How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Arabic words on “Society and politics”. The full topic holds 178 in the KoKo app: 68 at the easy level, 68 at the medium level and 42 at the hard level.

Which words should I start with?

With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.

How can I remember this Arabic vocabulary?

By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.

Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?

Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

Arabic vocabulary: politics and society

Government, elections, rights, debates: the Arabic words for talking about society and politics.

Here are 100 Arabic words on “Society and politics”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 38 words

Arabic	English
جيش	army
هجوم	attack
حملة انتخابية	campaign
كنيسة	church
وظيفة عمومية	civil service
مجلس	council
نقاش	debate
هزيمة	defeat
ديمقراطية	democracy
مؤسسة	institution
اليسار	leftPolitical side, as opposed to the right
رئيس البلدية	mayor
وزارة	ministry
بلدية	municipality
معارضة	opposition
حزب	party
سلام	peace
شعب	people
حكم	power
رئيس	president
رئيس الوزراء	prime minister
منطقة	region
دين	religion
مقاومة	resistance
اليمين	rightPolitical side, as opposed to the left
دولة القانون	rule of law
طبقة اجتماعية	social class
عدالة اجتماعية	social justice
مجتمع	society
خطاب	speech
دولة	stateThe political institution that holds sovereign power
ولاية	term of office
صوت	to vote
معاهدة	treaty
انتصار	victory
حرب	war
جريمة حرب	war crime
سلاح	weapon

Level 2: medium 38 words

Arabic	English
تحالف	alliance
سلطة	authority
وقف إطلاق النار	ceasefire
فساد	corruption
قمع	crackdown
تمييز	discrimination
تنوع	diversity
سلطة تنفيذية	executive power
نسوية	feminism
سياسة بيئية	green politics
أيديولوجيا	ideology
هجرة	immigration
منظمة دولية	international organisation
غزو	invasion
سلطة قضائية	judicial power
سلطة تشريعية	legislative power
جماعة ضغط	lobby
خدمة عسكرية	military service
جندي حفظ السلام	peacekeeper
مكتب اقتراع	polling station
كاهن	priest
دعاية	propaganda
استفتاء	referendum
إصلاح	reform
فضيحة	scandal
مجلس الشيوخ	senate
عضو مجلس الشيوخ	senator
مصعد اجتماعي	social ladder
ضمان اجتماعي	social security
جندي	soldier
سيادة	sovereignty
إضراب	strike
إرهاب	terrorism
تولى الحكم	to govern
تفاوض	to negotiate
تظاهر	to protest
مجلس بلدي	town council
لاجئ حرب	war refugee

Level 3: hard 24 words

Arabic	English
استيعاب	assimilation
ورقة اقتراع	ballot
بيروقراطية	bureaucracy
تعديل وزاري	cabinet reshuffle
رأسمالية	capitalism
استعمار	colonisation
تجنيد إجباري	conscription
لامركزية	decentralisation
دبلوماسية	diplomacy
تطرف	extremism
مناصفة	gender parity
هشاشة	insecure living
عقوبة دولية	international sanction
ميليشيا	militia
ملكية	monarchy
تعددية ثقافية	multiculturalism
حجب الثقة	no confidence motion
معزل الاقتراع	polling booth
فصل السلطات	separation of powers
طالب بحق	to demand as a right
غزا	to invade
عاقب	to sanction
هدنة	truce
فرز الأصوات	vote counting

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Arabic words on “Society and politics”. The full topic holds 178 in the KoKo app: 68 at the easy level, 68 at the medium level and 42 at the hard level.
Which words should I start with?: With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
How can I remember this Arabic vocabulary?: By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.