Understanding the vocabulary related to politics and government is essential for anyone wishing to delve into discussions or the news in Russia. Here is a selection of such vocabulary in Russian, complete with definitions and example sentences to help you get started.
ะะพะปะธัะธะบะฐ (Politika) – Politics
This term denotes the activities associated with the governance of a country, especially the debate between parties having power.
ะฏ ะธะฝัะตัะตััััั ะฟะพะปะธัะธะบะพะน ะธ ัะตะณัะปััะฝะพ ัะธัะฐั ะฝะพะฒะพััะธ.
ะัะฐะฒะธัะตะปัััะฒะพ (Pravitel’stvo) – Government
The set of people with the authority to govern a country or state.
ะัะฐะฒะธัะตะปัััะฒะพ ะพะฑััะฒะธะปะพ ะพ ะฝะพะฒัั
ัะบะพะฝะพะผะธัะตัะบะธั
ัะตัะพัะผะฐั
.
ะัะตะทะธะดะตะฝั (Prezident) – President
The elected head of a republican state.
ะัะตะทะธะดะตะฝั ะฟัะพะฒะตะป ะฟัะตัั-ะบะพะฝัะตัะตะฝัะธั ะฟะพัะปะต ะฒัััะตัะธ ั ะธะฝะพัััะฐะฝะฝัะผะธ ะดะตะปะตะณะฐัะฐะผะธ.
ะะฐัะปะฐะผะตะฝั (Parlament) – Parliament
A legislative body of government generally established by a constitution.
ะะฐัะปะฐะผะตะฝั ะฟัะพะณะพะปะพัะพะฒะฐะป ะทะฐ ะฒะฒะตะดะตะฝะธะต ะฝะพะฒะพะณะพ ะทะฐะบะพะฝะฐ.
ะะตะฟััะฐั (Deputat) – Deputy or Member of Parliament
An individual who has been elected to a parliament and is responsible for representing the electorate.
ะะตะฟััะฐั ะฒััััะฟะธะป ั ัะตััั ะพ ะฑะพััะฑะต ั ะบะพัััะฟัะธะตะน.
ะะพะฝััะธัััะธั (Konstitutsiya) – Constitution
The system of fundamental principles according to which a state or other organization is governed.
ะะพะฝััะธัััะธั ะณะฐัะฐะฝัะธััะตั ะพัะฝะพะฒะฝัะต ะฟัะฐะฒะฐ ะธ ัะฒะพะฑะพะดั ะณัะฐะถะดะฐะฝ.
ะะทะฑะธัะฐัะตะปั (Izbiratel’) – Elector or Voter
A person who has the right to vote in an election.
ะะฐะถะดัะน ะธะทะฑะธัะฐัะตะปั ะธะผะตะตั ะฒะฐะถะฝัั ัะพะปั ะฒ ะฒัะฑะพัะฐั
.
ะัะฑะพัั (Vybory) – Elections
The formal process through which the electorate selects a person for public office.
ะะฝะพะณะธะต ะณัะฐะถะดะฐะฝะต ะฟะพัะตัะธะปะธ ะธะทะฑะธัะฐัะตะปัะฝัะต ััะฐััะบะธ ะฝะฐ ะฒัะฑะพัะฐั
ััะพะณะพ ะณะพะดะฐ.
ะะตะผะพะบัะฐัะธั (Demokratiya) – Democracy
A system of government by the whole population, usually through elected representatives.
ะะตะผะพะบัะฐัะธั ััะตะฑัะตั ะฐะบัะธะฒะฝะพะณะพ ััะฐััะธั ะณัะฐะถะดะฐะฝ ะฒ ะฟะพะปะธัะธัะตัะบะพะน ะถะธะทะฝะธ ัััะฐะฝั.
ะะฟะฟะพะทะธัะธั (Oppozitsiya) – Opposition
The principal political party or coalition opposing the government.
ะะฟะฟะพะทะธัะธั ะบัะธัะธะบัะตั ะดะตะนััะฒัััะตะต ะฟัะฐะฒะธัะตะปัััะฒะพ ะทะฐ ัะบะพะฝะพะผะธัะตัะบัั ะฟะพะปะธัะธะบั.
ะะฐะบะพะฝ (Zakon) – Law
A system of rules created and enforced through social or governmental institutions to regulate conduct.
ะัะต ะณัะฐะถะดะฐะฝะต ะดะพะปะถะฝั ัะพะฑะปัะดะฐัั ะทะฐะบะพะฝั ัะฒะพะตะน ัััะฐะฝั.
ะะพะปะธัะธัะตัะบะฐั ะฟะฐััะธั (Politicheskaya partiya) – Political Party
An organized group of people with at least roughly similar political aims and opinions that seek to influence public policy by getting its candidates elected to public office.
ะะฝะฐ ัะตัะธะปะฐ ะฒัััะฟะธัั ะฒ ะฟะพะปะธัะธัะตัะบัั ะฟะฐััะธั, ััะพะฑั ะธะผะตัั ะฒะพะทะผะพะถะฝะพััั ะฒะปะธััั ะฝะฐ ะฟัะพัะตััั ะฒ ัััะฐะฝะต.
ะะฝัะตัะตัั (Interesy) – Interests
The aims or advantages sought by a person or group in a political context.
ะะพะปะธัะธะบะธ ะดะพะปะถะฝั ััะธััะฒะฐัั ะธะฝัะตัะตัั ะฒัะตั
ัะปะพะตะฒ ะฝะฐัะตะปะตะฝะธั.
ะะฐะผะฟะฐะฝะธั (Kampaniya) – Campaign
An organized course of action to achieve a particular goal, often to get an individual elected.
ะะพะปะธัะธัะตัะบะฐั ะบะฐะผะฟะฐะฝะธั ะฟะตัะตะด ะฒัะฑะพัะฐะผะธ ะฑัะปะฐ ะพัะพะฑะตะฝะฝะพ ะฐะบัะธะฒะฝะพะน.
ะะดะตะพะปะพะณะธั (Ideologiya) – Ideology
A comprehensive set of beliefs or ideas that an individual or group holds about the way power and politics should be used in society.
ะะณะพ ะฟะพะปะธัะธัะตัะบะธะต ัะฑะตะถะดะตะฝะธั ัะธะปัะฝะพ ะบะพััะตะปะธัััั ั ะธะดะตะพะปะพะณะธะตะน ะฟะฐััะธะธ.
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