- 卫生局wèi shēng júbureau of public health; health departmentHSK 7-9
- 左派zuǒ pàithe left; left-wing (as a political orientation or faction); leftist (person holding left-wing views — often used collectively)HSK 7-9
- 平定píng dìngto pacify, to calm (a situation, emotions); to put down, to suppress (a rebellion, riot)HSK 7-9
- 当权者dāngperson in authority; those in powerHSK 7-9
- 摄政王shè zhèng wángprince regentHSK 7-9
- 收税shōu shuìto collect taxes, to levy taxesHSK 7-9
- 王权wáng quánroyal power, sovereignty, reignHSK 7-9
- 瓜分guā fēnto carve up, to partition (territory, resources, assets) in a forceful or unfair mannerHSK 7-9
- 统一战线tǒng yī zhàn xiànunited front (political alliance strategy, especially under CCP leadership)HSK 7-9
- 下议院xià yì yuànlower house (of a bicameral legislature); House of CommonsHSK 7-9
- 厅长tīng chángdirector of a provincial-level government departmentHSK 7-9
- 发展中国家fā zhǎn zhōng guó jiādeveloping countryHSK 7-9
- 取缔qǔ dìto ban, to suppress, to crack down on (by official order)HSK 7-9
- 君主制jūn zhǔ zhìmonarchyHSK 7-9
- 国者guó zhě(literary) the state, the nationHSK 7-9
- 地方官dì fāng guānlocal government official (esp. in historical or bureaucratic contexts)HSK 7-9
- 大国dà guógreat nation; major powerHSK 7-9
- 巡抚xún fǔprovincial governor (Ming and Qing dynasties); circuit inspector (historical)HSK 7-9
- 得票数dénumber of votes received; vote countHSK 7-9
- 戒严令jiè yán lìngmartial law decreeHSK 7-9
- 授勋shòu xūnto confer an order, medal, or decorationHSK 7-9
- 政局zhèng júpolitical situation; political sceneHSK 7-9
- 政府军zhèng fǔ jūngovernment armed forces; government troopsHSK 7-9
- 民生mín shēngpeople's livelihood; welfare of the peopleHSK 7-9
- 登基dēng jī(formal) to ascend the throne, to be enthronedHSK 7-9
- 真主党Zhēn zhǔ dǎngHezbollah (Lebanese Shia Islamist political party and militant group)HSK 7-9
- 行政部门xíng zhèng bù ménadministrative department; executive branch; administrationHSK 7-9
- 专政zhuān zhèng(noun) dictatorship; (verb) to exercise dictatorship overHSK 7-9
- 克里姆林宫Kè lǐ mǔ lín gōngKremlinHSK 7-9
- 卖国贼mài guó zéitraitor (to one's country); quislingHSK 7-9
- 卫生部长wèi shēng bù chángMinister of HealthHSK 7-9
- 国标guó biāonational standard (abbreviation for 国家标准)HSK 7-9
- 在野zài yěto be in opposition (political), to be out of powerHSK 7-9
- 征收zhēng shōuto levy (taxes, fees); to expropriate (land, property)HSK 7-9
- 忠臣zhōng chénloyal official; minister devoted to the sovereignHSK 7-9
- 权柄quán bǐngpower; authorityHSK 7-9
- 版图bǎn túterritory, domain (of a country); (figurative) scope, range (of influence, business, etc.)HSK 7-9
- 继位jì wèito succeed to the throneHSK 7-9
- 附庸fù yōngvassal state; dependency; appendage; subordinate entityHSK 7-9
- 作威作福zuò wēi zuò fú(idiom, derogatory) to act tyrannically; to abuse one's power and ride roughshod over othersHSK 7-9
- 俯首称臣fǔ shǒu chènto bow and submit; to surrender humbly (as a vassal)HSK 7-9
- 倡议chàng yì(verb) to propose; to initiate; (noun) proposal; initiativeHSK 7-9
- 免职miǎn zhíto dismiss (from office), to remove from a postHSK 7-9
- 党代表dǎng dài biǎoParty representative (especially in the Chinese Communist Party)HSK 7-9
- 公有gōng yǒupublicly owned; public (as an attributive modifier)HSK 7-9
- 国家安全部guó jiāPRC Ministry of State SecurityHSK 7-9
- 国泰民安guó tài mín ān(idiom) the country is prosperous and the people live in peace; peace and prosperity for the nationHSK 7-9
- 国父guó fùfather of a nation; Father of the Republic (Sun Yat-sen)HSK 7-9
- 多米尼加共和国Duō mǐ ní jiā Gòng hé guóDominican RepublicHSK 7-9
- 开国kāi guóto found a state, to establish a nationHSK 7-9
- 强国qiáng guópowerful countryHSK 7-9
- 机要jī yāo(attributive) confidential, top-secret (used before nouns in official contexts)HSK 7-9
- 民主主义mín zhǔ zhǔ yìdemocracy (as a political ideology or doctrine)HSK 7-9
- 甘地Gān dìGandhiHSK 7-9
- 自主权zì zhǔ quánautonomy; right to self-determination; sovereignty (of a country or region)HSK 7-9
- 贿huì(bound form) bribe; briberyHSK 7-9
- 马克思主义Mǎ kè sī zhǔ yìMarxismHSK 7-9
- 公家gōng jiāthe state; the public sector; (historical) the imperial familyHSK 7-9