El mapa político e ideológico de los países hispanohablantes - Capítulo 7

aliarse con

to form an alliance

alternancia(la)

turn-taking; rotation

amenaza (la)

threaten

asegurar

to secure

asesor/a (el, la)

adviser

asumir

to take on; to take over

basarse en

to be based on

bien común (el)

common good

bienes (los)

goods

bienestar (el)

well-being

bienes (los)

goods

bipartidismo

two-party system

brecha (la)

gap

candidatura, la

candidacy

cargo (el)

position, post

conceder

to give, to grant

concentrarse en

to focus on

confianza (la)

to trust

contrarrestar

to counteract

convertirse en

to become

convocar

to call

deberse a

to be due to

debilitar

to weaken

derechista (el, la)

right-wing supporter

derrocamiento (el)

to overthrow

derrocar

to overthrow

desconfianza (la)

distrust

desprestigiar

to discredit, to smear

deuda (la)

debt

diputado/a (el, la)

representative

enfrentarse a

to confront

escaño (el)

seat in congress

destinatario/a (el, la)

recipient

destituir

to remove from office

equilibrado/a

balanced

equilibrio (el)

balance

giro (el)

turn

gobernante (el, la)

ruler

índice (el)

rate

involucrado/a

involved

involucrarse

to get involved

izquierdista (el, la)

leftist

jefe de Estado(el,la)

Head of State

libre mercado (el)

free market

liderazgo (el)

leadership

lograr

to achieve

logro (el)

achievement

mandato (el)

term (in office)

materias primas (las)

commodities

nombramiento(el)

appointment

nombrar

to appoint

oponerse a

to oppose

opositor/a (el, la)

opponent

partidario/a (el,la)

supporter

partido (el)

party (political)

politica exterior

foreign policy

presupuesto (el)

budget

reinado (el)

ruling (monarchy)

reinar

to rule (monarchy)

reinvindicación (la)

demand; claim

rendir cuentas

to be accountable

representante, el/la

representative

separarse

to separate

separatista (el,la)

secessionist

ser candidato a

to run for

sindicato (el)

labor union

soborno (el)

bribery; bribe

sumarse a

to join

unirse a

to join