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Re: [lojban-beginners] Words for Politics and Economics




> 
> So I checked some of the dictionaries floating about and I wasn't able
> to find "words" to use in political discourse.  I made a list of
> several words I'd like to know the Lojban equivalents for, including
> some basic English nouns and words used to refer to people of
> different political leanings:

Here is a random selection from jbovlaste.  Many others will be there too.
Take a look!

totus

> 
> Politics
trucu'u 
http://jbovlaste.lojban.org/dict/trucu%27u

> Economics
> 
> Democrat
> Republican
> Libertarian/libertarianism
> Liberal
vricykricru
http://jbovlaste.lojban.org/dict/vricykricru?bg=1;langidarg=2

> Conservative
dzejdasra
http://jbovlaste.lojban.org/dict/dzejdasra

> Socialist
> Statist
> 
> Liberty
> Freedom
> Slavery
> 
> Property
> Rights
zi'evja
http://jbovlaste.lojban.org/dict/zi%27ejva

> Rights (natural rights)
rarzi'ejva
http://jbovlaste.lojban.org/dict/rarzi%27ejva?bg=1;langidarg=2

> Rights (guaranteed rights)
> tax/taxation
> 
> democracy
ka'irtrusi'o
http://jbovlaste.lojban.org/dict/ka%27irtrusi%27o

> republicanism
> capitalism
sivypo'eci'e
http://jbovlaste.lojban.org/dict/sivypo%27eci%27e

> communism
> socialism
fairpaltrusi'o
http://jbovlaste.lojban.org/dict/fairpaltrusi%27o

> fascism
tsarainaitrusi'o
http://jbovlaste.lojban.org/dict/tsarainaitrusi%27o?bg=1;langidarg=2

> dictatorship
> monarchy
> anarchy
> 
> minarchism
> anarcho-capitalism
> 
> union (i.e. workers' union or teachers' union)
> 
> objectivism (pre-Ayn Rand variety)
> Objectivism (Ayn Rand variety)
> Tribalism
> 
> currency
> fiat-currency
> commodity
> stock
posfai
http://jbovlaste.lojban.org/dict/posfai

> stock market
> bond
> stock broker
> recession
> depression (economic variety)
> boom-bust cycle
> inflation
> deflation
> bubble (economic variety)
> embargo
> tariff
> sanction
> 
> corruption
> monopoly
> military
> military-industrial complex
> industry
> business
> corporation
kagni
http://jbovlaste.lojban.org/dict/kagni

> population
> citizen
flaselgu'e
http://jbovlaste.lojban.org/dict/flaselgu%27e

> migrant
> immigrant
> nation/country/state
> nationalism
natpamtrusi'o
http://jbovlaste.lojban.org/dict/natpamtrusi%27o

> patriotism
> spy
> treason/traitor
> border
> war
> civil l war
> revolution/revolt
> terrorism
> trade
> enemy
> ally
> navy
> army
> air force
> soldier
> 
> propaganda
> subterfuge
> 
> president
gugja'a
http://jbovlaste.lojban.org/dict/gugja%27a

> senator
> representative
> congressman
> parliament
> general
> king/queen
> dictator
> emperor/empress
> sovereign
> chieftain
> prime e minister
truralju
http://jbovlaste.lojban.org/dict/truralju

> wanker
> 
> constitution
> bill
> act
> amendment
> 
> political party
> partisanship
> 
> vote
> pluralism
> oligarchy
> bureaucrat/bureaucratic/bureaucracy
> rule
> law
> regulation
> reform
> repeal
> 
> 
> Alright, , I tried to come up with everything I could that wasn't too
> far away from the subject of politics and economics.  I thought of
> adding things in like nazi-ism or maoism, but they seemed to be too
> specific for this beginning list.  I'm sure there's more, so feel free
> to add in translations for words you think of on your own that fit the
> topic.
> 
> I know talking about politics on a forum is just asking for trouble,
> so please don't get into any arguments about what's the best political
> philosophy or anything like that if you can avoid it.  If you have a
> translation for one of the words up above, you might also break it
> down to show why the word is what it is, if applicable, but it isn't
> necessary.
> 
> Politics and language are my two great loves, so it would be nice to
> have the words for my favorite subjects to talk about while learning
> Lojban, hence the purpose of this thread.  Have fun!
> 
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