How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Spanish 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 Spanish 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.

Spanish vocabulary: politics and society

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

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

Level 1: easy 40 words

Spanish	English
ejército	army
ataque	attack
batalla	battle
frontera	border
campaña	campaign
candidato	candidate
iglesia	church
función pública	civil service
sociedad civil	civil society
consejo	council
país	countryAn inhabited territory, in the geographical sense
derrota	defeat
democracia	democracy
Unión Europea	European Union
libertad de expresión	freedom of speech
gobierno	government
derechos humanos	human rights
programa electoral	manifesto
alcalde	mayor
servicio militar	military service
ministerio	ministry
municipio	municipality
oposición	opposition
parlamento	parliament
paz	peace
política	politics
presidente	president
primer ministro	prime minister
reforma	reform
religión	religion
república	republic
resistencia	resistance
justicia social	social justice
discurso	speech
Estado	stateThe political institution that holds sovereign power
mandato	term of office
tratado	treaty
voto	vote
derecho al voto	voting right
arma	weapon

Level 2: medium 35 words

Spanish	English
alianza	alliance
creencia	belief
capitalismo	capitalism
ciudadano	citizen
colonización	colonisation
circunscripción	constituency
corrupción	corruption
represión	crackdown
manifestación	demonstration
dictadura	dictatorship
disolución	dissolution
embajada	embassy
exclusión	exclusion
genocidio	genocide
ecologismo político	green politics
rehén	hostage
inmigración	immigration
institución	institution
sanción internacional	international sanction
invasión	invasion
poder judicial	judicial power
monarquía	monarchy
ocupación	occupation
tratado de paz	peace treaty
petición	petition
oración	prayer
delegado del Gobierno	prefect
escándalo	scandal
senado	senate
senador	senator
movilidad social	social mobility
soldado	soldier
soberanía	sovereignty
atentado	terrorist attack
participación electoral	turnout

Level 3: hard 25 words

Spanish	English
abstención	abstention
activismo	activism
urna	ballot box
alto el fuego	ceasefire
desobediencia civil	civil disobedience
comunismo	communism
descolonización	decolonisation
diplomacia	diplomacy
extremismo	extremism
paridad de género	gender parity
poder legislativo	legislative power
grupo de presión	lobby
multiculturalismo	multiculturalism
moción de censura	no confidence motion
investidura	nomination
cabina electoral	polling booth
autodeterminación	self determination
debatir	to debate
reivindicar	to demand as a right
gobernar	to govern
afiliarse	to join a party
ratificar	to ratify
reformar	to reform
sufragio universal	universal suffrage
refugiado de guerra	war refugee

In Mexico, people say

KoKo also teaches Mexican Spanish. Among the words on this page, here are the ones that change.

mayor alcalde presidente municipal
constituency circunscripción distrito electoral
prefect delegado del Gobierno delegado de gobierno
polling booth cabina electoral mampara electoral

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Frequently asked questions

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

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