(in some countries) the group of people who have been elected to make laws, which in the US it consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate
国会, コングレス
(in the US) one of the areas into which a state is divided and has a local government of its own
郡, カウンティ
the job, skill, or act of managing the relationships between different countries
外交
the process in which people choose a person or group of people for a position, particularly a political one, through voting
選挙
to choose a person for a specific job, particularly a political one, by voting
選ぶ, 選挙する
a group of people who officially represent their government in another country
大使館
the group of elected representatives whose responsibility is to create, amend, and discuss laws or address political matters
議会, 国会
an official political group with shared beliefs, goals, and policies aiming to be a part of or form a government
政治党, 政治団体
the act of making someone suffer because they have done something illegal or wrong
罰, 刑罰
(of law enforcement agencies) to take a person away because they believe that they have done something illegal
逮捕する, 拘束する
one of the political areas with limited law-making abilities that together form a federal country, like those of Germany or the US
州, 連邦州
to try to find the truth about a crime, accident, etc. by carefully examining its facts
調査する, 捜査する
to cause someone suffering for breaking the law or having done something they should not have
罰する, 懲罰する
someone who steals something from a person or place without using violence or threats
泥棒, 強盗
to show which candidate one wants to win in an election or which plan one supports, by marking a piece of paper, raising one's hand, etc.
投票する, 票を投じる
an official meeting where a group of people discuss a certain matter, which often continues for days
会議, シンポジウム
a piece of cloth with a mark or pattern that stands for a country, organization, etc.
旗, フラッグ
an amount of money given by law to the close relatives of a murdered victim
血の金, 殺人の賠償金
the punishment of killing a criminal, which is officially ordered by a court
死刑, 死刑制度