ESL Vocabulary – Government: People in the Government (list, definitions, sample sentences, and review worksheet)

(vocab list, definitions, sample sentences, and review worksheet)

 

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VOCAB LIST: People in the Government

 

president – the leader of a country (usually elected, like in the USA)

vice president – the second most powerful person (after the president)

prime minister – the leader of a country (usually appointed, like in the UK)

monarch – a king or queen

dictator – a person who controls a country by force

legislator – one of the people who makes the laws in a country (usually in a “legislature”)

Senator (US) – legislators in the US Senate

Minister of Parliament (UK) – legislators in the UK Parliament

governor – the leader of a state

mayor – the leader of a city

representative – any person who represents other people (presidents, governors, and mayors are all examples of representatives)

Secretary (US) / Minister (UK) – a person appointed by the president/prime minister to lead a department in the government

citizen – a “member” of a country; a person born in a particular country who has certain rights

voter – a person (citizen) who votes for the representatives (in a democracy)

 

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VOCAB REVIEW: People in the Government

 

Write a letter in each blank to match the PEOPLE above with the DEFINITIONS below.

PEOPLE:

President ______

Prime Minister ______

Monarch ______

Dictator ______

Legislator ______

Governor ______

Mayor ______

Representative ______

Secretary (US) / Minister (UK) ______

citizen ______

voter ______

 

DEFINITIONS:

a) The leader of a city

b) A king or queen

c) A “member” of a country

d) A person who controls a country by force

e) The leader of a country (usually elected, like in the USA)

f) A person who votes for the representatives in a country

g) One of the people who makes the laws in a country

h) The leader of a state

i) A person appointed by the president to lead a department in the government

j) The leader of a country (usually appointed, like in the UK)

k) Any person who represents other people