Governance: Upper-intermediate Spanish vocabulary

15 Spanish words about governance at upper-intermediate level. Each entry links to the full meaning, a real example sentence, and usage notes written for English speakers.

• administraciónnounadministration — the bodies that manage public services and government functions; also the act of managing an organisation
• agencianounagency — an organisation acting on behalf of others or providing a specialised service
• democracianoundemocracy — a system of government based on popular sovereignty and the rule of law
• ejecutivonounexecutive —
• desafíonounchallenge — a major difficulty or problem that demands a response; often at greater scale than reto
• congresonouncongress —
• comiténouncommittee — a group of people appointed to manage or investigate a specific matter
• consolidarseverbto consolidate, to become firmly established — to gradually achieve stability and permanence
• transparenteadjectivetransparent — open and not secretive; allowing scrutiny or easy understanding
• gobernarverbto govern, to rule
• instituciónnouninstitution — an established organisation or system, especially in public life
• legislaciónnounlegislation — the body of laws enacted by a legislative body
• panelnounpanel — a group of people convened to discuss or judge something
• parlamentonounparliament — the supreme legislative body of a country
• políticanounpolicy, politics — a set of principles guiding decisions; also political activity generally