Vocabulary Related to Politics and Government in Russian

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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.

ะŸะพะปะธั‚ะธะบะฐ (Politika) – Politics
This term denotes the activities associated with the governance of a country, especially the debate between parties having power.
ะฏ ะธะฝั‚ะตั€ะตััƒัŽััŒ ะฟะพะปะธั‚ะธะบะพะน ะธ ั€ะตะณัƒะปัั€ะฝะพ ั‡ะธั‚ะฐัŽ ะฝะพะฒะพัั‚ะธ.

ะŸั€ะฐะฒะธั‚ะตะปัŒัั‚ะฒะพ (Pravitel’stvo) – Government
The set of people with the authority to govern a country or state.
ะŸั€ะฐะฒะธั‚ะตะปัŒัั‚ะฒะพ ะพะฑัŠัะฒะธะปะพ ะพ ะฝะพะฒั‹ั… ัะบะพะฝะพะผะธั‡ะตัะบะธั… ั€ะตั„ะพั€ะผะฐั….

ะŸั€ะตะทะธะดะตะฝั‚ (Prezident) – President
The elected head of a republican state.
ะŸั€ะตะทะธะดะตะฝั‚ ะฟั€ะพะฒะตะป ะฟั€ะตัั-ะบะพะฝั„ะตั€ะตะฝั†ะธัŽ ะฟะพัะปะต ะฒัั‚ั€ะตั‡ะธ ั ะธะฝะพัั‚ั€ะฐะฝะฝั‹ะผะธ ะดะตะปะตะณะฐั‚ะฐะผะธ.

ะŸะฐั€ะปะฐะผะตะฝั‚ (Parlament) – Parliament
A legislative body of government generally established by a constitution.
ะŸะฐั€ะปะฐะผะตะฝั‚ ะฟั€ะพะณะพะปะพัะพะฒะฐะป ะทะฐ ะฒะฒะตะดะตะฝะธะต ะฝะพะฒะพะณะพ ะทะฐะบะพะฝะฐ.

ะ”ะตะฟัƒั‚ะฐั‚ (Deputat) – Deputy or Member of Parliament
An individual who has been elected to a parliament and is responsible for representing the electorate.
ะ”ะตะฟัƒั‚ะฐั‚ ะฒั‹ัั‚ัƒะฟะธะป ั ั€ะตั‡ัŒัŽ ะพ ะฑะพั€ัŒะฑะต ั ะบะพั€ั€ัƒะฟั†ะธะตะน.

ะšะพะฝัั‚ะธั‚ัƒั†ะธั (Konstitutsiya) – Constitution
The system of fundamental principles according to which a state or other organization is governed.
ะšะพะฝัั‚ะธั‚ัƒั†ะธั ะณะฐั€ะฐะฝั‚ะธั€ัƒะตั‚ ะพัะฝะพะฒะฝั‹ะต ะฟั€ะฐะฒะฐ ะธ ัะฒะพะฑะพะดั‹ ะณั€ะฐะถะดะฐะฝ.

ะ˜ะทะฑะธั€ะฐั‚ะตะปัŒ (Izbiratel’) – Elector or Voter
A person who has the right to vote in an election.
ะšะฐะถะดั‹ะน ะธะทะฑะธั€ะฐั‚ะตะปัŒ ะธะผะตะตั‚ ะฒะฐะถะฝัƒัŽ ั€ะพะปัŒ ะฒ ะฒั‹ะฑะพั€ะฐั….

ะ’ั‹ะฑะพั€ั‹ (Vybory) – Elections
The formal process through which the electorate selects a person for public office.
ะœะฝะพะณะธะต ะณั€ะฐะถะดะฐะฝะต ะฟะพัะตั‚ะธะปะธ ะธะทะฑะธั€ะฐั‚ะตะปัŒะฝั‹ะต ัƒั‡ะฐัั‚ะบะธ ะฝะฐ ะฒั‹ะฑะพั€ะฐั… ัั‚ะพะณะพ ะณะพะดะฐ.

ะ”ะตะผะพะบั€ะฐั‚ะธั (Demokratiya) – Democracy
A system of government by the whole population, usually through elected representatives.
ะ”ะตะผะพะบั€ะฐั‚ะธั ั‚ั€ะตะฑัƒะตั‚ ะฐะบั‚ะธะฒะฝะพะณะพ ัƒั‡ะฐัั‚ะธั ะณั€ะฐะถะดะฐะฝ ะฒ ะฟะพะปะธั‚ะธั‡ะตัะบะพะน ะถะธะทะฝะธ ัั‚ั€ะฐะฝั‹.

ะžะฟะฟะพะทะธั†ะธั (Oppozitsiya) – Opposition
The principal political party or coalition opposing the government.
ะžะฟะฟะพะทะธั†ะธั ะบั€ะธั‚ะธะบัƒะตั‚ ะดะตะนัั‚ะฒัƒัŽั‰ะตะต ะฟั€ะฐะฒะธั‚ะตะปัŒัั‚ะฒะพ ะทะฐ ัะบะพะฝะพะผะธั‡ะตัะบัƒัŽ ะฟะพะปะธั‚ะธะบัƒ.

ะ—ะฐะบะพะฝ (Zakon) – Law
A system of rules created and enforced through social or governmental institutions to regulate conduct.
ะ’ัะต ะณั€ะฐะถะดะฐะฝะต ะดะพะปะถะฝั‹ ัะพะฑะปัŽะดะฐั‚ัŒ ะทะฐะบะพะฝั‹ ัะฒะพะตะน ัั‚ั€ะฐะฝั‹.

ะŸะพะปะธั‚ะธั‡ะตัะบะฐั ะฟะฐั€ั‚ะธั (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.
ะžะฝะฐ ั€ะตัˆะธะปะฐ ะฒัั‚ัƒะฟะธั‚ัŒ ะฒ ะฟะพะปะธั‚ะธั‡ะตัะบัƒัŽ ะฟะฐั€ั‚ะธัŽ, ั‡ั‚ะพะฑั‹ ะธะผะตั‚ัŒ ะฒะพะทะผะพะถะฝะพัั‚ัŒ ะฒะปะธัั‚ัŒ ะฝะฐ ะฟั€ะพั†ะตััั‹ ะฒ ัั‚ั€ะฐะฝะต.

ะ˜ะฝั‚ะตั€ะตัั‹ (Interesy) – Interests
The aims or advantages sought by a person or group in a political context.
ะŸะพะปะธั‚ะธะบะธ ะดะพะปะถะฝั‹ ัƒั‡ะธั‚ั‹ะฒะฐั‚ัŒ ะธะฝั‚ะตั€ะตัั‹ ะฒัะตั… ัะปะพะตะฒ ะฝะฐัะตะปะตะฝะธั.

ะšะฐะผะฟะฐะฝะธั (Kampaniya) – Campaign
An organized course of action to achieve a particular goal, often to get an individual elected.
ะŸะพะปะธั‚ะธั‡ะตัะบะฐั ะบะฐะผะฟะฐะฝะธั ะฟะตั€ะตะด ะฒั‹ะฑะพั€ะฐะผะธ ะฑั‹ะปะฐ ะพัะพะฑะตะฝะฝะพ ะฐะบั‚ะธะฒะฝะพะน.

ะ˜ะดะตะพะปะพะณะธั (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.
ะ•ะณะพ ะฟะพะปะธั‚ะธั‡ะตัะบะธะต ัƒะฑะตะถะดะตะฝะธั ัะธะปัŒะฝะพ ะบะพั€ั€ะตะปะธั€ัƒัŽั‚ ั ะธะดะตะพะปะพะณะธะตะน ะฟะฐั€ั‚ะธะธ.

By familiarizing yourself with this vocabulary, you will be better equipped to understand and participate in discussions about Russian politics and government. Keep practicing and immerse yourself in the language to gain a deeper understanding of these important terms.

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