. mithören to overhear; to listen to, to listen in verb hört mit · hörte mit · mitgehört C2
  170. derFeuerschutz fire prevention; covering fire noun C2
  171. dieEuropapolitik European politics noun C2
  172. kapitulieren to surrender, to capitulate; to surrender, to give up verb kapituliert · kapitulierte · kapituliert C2
  173. derAufmarsch deployment; marching up noun pl. Aufmärsche C2
  174. dieSondereinheit special forces noun pl. Sondereinheiten C2
  175. dieStube living room; room (a room used for a special purpose; the term is often found in… noun pl. Stuben C2
  176. derChaot chaotic person; violent anarchist noun pl. Chaoten C2
  177. aufrüsten to increase armament; to upgrade verb rüstet auf · rüstete auf · aufgerüstet C2
  178. dasOberkommando high command noun pl. Oberkommandos C2
  179. derSold any pay or salary of a soldier; the daily basic pay of a soldier who serves less than… noun pl. Solde C2
  180. derStaatsfonds sovereign wealth fund (a state-owned investment fund that invests in real and financial… noun C2
  181. derHandelspartner trading partner (a person, company, or country that carries on trade with another) noun C2
  182. derOppositionsführer Leader of the Opposition noun C2
  183. dieSchuldenbremse balanced budget amendment noun pl. Schuldenbremsen C2
  184. derFraktionsvorsitzender party whip, floor leader noun pl. Fraktionsvorsitzende C2
  185. dieVernehmlassung a step in the process of passing a law in Switzerland and Liechtenstein during which… noun pl. Vernehmlassungen C2
  186. dieDoppelspitze dual leadership; attack formation with two strikers noun pl. Doppelspitzen C2
  187. dieSäuberung purge, cleansing, cleanup; purge, cleansing noun pl. Säuberungen C2
  188. befeuern to fuel; to fire upon verb befeuert · befeuerte · befeuert C2
  189. derFlammenwerfer flamethrower (weapon); blowlamp; flame gun (similar device used for heating, burning out… noun C2
  190. dieRegierungserklärung government statement, government policy statement noun pl. Regierungserklärungen C2
  191. rechtsradikal right-wing radical adj C2
  192. derBlindgänger UXO; unexploded ordnance; bungler noun C2
  193. dieVorhut vanguard noun pl. Vorhuten C2
  194. derRaketenwerfer rocket launcher noun C2
  195. dieStationierung stationing, deployment noun pl. Stationierungen C2

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