Politics and politicians
Izquierda is the Spanish word for left. The s is added to make it plural in the phrase Soy de izquierdas 'I'm left wing'.Why?
You won't find an answer here. It is just one of those things.
The political parties (el partido popular, los comunistas and PSOE) are from Spain.
Los Laboristas and Los Conservadores are the Spanish (Spain) names for the English Labour and Conservative parties respectively.
| English | Spanish |
|---|---|
| the politicians | los politicos |
| the prime minister | el presidente del gobierno |
| the ministers | los ministros |
| the ministries | los ministerios |
| I'm left wing | Soy de izquierdas |
| I'm right wing | Soy de derechas |
| He is right wing | Es de derechas |
| the (political) party | el partido |
| The Popular Party | El Partido Popular |
| The Communists | Los Comunistas |
| The United Left (Communist Party) | El Izquierda Unida |
| The Labour Party | Los Laboristas |
| The Conservatives | Los Conservadores |
| The Liberals | Los Liberales |
Autonomous Regions, Provinces and Municipalities
Spain is divided into autonomous (self-governing) regions - for which we don't have a direct equivalent (in the UK).Each region (autonomia) is divided into provinces.
Each province has a capital.
Each province is divided into municipalities.
Each municipality is governed by the ayuntamiento.
'a regional politician' is involved in the government of an 'autonomous region'.
| English | Spanish |
|---|---|
| autonomous regions | comunidades autonomias |
| autonomous regions | autonomias |
| province | provincia |
| municipality | municipio |
| There is a capital in each province | Hay un capital en cada provincia |
| Each region is divided into provinces | Cada autonomia está divida en provincias |
| someone in favour of comunidades autonomias | autonomista |
| another word for autonomista | regionalista |
| a regional politician | una politica regionalista |
| local government | gobierno local |
| local government/town council | ayuntamiento |
| mayor | el alcalde |
| local councillers | cancilleres locales |
Elections
| English | Spanish |
|---|---|
| proportional representation | representacion proporcional |
| the vote | el voto |
| the voter | el votante |
| member | afiliado |