Institutions: Upper-intermediate Spanish vocabulary

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

• estadonounstatus, condition
• zonanounzone, area — a distinct region or area
• lugarnounsite, location — a place where something is located; also a website
• procesonounprocess, procedure — a series of actions or steps taken to achieve a result
• recursonounresource, means
• declaracionnounstatement, declaration — a formal announcement or account
• establecerverbto establish, to lay down
• administraciónnounadministration — the bodies that manage public services and government functions; also the act of managing an organisation
• autoridadnounauthority — the abstract concept of legitimate power; or the bodies and persons who exercise it
• sesionnounsession — a period of time devoted to a particular activity
• voluntarionounvoluntary, optional
• cumbrenounsummit — a meeting between heads of government; also a mountain peak
• congresonouncongress —
• filanounrow, queue
• fundarverbto found, to establish
• conyugenounspouse — a married or legally partnered person
• comiténouncommittee — a group of people appointed to manage or investigate a specific matter
• prosperarverbto flourish, to thrive
• embajadanounembassy — the official representative office of a foreign government in another country
• corporativoadjectivecorporate — relating to a corporation or large organisation