Politics & Government
B1 words for politics, government, and society
Overview
17 B1-level words for politics, government, and society.
Words
agreement /əˈɡɹiːmənt/
noun — B1
Meaning: An understanding between entities to follow a specific course of conduct.
Example:
- to enter an agreement; the UK and US negotiators nearing agreement; he nodded his agreement.
- She talked about the agreement.
Collocations: the agreement, a agreement of, agreement is important
Word family: agree (đt.) → agreement (dt.) → disagreement (dt.)
authority /ɔːˈθɒɹəti/
noun — B1
Meaning: The power to enforce rules or give orders.
Example:
- I have the authority to penalise the staff in my department, but not the authority to sack them.
- She talked about the authority.
Collocations: the authority, a authority of, authority is important
campaign /kæmˈpeɪn/
noun, verb — B1
Meaning: A series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal.
Example:
- The company is targeting children in their latest advertising campaign.
- She campaigned for better social security.
Collocations: the campaign, a campaign of, campaign is important
election /ɪˈlɛkʃ(ə)n/
noun — B1
Meaning: A process of choosing a leader, members of parliament, councillors or other representatives by popular vote.
Example:
- How did you vote in (UK also: at) the last election?
- She talked about the election.
Collocations: the election, a election of, election is important
Word family: elect (đt.) → election (dt.) → electoral (tt.)
global /ˈɡləʊbəl/
adjective — B1
Meaning: A globally scoped identifier.
Example:
- The result was very global.
- Pollution is a global problem.
Collocations: very global, quite global, extremely global
Word family: global (tt.) → globally (trt.) → globalization (dt.)
immigrant /ˈɪmɪɡɹənt/
noun — B1
Meaning: A non-native person who comes to a country from another country in order to permanently settle there.
Example:
- The immigrant is very important.
- She talked about the immigrant.
Collocations: the immigrant, a immigrant of, immigrant is important
nation /ˈneɪ.ʃən/
noun — B1
Meaning: A historically constituted, stable community of people, formed on the basis of a common language, territory, economic life, ethnicity and/or psychological make-up manifested in a common culture.
Example:
- The Kurdish people constitute a nation in the Middle East
- She talked about the nation.
Collocations: the nation, a nation of, nation is important
Word family: nation (dt.) → national (tt.) → nationally (trt.) → nationality (dt.)
nuclear /ˈn(j)ukliɚ/
adjective — B1
Meaning: Nuclear power
Example:
- The result was very nuclear.
- It’s a nuclear situation.
Collocations: very nuclear, quite nuclear, extremely nuclear
official /əˈfɪʃəl/
adjective — B1
Meaning: An office holder invested with powers and authorities.
Example:
- David Barnes was the official charged with the running of the sports club.
- official duties
Collocations: very official, quite official, extremely official
policy /ˈpɒləsi/
noun — B1
Meaning: A principle of behaviour, conduct etc. thought to be desirable or necessary, especially as formally expressed by a government or other authoritative body.
Example:
- The Communist Party has a policy of returning power to the workers.
- She talked about the policy.
Collocations: the policy, a policy of, policy is important
political /pəˈlɪtɪkəl/
adjective — B1
Meaning: A political agent or officer.
Example:
- The result was very political.
- Political principles are rarely absolute, as political logic holds an imperfect result by compromise is better than a theoretically perfect abstention from the political process in the opposition.
Collocations: very political, quite political, extremely political
politician /ˈpɒl.ɪ.tɪʃ.ən/
noun — B1
Meaning: One engaged in politics, especially an elected or appointed government official.
Example:
- Politicians should serve the country’s interest.
- She talked about the politician.
Collocations: the politician, a politician of, politician is important
politics /ˈpɒl.ɪ.tɪks/
noun — B1
Meaning: To engage in political activity; politick.
Example:
- The politics is very important.
- She talked about the politics.
Collocations: the politics, a politics of, politics is important
royal /ˈɹɔɪəl/
adjective — B1
Meaning: A royal person; a member of a royal family.
Example:
- The result was very royal.
- It’s a royal situation.
Collocations: very royal, quite royal, extremely royal
security /sɪˈkjɔːɹəti/
noun — B1
Meaning: The condition of not being threatened, especially physically, psychologically, emotionally, or financially.
Example:
- The security is very important.
- She talked about the security.
Collocations: the security, a security of, security is important
Word family: secure (tt./đt.) → security (dt.) → insecure (tt.)
union /ˈjuːnjən/
noun — B1
Meaning: The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one.
Example:
- The union is very important.
- She talked about the union.
Collocations: the union, a union of, union is important
vote /vəʊt/
noun, verb — B1
Meaning: A formalized choice on matters of administration or other democratic activities
Example:
- One occasion indicative votes were used was in 2003 when MPs were presented with seven different options on how to reform the House of Lords.
- Did you vote last month?
Collocations: the vote, a vote of, vote is important
Word family: vote (đt./dt.) → voter (dt.)
Quick Review
| Word | Type | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| agreement | n. | An understanding between entities to follow a specific course of conduct |
| authority | n. | The power to enforce rules or give orders |
| campaign | n./v. | A series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal |
| election | n. | A process of choosing a leader, members of parliament, councillors or other representatives by popular vote |
| global | adj. | A globally scoped identifier |
| immigrant | n. | A non-native person who comes to a country from another country in order to permanently settle there |
| nation | n. | A historically constituted, stable community of people, formed on the basis of a common language, territory, economic life, ethnicity and/or psychological make-up manifested in a common culture |
| nuclear | adj. | Nuclear power |
| official | adj. | An office holder invested with powers and authorities |
| policy | n. | A principle of behaviour, conduct etc |
| political | adj. | A political agent or officer |
| politician | n. | One engaged in politics, especially an elected or appointed government official |
| politics | n. | To engage in political activity; politick |
| royal | adj. | A royal person; a member of a royal family |
| security | n. | The condition of not being threatened, especially physically, psychologically, emotionally, or financially |
| union | n. | The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one |
| vote | n./v. | A formalized choice on matters of administration or other democratic activities |