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Government & Civic Verbs in Spanish
Civic participation, news, and political discourse all require a specific vocabulary. These government and civic verbs let you follow the news, understand legislation, and participate in democratic life in Spanish. From votar (to vote) and legislar (to legislate) to gobernar (to govern) and protestar (to protest).
70 verbs in this category
All Government & Civic verbs
- poder to be able to / canConjugate →
- permitir to permit / to allowConjugate →
- dirigir to direct / to manageConjugate →
- decidir to decideConjugate →
- depender to dependConjugate →
- señalar to point out / to signalConjugate →
- requerir to requireConjugate →
- establecer to establishConjugate →
- construir to build / to constructConjugate →
- controlar to controlConjugate →
- elegir to choose / to electConjugate →
- promover to promoteConjugate →
- unir to unite / to joinConjugate →
- impedir to prevent / to impedeConjugate →
- proponer to proposeConjugate →
- contribuir to contributeConjugate →
- participar to participateConjugate →
- gestionar to manage / to handleConjugate →
- liberar to liberate / to freeConjugate →
- votar to voteConjugate →
- ordenar to order / to organizeConjugate →
- organizar to organizeConjugate →
- planificar to plan / to scheduleConjugate →
- reciclar to recycleConjugate →
- debatir to debateConjugate →
- negociar to negotiateConjugate →
- jurar to swear / to take an oathConjugate →
- prohibir to prohibit / to forbidConjugate →
- obligar to oblige / to forceConjugate →
- exigir to demand / to requireConjugate →
- mandar to send / to order / to commandConjugate →
- obedecer to obeyConjugate →
- desobedecer to disobeyConjugate →
- rebelarse to rebelConjugate →
- protestar to protestConjugate →
- denunciar to report / to denounceConjugate →
- acusar to accuseConjugate →
- defender to defendConjugate →
- atacar to attackConjugate →
- perseguir to pursue / to chaseConjugate →
- arrestar to arrestConjugate →
- vacunar to vaccinateConjugate →
- demoler to demolishConjugate →
- reformar to reform / to renovateConjugate →
- transmitir to transmit / to broadcastConjugate →
- emitir to emit / to broadcastConjugate →
- difundir to spread / to broadcastConjugate →
- informar to inform / to reportConjugate →
- anunciar to announce / to advertiseConjugate →
- importar to import / to matterConjugate →
- exportar to exportConjugate →
- distribuir to distributeConjugate →
- inspeccionar to inspectConjugate →
- registrar to register / to recordConjugate →
- archivar to file / to archiveConjugate →
- administrar to administer / to manageConjugate →
- adoptar to adoptConjugate →
- apoyar to supportConjugate →
- aprobar to approve / to pass (exam)Conjugate →
- asumir to assume / to take onConjugate →
- conquistar to conquerConjugate →
- contaminar to contaminate / to polluteConjugate →
- derrotar to defeatConjugate →
- destruir to destroyConjugate →
- dominar to dominate / to masterConjugate →
- emplear to employ / to useConjugate →
- excluir to excludeConjugate →
- gobernar to govern / to ruleConjugate →
- influir to influenceConjugate →
- matar to killConjugate →