Lista de palavras de nível B1 - Direito e Política

a set of ideas and activities involved in governing a country, state, or city

política

someone who is competing in an election or for a job position

candidato

a line that separates two countries, provinces, or states from each other

fronteira

(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

congresso

a group of elected people who govern a city, town, etc.

conselho

(in the US) one of the areas into which a state is divided and has a local government of its own

condado

the place in which legal proceedings are conducted

tribunal

the job, skill, or act of managing the relationships between different countries

diplomacia

the process in which people choose a person or group of people for a position, particularly a political one, through voting

eleição

to choose a person for a specific job, particularly a political one, by voting

eleger

a group of people who officially represent their government in another country

embaixada

the group of politicians in control of a country or state

governo

the government of a city or town and not of a country

governo local

someone who is in charge of a region or town

governador

a country's rules that all of its citizens are required to obey

lei

someone who is elected to be the head of a town or city

prefeito

the group of elected representatives whose responsibility is to create, amend, and discuss laws or address political matters

parlamento

an official political group with shared beliefs, goals, and policies aiming to be a part of or form a government

partido político

related to or involving the governance of a country or territory

político

the leader of a country that has no king or queen

presidente

a society's ordinary people

o público

the act of making someone suffer because they have done something illegal or wrong

punição

something that a person is legally, officially, or morally allowed to do or have

direito

one of the two groups of politicians, the other being the House of Representatives, who have been elected to make laws in some countries, such as France and the US

senado

(of law enforcement agencies) to take a person away because they believe that they have done something illegal

prender

to officially forbid a particular action, item, or practice

proibir

one of the political areas with limited law-making abilities that together form a federal country, like those of Germany or the US

estado

to do a particular thing that is unlawful or wrong

cometer

to get away from captivity

escapar

to try to find the truth about a crime, accident, etc. by carefully examining its facts

investigar

to unlawfully and intentionally kill another human being

matar

to cause someone suffering for breaking the law or having done something they should not have

punir

to control and be in charge of a country

reinar

someone who steals something from a person or place without using violence or threats

ladrão

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.

votar

an official meeting where a group of people discuss a certain matter, which often continues for days

conferência

an official announcement regarding something specific

declaração

a piece of cloth with a mark or pattern that stands for a country, organization, etc.

bandeira

an amount of money given by law to the close relatives of a murdered victim

dinheiro de sangue

to release someone from captivity or arrest

libertar

the punishment of killing a criminal, which is officially ordered by a court

pena de morte

related to or involving illegal activities

criminal

someone who does or is involved in an illegal activity

criminoso