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Government Vocabulary

Vocabulary words relating to government and their Greek, Latin, French roots with meaning

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genocidethe systematic killing of a race of people
"genos"race or kind
"cide"to kill
agrarianrelating to rural/farm land
"agrari"field or land
propagandaa message or doctrine spread by an organization to brainwash the masses
anarchya state of society with no laws or gov't
"olig"few
oligarchya gov't ruled by a few
"archia or arch"rule or ruling
"an archia/arch"no rule
aggravateto anger or make worse
guerrillaa member of an irregular hostile group
"guerra"war
oppressto subject to harsh authority, to limit power
"premere"to squeeze or press
reconciliationthe act of re-establishing friendly ties
"re"again
"conciliate"to bring together
opposeto fight against, to resist
regimea system of gov't or specific administration
"regere"to guide or rule
economythe management of resources in a country
"eikos"house or household
"nomos/nomy"to manage
eradicateto remove or destroy
sanctionspenalties placed on a country due to disobedience
prosthetica replaced (artificial) body part
asyluma temporary refuge given to foreigners
solidarityunity or a group due to common interests
"pros-"towards
defyto challenge the power of another
"de"not
"fidere"to trust


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