Politic vocab Flashcards
bekerja-sama
to work together
berapi-api
fiery
bintara
junior officer
corak
design, motif
dekrit
decree
demokrasi terpimpin
guided democracy
gencatan senjata
cease-fire
kebangkitan nasional
national awakening
kebobrokan
state of being dilapidated
kedahuluan
to beat “x” to the punch
kekejaman
cruelty
kesadaran nasional
national awareness
konstituante
constitutional assembly
mematangkan
to let ripen, mature
memikat hati
to win one’s heart
mendapat angin
to get support
menentramkan
to pacify, calm down
mengadu-domba
to incite against another, divide and conquer
menyerbu
to attack (as a group)
mosi tidak percaya
vote of no confidence
mupakat
a consensus
musyawarah
deliberation
naskah proklamasi
a bill of proclamation
padam
extinguished
panglima angkatan perang
commander-of-war
pemilu
general election
pemungutan suara
voting
pergerakan nasional
nationalist movement
pergolakan
disturbance (usually political)
pertempuran
a battle
perwira
senior office
serbuan
an attack
sudah barang tentu
naturally
tampuk pemerintahan
the reign of government
tamama
a private
tulang punggung
backbone
undang undang dasar
constitution
bangkit
to rise, awaken
membangkitkan
to arouse
menyala
to flare up
menyalakan
to turn on, ignite
tentara sekutu
allied forces
tentara
army
angkatan bersenjata
armed forces
menyerah tanpa syarat
to surrender unconditionally
berunding
to told talks
perundingan
a talk, conference
mengadu
to confront, to try
mengadu nasib
to try one’s luck
menarik
to be interesting, to attract
menarik perhatian
to grab one’s attention
prajurit
soldier
laksamana
admiral
jendral
general
barang-siapa
whoever
menyerang
to attack (more figurative)
serangan
an attack (more figurative)
mengundangkan
to enact a law
pemilihan umum
general election
hak memilih
right to vote
memilih
to choose, elect
surat suara
ballot
demokrasi liberal
liberal democracy
musyawarah dan mupakat
process of group decision making and consensus
kampanye
to campaign, a campaign
suara terbanyak
majority vote