| politics | parliament | politician |
| Member of Parliament | House of Commons | House of Lords |
| peer | government / administration (AmE) | to govern |
| minister/secretary | Prime Minister (PM) | Foreign Secretary |
| Foreign Office | Home Secretary | Home Office |
| domestic/internal | policy | to elect |
| election | constituency | to represent |
| representative | civil servant | the civil serivce |
| empire |
| politicus | parlement | politiek |
| Hogerhuis | Lagerhuis | Lagerhuislid |
| regeren | regering | Hogerhuislid |
| minister van Buitenlandse Zaken | minister-president | minister |
| ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken | minister van Binnenlandse Zaken | ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken |
| kiezen | beleid | binnenlands |
| vertegenwoordigen | kiesdistrict | verkiezing |
| overheidsdienst | ambtenaar | vertegenwoordiger |
| (keizer)rijk |