German politics & economy vocabulary B2 · Upper-Intermediate
Vocabulary for government, elections and the economy. Useful for reading news and discussing public topics at B2 and C1 level.
This set has 20 words. Study them as a list or as flashcards in the app, and mark each word once you know it.
How to use these words
Political and economic texts use the passive and nominalisation a lot: die Entscheidung der Regierung. Use this set when reading news at B2 and C1.
Example sentences
- Die Regierung hat ein neues Gesetz beschlossen. – The government has passed a new law.
- Die Wirtschaft wächst langsamer als erwartet. – The economy is growing more slowly than expected.
- Die Inflation steigt weiter. – Inflation continues to rise.
Word list
- die Regierung – government
- der Bundestag – German parliament
- die Wahl – election
- die Partei – party
- der Bürger – citizen
- das Gesetz – law
- die Verfassung – constitution
- die Wirtschaft – economy
- die Inflation – inflation
- der Haushalt – budget
- die Arbeitslosigkeit – unemployment
- der Handel – trade
- das Wachstum – growth
- die Krise – crisis
- die Steuererhöhung – tax increase
- verhandeln – to negotiate
- beschließen – to decide / pass
- die Verantwortung – responsibility
- die Demokratie – democracy
- die Außenpolitik – foreign policy