Politics

20 Types of politics terms

This glossary contains the words people can use during a political discussion. Helps to understand words from political fields.

Barter system
noun
Barter is an alternative method of trading where goods and services are exchanged directly for one another without using money as an intermediary
Example: Ancient Egyptians used a barter system.
en: Barterový systém
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Bureaucratic
adjective
Relating to a system of government in which most of the important decisions are taken by state officials rather than by elected representatives.
Example: Ancient Chinese society began to be ruled by a system of bureaucratic politics.
en: Byrokratický
Democratic
adjective
Relating to or supporting democracy or its principles.
Example: Slovakia is a parliamentary representative democratic republic.
en: Demokratický
Dynasty
noun
A line of hereditary rulers of a country.
Example: In ancient Chine the rulers of the government were from the dynasty of the country.
en: dynastie
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Emperor
noun
Ruler of an empire.
Example: China's First Emperor, Qin Shi Huang, was born on 18 February in 259 BC.
en: Cisár
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Executive
noun
The branch of a government responsible for putting decisions or laws into effect.
Example: She has good executive skills.
en: Výkonný
Inherited
adjective
Receive (money, property, or a title) as an heir at the death of the previous holder.
Example: Monarchy means a system that is ruled by an individual who had inherited his role.
en: Zdedené
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Jurisdiction
noun
The official power to make legal decisions and judgments.
Example: The court has jurisdiction over most criminal offenses.
en: Súdna právomoc
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Oligarchy
noun
A small group of people having control of a country or organization.
Example: This kinda system was used also in ancient Greece where a selected group of individuals were ruling over the country.
en: Oligarchia
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Patricians
noun
Families provided the empire's political, religious, and military leadership.
Example: Rome's wealthiest families, the patricians, held power, and only they could hold political or religious offices.
en: Patriciát
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Patronage
Plebeian
noun
A member of the lower social classes.
Example: Plebeians had no chance to hold an office in ancient Rome.
en: Plebejský
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Regency
noun
The office of or period of government by a regent.
Example: The regency created to rule on his behalf was plagued from the start by disputes between political factions and rebellions across the nation.
en: Vladárstvo
Regime
noun
A government, especially an authoritarian one.
Example: In Iran, the fundamentalist cleric Ayatollah Khomeini set out to restore a regime that had last existed almost 1,300 years ago.
en: Režim
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Representative
adjective
Representatives consist of people chosen to act and speak on behalf of a wider group, or country.
Example: The principle of representative democracy, with citizens directly represented at the European Parliament.
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Senate
noun
The Senate was the governing and advisory assembly of the aristocracy in the ancient Roman Republic.
Example: At the heart of the Roman Republic was the Senate.
en: Senát
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Supranational
adjective
Having power or influence that transcends national boundaries or governments.
Example: The European Union is a supranational political and economic union of 28 member states that are located primarily in Europe.
en: Nadnárodný
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Supremacy
noun
The state or condition of being superior to all others in authority, power, or status.
Example: After all, politicians do have supremacy.
en: Nadradenosť
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Taxes
noun
The amount of money that a government requires people to pay according to their income.
Example: People have to pay a lot of taxes.
en: Dane
Theocratic
adjective
Relating to or denoting a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god.
Example: In many theocracies, government leaders are members of the clergy, and the state's legal system is based on religious law.
en: Teokratický
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