 | English  | German | |
 | pol. independent {adj} [not belonging to or supported by a political party] | 452 parteilos [Abgeordnete] | |
| pol. multipartisan {adj} [relating to or supported by multiple political parties] | 426 parteiübergreifend | |
| authoritarian {adj} [related to political authorities] | 18 obrigkeitlich | |
| [pejorative adjective to describe followers of the leftwing and green political movements] {adj} | linksgrünversifft [ugs.] [pej.] [auch: linksgrün-versifft, linksgrün versifft] | |
| Verbs |
| to ban [fig., political: of trade with terrorist regimes, of corporal punishment, etc.] | 39 ächten [fig.] [verbieten] | |
| pol. to canvass [to solicit political support] | auf Stimmenfang gehen [fig.] [Redewendung] | |
| Nouns |
| movement [also political, cultural etc.] | 2681 Bewegung {f} [auch politisch, kulturell etc.] | |
| clout [coll.] [fig.] [political, economic influence etc.] | 488 Schlagkraft {f} [fig.] [politisch, wirtschaftlich] | |
| tendency [political etc.] | 79 Richtung {f} [einer Entwicklung, z. B. politisch] | |
| isolation [social, political] | 77 Ausgrenzung {f} | |
| underground [also political] | 61 Untergrund {m} [auch politisch] | |
| pol. fraction [of a political movement] | 52 Fraktion {f} [Sondergruppe] | |
| pol. ban [fig., political: of trade with terrorist regimes, of corporal punishment, etc.] | 26 Ächtung {f} [fig., politisch: Verbot] | |
| acad. jobs law constitutionalist [expert on a political constitution] | 23 Verfassungsrechtler {m} | |
| firepower [fig.] [intellectual, financial, political, etc., resources to accomplish goals] | 22 Schlagkraft {f} [Durchsetzungskraft] | |
| shallowness [fig.] [pej.] [of thought, political decisions, etc.] | 22 Oberflächlichkeit {f} [fig.] [des Denkens, von Entscheidungen etc.] | |
| pol. distemper [esp. political or social] | 20 Unruhe {f} [politisch oder sozial] | |
| pol. movement [political] | 14 Gesinnungsgemeinschaft {f} | |
| pol. branch [of a political party] | 7 Sektion {f} [österr.] | |
| pol. branch [of a political party] | 7 Unterbezirk {m} | |
| hist. [political, social and economic agreements made between West Germany and some Eastern bloc countries in the early 1970s] | 6 Ostverträge {pl} | |
| [assassination by some secret political organization] | 5 Fememord {m} | |
| pol. sociol. [diversity in perception between the conservative German-speaking and the liberal French-speaking parts of Switzerland, especially regarding political and social issues] | 5 Röstigraben {m} [schweiz.] [fig.] | |
| [action brought against the Bundestag or Bundesrat by a Land or political party] | Organklage {f} | |
| [action brought against the Bundestag or Bundesrat by a Land or political party] | Organstreitverfahren {n} | |
| pol. [incompatibility of (government / political) office and (parliamentary) mandate] | Unvereinbarkeit {f} von Amt und Mandat | |
| hist. [inordinate political influence exercised by a royal mistress] | Mätressenwirtschaft {f} | |
| market. [large billboard] [especially of political parties during election campaigns] | Wesselmanntafel {f} [Politikjargon] | |
| market. [large election campaign billboards of political parties] | Wesselmänner {pl} [Politikjargon] | |
| pol. [line of political thinking in the German parties CDU and CSU] | Unionslinie {f} | |
| hist. pol. [mock serenade as political demonstration against a person] | Katzenmusik {f} | |
| quote [pensioner democracy, political slogan (2008) by Roman Herzog, former president of Germany] | Rentnerdemokratie {f} [Roman Herzog] | |
| pol. [political party comprising local or national dignitaries] | Honoratiorenpartei {f} | |
| hist. pol. [political representatives of the estates of the realm in the Roman-German Empire] | Landstände {pl} | |
| [sb. who cashes in on a political or public office] | Privilegienritter {m} [österr.] [ugs.] | |
| [Swiss political dispute over the Jura canton] | Jurafrage {f} [schweiz.] | |
| pol. [Swiss youth political organization] | Jungpartei {f} [schweiz.] [politischer Jugendverband] | |
| geogr. pol. urban annexation [Am.] [absorption of a political unit by another unit, e.g. of a county by a city] | Eingemeindung {f} [bes. von umliegendem Gebiet] | |
| hist. Armagnacs [15th-century French political party] | Armagnaken {pl} | |
| hist. pol. Carlism [Carlismo; Spanish monarchist political movement] | Carlismus {m} | |
| acad. econ. economics [political economics] | politische Ökonomie {f} | |
| pol. Podemos [political party in Spain] | Podemos [kein Artikel] [politische Partei in Spanien] | |
| jobs pol. politologist [political scientist] | Politologe {m} | |
| hist. politruk [Russian] [political officer] | Politruk {m} [politischer Offizier einer sowjetischen Truppeneinheit] | |
| pol. publicist [expert on political affairs] | Politikexperte {m} | |
| redpill [coll.] [also: red-pill, red pill] [fact, argument, news etc. as eye-opener figuratively] [term of the political right] | Eye-Opener {m} [ugs.] [wörtlich: Augenöffner] [Tatsache, Argument, das Betrachtungsweisen ändern kann] | |
| pol. Sponti [member of a political activist movement in the 1970s and 80s propagating "being spontaneous"] | Sponti {m} [hum.] | |
| hist. tribe [ancient Roman political division] | Tribus {f} [Aushebungs-, Wahl- u. Steuerbezirk der röm. Bürgerschaft] | |
| hist. pol. weltpolitik [political concept of emperor William II of Germany] | Weltpolitik {f} [Wilhelm II.] | |
| 2 Words: Others |
| non-partisan {adj} [independent of any political party] | außerparteilich [mit keiner Partei verbunden] | |
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