Life in the UK glossary

Parliament

The institution that debates and makes laws

Turkish
parlamento
Hindi
संसद
Urdu
پارلیمان
Punjabi (Gurmukhi)
ਸੰਸਦ
Bengali
সংসদ
Italian
parlamento
Romanian
parlament
Polish
parlament

government

The people who run the country day to day

Turkish
hükûmet
Hindi
सरकार
Urdu
حکومت
Punjabi (Gurmukhi)
ਸਰਕਾਰ
Bengali
সরকার
Italian
governo
Romanian
guvern
Polish
rząd

democracy

A system where people choose their representatives

Turkish
demokrasi
Hindi
लोकतंत्र
Urdu
جمہوریت
Punjabi (Gurmukhi)
ਲੋਕਤੰਤਰ
Bengali
গণতন্ত্র
Italian
democrazia
Romanian
democrație
Polish
demokracja

rights

Freedoms and protections people are entitled to

Turkish
haklar
Hindi
अधिकार
Urdu
حقوق
Punjabi (Gurmukhi)
ਅਧਿਕਾਰ
Bengali
অধিকার
Italian
diritti
Romanian
drepturi
Polish
prawa

responsibilities

Duties and things you are expected to do

Turkish
sorumluluklar
Hindi
ज़िम्मेदारियाँ
Urdu
ذمہ داریاں
Punjabi (Gurmukhi)
ਜ਼ਿੰਮੇਵਾਰੀਆਂ
Bengali
দায়িত্ব
Italian
responsabilità
Romanian
responsabilități
Polish
obowiązki

election

An occasion when people vote for representatives

Turkish
seçim
Hindi
चुनाव
Urdu
انتخابات
Punjabi (Gurmukhi)
ਚੋਣ
Bengali
নির্বাচন
Italian
elezioni
Romanian
alegeri
Polish
wybory

constituency

The area represented by an MP

Turkish
seçim bölgesi
Hindi
निर्वाचन क्षेत्र
Urdu
انتخابی حلقہ
Punjabi (Gurmukhi)
ਚੋਣ ਹਲਕਾ
Bengali
নির্বাচনী এলাকা
Italian
circoscrizione elettorale
Romanian
circumscripție electorală
Polish
okręg wyborczy

law

A rule recognised and enforced by the country

Turkish
yasa
Hindi
कानून
Urdu
قانون
Punjabi (Gurmukhi)
ਕਾਨੂੰਨ
Bengali
আইন
Italian
legge
Romanian
lege
Polish
prawo

tax

Money paid to government to fund public services

Turkish
vergi
Hindi
कर
Urdu
ٹیکس
Punjabi (Gurmukhi)
ਕਰ
Bengali
কর
Italian
imposta
Romanian
impozit
Polish
podatek

monarch

A king or queen

Turkish
hükümdar
Hindi
राजा या रानी
Urdu
بادشاہ یا ملکہ
Punjabi (Gurmukhi)
ਰਾਜਾ ਜਾਂ ਰਾਣੀ
Bengali
রাজা বা রানি
Italian
monarca
Romanian
monarh
Polish
monarcha

constitution

The principles and rules for governing a country

Turkish
anayasa
Hindi
संविधान
Urdu
آئین
Punjabi (Gurmukhi)
ਸੰਵਿਧਾਨ
Bengali
সংবিধান
Italian
costituzione
Romanian
constituție
Polish
konstytucja

volunteer

Someone who freely gives their time to help

Turkish
gönüllü
Hindi
स्वयंसेवक
Urdu
رضاکار
Punjabi (Gurmukhi)
ਸਵੈਸੇਵਕ
Bengali
স্বেচ্ছাসেবক
Italian
volontario
Romanian
voluntar
Polish
wolontariusz

Short glosses can lose context and need editorial review. Practise recognising the English term in the word matching game.

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