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This page gives 100 Italian words on “Society and politics”. The full topic holds 178 in the KoKo app: 71 at the easy level, 62 at the medium level and 45 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 Italian 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.

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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.

Italian vocabulary: politics and society

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

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

Level 1: easy 40 words

Italian	English
esercito	army
attacco	attack
battaglia	battle
confine	border
campagna elettorale	campaign
candidato	candidate
chiesa	church
pubblica amministrazione	civil service
società civile	civil society
consiglio	council
paese	countryAn inhabited territory, in the geographical sense
sconfitta	defeat
democrazia	democracy
Unione europea	European Union
libertà di espressione	freedom of speech
governo	government
diritti umani	human rights
programma elettorale	manifesto
sindaco	mayor
servizio militare	military service
ministero	ministry
comune	municipality
opposizione	opposition
parlamento	parliament
pace	peace
politica	politics
presidente	president
primo ministro	prime minister
riforma	reform
religione	religion
repubblica	republic
resistenza	resistance
giustizia sociale	social justice
discorso	speech
Stato	stateThe political institution that holds sovereign power
mandato	term of office
trattato	treaty
voto	vote
diritto di voto	voting right
arma	weapon

Level 2: medium 35 words

Italian	English
alleanza	alliance
credenza	belief
capitalismo	capitalism
cittadino	citizen
colonizzazione	colonisation
circoscrizione	constituency
corruzione	corruption
repressione	crackdown
manifestazione	demonstration
dittatura	dictatorship
scioglimento	dissolution
ambasciata	embassy
esclusione	exclusion
genocidio	genocide
ecologismo politico	green politics
ostaggio	hostage
immigrazione	immigration
istituzione	institution
sanzione internazionale	international sanction
invasione	invasion
potere giudiziario	judicial power
monarchia	monarchy
occupazione	occupation
trattato di pace	peace treaty
petizione	petition
preghiera	prayer
prefetto	prefect
scandalo	scandal
senato	senate
senatore	senator
mobilità sociale	social mobility
soldato	soldier
sovranità	sovereignty
attentato	terrorist attack
affluenza alle urne	turnout

Level 3: hard 25 words

Italian	English
astensione	abstention
attivismo	activism
urna	ballot box
cessate il fuoco	ceasefire
disobbedienza civile	civil disobedience
comunismo	communism
decolonizzazione	decolonisation
diplomazia	diplomacy
estremismo	extremism
parità di genere	gender parity
potere legislativo	legislative power
gruppo di pressione	lobby
multiculturalismo	multiculturalism
mozione di sfiducia	no confidence motion
investitura	nomination
cabina elettorale	polling booth
autodeterminazione	self determination
dibattere	to debate
rivendicare	to demand as a right
governare	to govern
aderire	to join a party
ratificare	to ratify
riformare	to reform
suffragio universale	universal suffrage
rifugiato di guerra	war refugee

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Italian words on “Society and politics”. The full topic holds 178 in the KoKo app: 71 at the easy level, 62 at the medium level and 45 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 Italian 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.

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