How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Romanian 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 Romanian 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.

Romanian vocabulary: politics and society

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

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

Level 1: easy 40 words

Romanian	English
armată	army
atac	attack
bătălie	battle
frontieră	border
campanie electorală	campaign
candidat	candidate
biserică	church
funcție publică	civil service
societate civilă	civil society
consiliu	council
țară	countryAn inhabited territory, in the geographical sense
înfrângere	defeat
democrație	democracy
Uniunea Europeană	European Union
libertate de exprimare	freedom of speech
guvern	government
drepturile omului	human rights
program electoral	manifesto
primar	mayor
serviciu militar	military service
minister	ministry
comună	municipality
opoziție	opposition
parlament	parliament
pace	peace
politică	politics
președinte	president
prim-ministru	prime minister
reformă	reform
religie	religion
republică	republic
rezistență	resistance
justiție socială	social justice
discurs	speech
stat	stateThe political institution that holds sovereign power
mandat	term of office
tratat	treaty
vot	vote
drept de vot	voting right
armă	weapon

Level 2: medium 35 words

Romanian	English
alianță	alliance
credință	belief
capitalism	capitalism
cetățean	citizen
colonizare	colonisation
circumscripție	constituency
corupție	corruption
represiune	crackdown
manifestație	demonstration
dictatură	dictatorship
dizolvare	dissolution
ambasadă	embassy
excluziune	exclusion
genocid	genocide
ecologie politică	green politics
ostatic	hostage
imigrație	immigration
instituție	institution
sancțiune internațională	international sanction
invazie	invasion
putere judecătorească	judicial power
monarhie	monarchy
ocupație	occupation
tratat de pace	peace treaty
petiție	petition
rugăciune	prayer
prefect	prefect
scandal	scandal
senat	senate
senator	senator
mobilitate socială	social mobility
soldat	soldier
suveranitate	sovereignty
atentat	terrorist attack
prezență la vot	turnout

Level 3: hard 25 words

Romanian	English
abținere	abstention
activism	activism
urnă	ballot box
încetarea focului	ceasefire
nesupunere civică	civil disobedience
comunism	communism
decolonizare	decolonisation
diplomație	diplomacy
extremism	extremism
paritate de gen	gender parity
putere legislativă	legislative power
lobby	lobby
multiculturalism	multiculturalism
moțiune de cenzură	no confidence motion
învestitură	nomination
cabină de vot	polling booth
autodeterminare	self determination
dezbate	to debate
revendica	to demand as a right
guverna	to govern
adera	to join a party
ratifica	to ratify
reforma	to reform
vot universal	universal suffrage
refugiat de război	war refugee

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Romanian 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 Romanian 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.

How KoKo makes words stick

These lists come from KoKo, the app to learn Romanian vocabulary on iPhone.