diff --git a/static/templates/electionZipWarning.hbs b/static/templates/electionZipWarning.hbs
index 268643719..d35bc291d 100644
--- a/static/templates/electionZipWarning.hbs
+++ b/static/templates/electionZipWarning.hbs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <div class="message message--alert">
   <div class="message__content">
-    <p>ZIP code {{zip}} includes multiple congressional districts with elections in {{cycle}}.</p>
+    <p>ZIP code {{zip}} includes multiple congressional <span class="term" data-term="District">districts</span> with elections in {{cycle}}.</p>
     <p class="t-sans">Find your district on <a href="https://www.house.gov">house.gov</a>.</p>
   </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/static/templates/receipts.hbs b/static/templates/receipts.hbs
index f7e904115..9b8e1d840 100644
--- a/static/templates/receipts.hbs
+++ b/static/templates/receipts.hbs
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
       <td class="panel__data"><a href="{{basePath}}/committee/{{ committee.committee_id }}/">{{ committee.name }}</a></td>
     </tr>
     <tr>
-      <td class="panel__term">Political party</td>
+      <td class="panel__term"><span class="term" data-term="party">Political party</span></td>
       <td class="panel__data">{{ committee.party_full }}</td>
     </tr>
     <tr>
diff --git a/templates/404.html b/templates/404.html
index a6e3ec139..aec43cf9c 100644
--- a/templates/404.html
+++ b/templates/404.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
       <div class="content__section">
         <h1 class="message__title">Oops!</h1>
         <p>We couldn't find what you're looking for. Please double-check the URL and try again.</p>
-        <p>To find a specific candidate or committee, try searching by name:</p>
+        <p>To find a specific candidate or <span class="term" data-term="Committee">committee</span>, try searching by name:</p>
         {{ search.search('404', button_color="button--neutral") }}
       </div>
       <div class="message--alert__bottom">
diff --git a/templates/candidates-single.html b/templates/candidates-single.html
index b45c9905a..dae67ccaa 100644
--- a/templates/candidates-single.html
+++ b/templates/candidates-single.html
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ <h1 class="entity__name">{{ name }}</h1>
             <span class="entity__term__data">{% if incumbent_challenge_full %}{{ incumbent_challenge_full|title }}{% endif %}</span>
           </li>
           <li class="entity__term">
-            <span class="entity__term__label">District</span>
+            <span class="entity__term__label"><span class="term" data-term="District">District</span></span>
             <span class="entity__term__data">
               {% if district %}
               <a href="{{ election_url(context(), cycle) }}">{{ state }} - {{ district }}</a>
diff --git a/templates/committees-single.html b/templates/committees-single.html
index c0cb95e09..33550db65 100644
--- a/templates/committees-single.html
+++ b/templates/committees-single.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 {% import 'macros/cycle-select.html' as select %}
 
 {% block title %}
-    {{ name }} - Committee overview
+    {{ name }} - committee overview
 {% endblock %}
 
 {% block body %}
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ <h1 class="entity__name">{{ name }}</h1>
           <ul class="entity__info">
             {% if party_full %}
             <li class="entity__term">
-              <span class="entity__term__label">Political party</span>
+              <span class="entity__term__label"><span class="term" data-term="Party">Political party</span></span>
               <span class="entity__term__data">{{ party_full }}</span>
             </li>
             {% endif %}
diff --git a/templates/election-lookup.html b/templates/election-lookup.html
index 5f57de409..9867f28c4 100644
--- a/templates/election-lookup.html
+++ b/templates/election-lookup.html
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ <h2 class="t-ruled--bottom t-ruled--bold">Search</h2>
           <div class="search-controls__or search-controls__or--vertical">or</div>
           <div class="search-controls__either">
             <fieldset>
-              <legend class="label">Find by state and district</span></legend>
+              <legend class="label">Find by state and <span class="term" data-term="District">district</span></span></legend>
               <div class="search-controls__state">
                 <select id="state" name="state" aria-label="Select a state">
                   <option value="">Select state</option>
diff --git a/templates/partials/candidate/financial-summary.html b/templates/partials/candidate/financial-summary.html
index a169eaba6..fe959dacd 100644
--- a/templates/partials/candidate/financial-summary.html
+++ b/templates/partials/candidate/financial-summary.html
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ <h2 class="heading__title">
         Financial summary
       </h2>
     </div>
-    <p class="usa-width-two-thirds">Candidates receive and spend money through committees. These are the <strong>combined financial totals</strong> for all of this candidate's authorized committees. You can learn more about each committee's fundraising and spending on its page.</p>
+    <p class="usa-width-two-thirds">Candidates receive and spend money through <span class="term" data-term="Committee">committees</span>. These are the <strong>combined financial totals</strong> for all of this candidate's <span class="term" data-term="Authorized committee">authorized committees</span>. You can learn more about each committee's fundraising and spending on its page.</p>
   </div>
   {% if committees_authorized %}
 
diff --git a/templates/partials/committee-charts.html b/templates/partials/committee-charts.html
index e395094d2..61711910e 100644
--- a/templates/partials/committee-charts.html
+++ b/templates/partials/committee-charts.html
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ <h5 class="chart-series__bar__tooltip__title">{{ key|replace('_', ' ')|title }}<
     <div class="chart__header">
       <h3 class="chart__title">Receipts and disbursements</h3>
       <ul class="chart__key list--flat">
-        <li class="chart__key__item"><span class="swatch data--receipts"></span> Total receipts</li>
-        <li class="chart__key__item"><span class="swatch data--disbursements"></span> Total disbursements</li>
+        <li class="chart__key__item"><span class="swatch data--receipts"></span>Total receipts</li>
+        <li class="chart__key__item"><span class="swatch data--disbursements"></span>Total disbursements</li>
       </ul>
     </div>
     {{ charts.chart_series_grouped(reports | reverse | list, ('total_receipts_period', 'total_disbursements_period'),
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ <h3 class="chart__title">Receipts and disbursements</h3>
     <div class="chart__header">
       <h3 class="chart__title">Cash and debt</h3>
       <ul class="chart__key list--flat">
-        <li class="chart__key__item"><span class="swatch data--cash"></span> Ending cash on hand</li>
-        <li class="chart__key__item"><span class="swatch data--debt"></span> Debt</li>
+        <li class="chart__key__item"><span class="swatch data--cash"></span>Ending cash on hand</li>
+        <li class="chart__key__item"><span class="swatch data--debt"></span>Debt</li>
       </ul>
     </div>
     {{ charts.chart_series_grouped(reports | reverse | list, ('cash_on_hand_end_period', 'debts_owed_by_committee'),
diff --git a/templates/partials/committee-totals-house-senate.html b/templates/partials/committee-totals-house-senate.html
index 976fa0ec9..157a0c33c 100644
--- a/templates/partials/committee-totals-house-senate.html
+++ b/templates/partials/committee-totals-house-senate.html
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
      (totals.0.other_receipts, 'Other receipts'),
    ]
 %}
-{{ totals_table('Total Receipts', totals.0.receipts, table_data,
+{{ totals_table('Total receipts', totals.0.receipts, table_data,
     committee.report_year, header_description='Money received by the committee' ) }}
 
 {% set table_data = [
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
    ]
 %}
 
-{{ totals_table('Total Disbursements', totals.0.disbursements, table_data,
+{{ totals_table('Total disbursements', totals.0.disbursements, table_data,
     committee.report_year, header_description='Money spent by the committee' ) }}
 
 {% endwith %}
diff --git a/templates/partials/committee-totals-ie-only.html b/templates/partials/committee-totals-ie-only.html
index f3c8c3743..87068ab09 100644
--- a/templates/partials/committee-totals-ie-only.html
+++ b/templates/partials/committee-totals-ie-only.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {% with committee=context() %}
 
-{{ totals_table('Independent Contributions', totals.0.total_independent_contributions) }}
-{{ totals_table('Independent Expenditures', totals.0.total_independent_expenditures) }}
+{{ totals_table('Independent contributions', totals.0.total_independent_contributions) }}
+{{ totals_table('Independent expenditures', totals.0.total_independent_expenditures) }}
 
 {% endwith %}
diff --git a/templates/partials/committee-totals-pac-party.html b/templates/partials/committee-totals-pac-party.html
index 23dc0cb2d..f358819cd 100644
--- a/templates/partials/committee-totals-pac-party.html
+++ b/templates/partials/committee-totals-pac-party.html
@@ -1,54 +1,54 @@
 {% with committee=context() %}
 
 {% set table_data = [
-     (totals.0.individual_itemized_contributions, 'Itemized Individual Contributions'),
-     (totals.0.individual_unitemized_contributions, 'Unitemized Individual Contributions'),
-     (totals.0.individual_contributions, 'Total Individual Contributions'),
-     (totals.0.political_party_committee_contributions, 'Party Committees Contributions'),
-     (totals.0.other_political_committee_contributions, 'Other Committees Contributions'),
-     (totals.0.transfers_from_affiliated_party, 'Transfers from Affiliated Committees'),
-     (totals.0.contributions, 'Total Contributions'),
-     (totals.0.net_contributions, 'Net Contributions'),
-     (totals.0.all_loans_received, 'Loans Received'),
-     (totals.0.loan_repayments_received, 'Loan Repayments Received'),
-     (totals.0.offsets_to_operating_expenditures, 'Offsets to Operating Expenditures'),
-     (totals.0.fed_candidate_contribution_refunds, 'Candidate Refunds'),
+     (totals.0.individual_itemized_contributions, 'Itemized individual contributions'),
+     (totals.0.individual_unitemized_contributions, 'Unitemized individual contributions'),
+     (totals.0.individual_contributions, 'Total individual contributions'),
+     (totals.0.political_party_committee_contributions, 'Party committees contributions'),
+     (totals.0.other_political_committee_contributions, 'Other committees contributions'),
+     (totals.0.transfers_from_affiliated_party, 'Transfers from affiliated committees'),
+     (totals.0.contributions, 'Total contributions'),
+     (totals.0.net_contributions, 'Net contributions'),
+     (totals.0.all_loans_received, 'Loans received'),
+     (totals.0.loan_repayments_received, 'Loan repayments received'),
+     (totals.0.offsets_to_operating_expenditures, 'Offsets to operating expenditures'),
+     (totals.0.fed_candidate_contribution_refunds, 'Candidate refunds'),
      (totals.0.other_fed_receipts, 'Other Receipts'),
-     (totals.0.transfers_from_nonfed_account, 'Non-Federal Transfers'),
-     (totals.0.transfers_from_nonfed_levin, 'Levin Funds'),
-     (totals.0.transfers_from_nonfed_account, 'Total Non-Federal Transfers'),
-     (totals.0.fed_receipts, 'Total Federal Receipts'),
+     (totals.0.transfers_from_nonfed_account, 'Non-federal transfers'),
+     (totals.0.transfers_from_nonfed_levin, 'Levin funds'),
+     (totals.0.transfers_from_nonfed_account, 'Total non-federal transfers'),
+     (totals.0.fed_receipts, 'Total federal receipts'),
    ]
 %}
 {{ totals_table('Total Receipts', totals.0.receipts, table_data,
     committee.report_year, header_description='Money received by the committee' ) }}
 
 {% set table_data = [
-     (totals.0.shared_fed_operating_expenditures, 'Federal Allocated Operating Expenditures'),
-     (totals.0.shared_nonfed_operating_expenditures, 'Non-Federal Operating Expenditures'),
-     (totals.0.other_fed_operating_expenditures, 'Other Federal Operating Expenditures'),
-     (totals.0.operating_expenditures, 'Total Operating Expenditures'),
-     (totals.0.net_operating_expenditures, 'Net Operating Expenditures'),
-     (totals.0.transfers_to_affiliated_committee, 'Transfers to Affiliated Committees'),
-     (totals.0.fed_candidate_committee_contributions, 'Contributions to Other Committees'),
-     (totals.0.independent_expenditures, 'Independent Expenditures'),
-     (totals.0.coordinated_expenditures_by_party_committee, 'Coordinated Party Expenditures'),
-     (totals.0.loans_made, 'Loans Made'),
-     (totals.0.loan_repayments_made, 'Loan Repayments Made'),
+     (totals.0.shared_fed_operating_expenditures, 'Federal allocated operating expenditures'),
+     (totals.0.shared_nonfed_operating_expenditures, 'Non-federal operating expenditures'),
+     (totals.0.other_fed_operating_expenditures, 'Other federal operating expenditures'),
+     (totals.0.operating_expenditures, 'Total operating expenditures'),
+     (totals.0.net_operating_expenditures, 'Net operating expenditures'),
+     (totals.0.transfers_to_affiliated_committee, 'Transfers to affiliated committees'),
+     (totals.0.fed_candidate_committee_contributions, 'Contributions to other committees'),
+     (totals.0.independent_expenditures, 'Independent expenditures'),
+     (totals.0.coordinated_expenditures_by_party_committee, 'Coordinated party expenditures'),
+     (totals.0.loans_made, 'Loans made'),
+     (totals.0.loan_repayments_made, 'Loan repayments made'),
 
-     (totals.0.refunded_individual_contributions, 'Individual Refunds'),
-     (totals.0.refunded_political_party_committee_contributions, 'Politial Party Refunds'),
-     (totals.0.refunded_other_political_committee_contributions, 'Other Committee Refunds'),
-     (totals.0.contribution_refunds, 'Total Contribution refunds'),
-     (totals.0.other_disbursements, 'Other Disbursements'),
-     (totals.0.shared_fed_activity, 'Allocated Federal Election Activity - Federal Share'),
-     (totals.0.allocated_federal_election_levin_share, 'Allocated Federal Election Activity - Levin Share'),
-     (totals.0.non_allocated_fed_election_activity, 'Federal Election Activity - Federal Only'),
-     (totals.0.fed_election_activity, 'Total Federal Election Activity'),
-     (totals.0.fed_disbursements, 'Total Federal Disbursements'),
+     (totals.0.refunded_individual_contributions, 'Individual refunds'),
+     (totals.0.refunded_political_party_committee_contributions, 'Politial party refunds'),
+     (totals.0.refunded_other_political_committee_contributions, 'Other committee refunds'),
+     (totals.0.contribution_refunds, 'Total contribution refunds'),
+     (totals.0.other_disbursements, 'Other disbursements'),
+     (totals.0.shared_fed_activity, 'Allocated federal election activity - federal share'),
+     (totals.0.allocated_federal_election_levin_share, 'Allocated federal election activity - Levin share'),
+     (totals.0.non_allocated_fed_election_activity, 'Federal election activity - federal only'),
+     (totals.0.fed_election_activity, 'Total federal election activity'),
+     (totals.0.fed_disbursements, 'Total federal disbursements'),
    ]
 %}
-{{ totals_table('Total Disbursements', totals.0.disbursements, table_data,
+{{ totals_table('Total disbursements', totals.0.disbursements, table_data,
     committee.report_year, header_description='Money spent by the committee' ) }}
 
 {% endwith %}
diff --git a/templates/partials/committee/disbursements-tab.html b/templates/partials/committee/disbursements-tab.html
index 98f69b0f9..56bbbb850 100644
--- a/templates/partials/committee/disbursements-tab.html
+++ b/templates/partials/committee/disbursements-tab.html
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <div class="container">
     <div class="section__heading">
       <h2 class="heading__title" id="section-2-heading">
-        Money spent by this committee
+        Money spent by this <span class="term" data-term="Committee">committee</span>
       </h2>
       <a class="heading__action button--neutral button--browse"
           href="{{ url_for(
diff --git a/templates/partials/committee/financial-summary.html b/templates/partials/committee/financial-summary.html
index 24a771e0b..e031ee1fe 100644
--- a/templates/partials/committee/financial-summary.html
+++ b/templates/partials/committee/financial-summary.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ <h2 class="heading__title" id="section-1-heading">
           Financial summary
         </h2>
       </div>
-      <p>Get the full picture of all of the money received and spent by this committee.</p>
+      <p>Get the full picture of all of the money received and spent by this <span class="term" data-term="Committee">committee</span>.</p>
     </div>
     {% if reports and totals %}
       <div class="content__section">
diff --git a/templates/partials/committee/receipts-tab.html b/templates/partials/committee/receipts-tab.html
index 070f7c78d..4a3e6e1bf 100644
--- a/templates/partials/committee/receipts-tab.html
+++ b/templates/partials/committee/receipts-tab.html
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <div class="container">
     <div class="section__heading">
       <h2 class="heading__title" id="section-2-heading">
-        Money received by the committee
+        Money received by the <span class="term" data-term="Committee">committee</span>
       </h2>
       <a class="heading__action button--neutral button--browse" href="{{ url_for('receipts', committee_id=committee_id, cycle=cycle, is_individual='true') }}">All receipts data</a>
     </div>
diff --git a/templates/partials/filings-tab-candidate.html b/templates/partials/filings-tab-candidate.html
index 7d71c6b0c..a3baa42f3 100644
--- a/templates/partials/filings-tab-candidate.html
+++ b/templates/partials/filings-tab-candidate.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <h2 class="heading__title">All candidate filings</h2>
   </div>
   <div class="row">
-    <p class="usa-width-two-thirds">Candidates are required to file a <strong>Statement of Candidacy</strong> every time they run for office. Financial reports from committees are available on committee pages.</p>
+    <p class="usa-width-two-thirds">Candidates are required to file a <strong>Statement of Candidacy</strong> every time they run for office. Financial reports from <span class="term" data-term="Committee">committees</span> are available on committee pages.</p>
   </div>
   <table class="data-table" data-type="filing" data-candidate="{{ candidate_id }}">
     <thead>
diff --git a/templates/partials/filters/districts.html b/templates/partials/filters/districts.html
index 27e7d4b22..47a63e565 100644
--- a/templates/partials/filters/districts.html
+++ b/templates/partials/filters/districts.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <div class="filter">
   <fieldset class="js-dropdown">
-    <legend class="label" for="district">District</legend>
+    <legend class="label" for="district"><span class="term" data-term="District">District</span></legend>
     <ul class="dropdown__selected"></ul>
     <div class="dropdown">
       <button type="button" class="dropdown__button button--neutral">More</button>
diff --git a/templates/partials/filters/parties.html b/templates/partials/filters/parties.html
index 5b80f5327..cafa41e13 100644
--- a/templates/partials/filters/parties.html
+++ b/templates/partials/filters/parties.html
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 {{ checkbox.checkbox_dropdown(
   'party',
-  'Political Party',
+  'Political party',
   selected=constants.parties,
   options=constants.parties_extended,
 ) }}
diff --git a/templates/partials/ie-chart.html b/templates/partials/ie-chart.html
index fd2a9b899..196579d73 100644
--- a/templates/partials/ie-chart.html
+++ b/templates/partials/ie-chart.html
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ <h5 class="chart-series__bar__tooltip__title">{{ key|replace('_', ' ')|title }}<
 <div class="row">
   <figure class="chart-container chart--r-d">
     <div class="chart__header">
-      <h4 class="chart__title">Independent Contributions and Independent Expenditures</h4>
+      <h4 class="chart__title">Independent contributions and independent expenditures</h4>
       <ul class="chart__key list--flat">
-        <li class="chart__key__item"><span class="swatch data--receipts"></span> Total Independent Contributions</li>
-        <li class="chart__key__item"><span class="swatch data--disbursements"></span> Total Independent Expenditures</li>
+        <li class="chart__key__item"><span class="swatch data--receipts"></span> Total independent contributions</li>
+        <li class="chart__key__item"><span class="swatch data--disbursements"></span> Total independent expenditures</li>
       </ul>
     </div>
     {{ charts.chart_series_grouped(reports | reverse | list, ('independent_contributions_period', 'independent_expenditures_period'),
diff --git a/templates/partials/search-results-candidate.html b/templates/partials/search-results-candidate.html
index 97ce7a1ea..05929c54c 100644
--- a/templates/partials/search-results-candidate.html
+++ b/templates/partials/search-results-candidate.html
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ <h3 class="result__title">
   </div>
   <div class="row">
     <ul class="result__column">
-      <li>Office Sought: {{ candidate.office_full }}</li>
-      <li>Party: {{ candidate.party_full }}</li>
+      <li>Office sought: {{ candidate.office_full }}</li>
+      <li><span class="term" data-term="party">Party:</span> {{ candidate.party_full }}</li>
     </ul>
     <ul class="result__column">
       <li>State: {{ candidate.state or 'N/A' }}</li>
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ <h3 class="result__title">
     <div class="result__column">
       {% if candidate.principal_committees %}
         {% with committee=candidate.principal_committees[0] %}
-        <span class="t-block t-bold">Principal Campaign Committee:</span>
+        <span class="t-block t-bold">Principal campaign committee:</span>
           <a class="tst-result-link" title="{{ committee.name }}"
               href="{{ url_for('committee_page', c_id=committee.committee_id) }}">
               {{ committee.name }}
diff --git a/templates/search.html b/templates/search.html
index 0ee09db73..35ded1a07 100644
--- a/templates/search.html
+++ b/templates/search.html
@@ -107,14 +107,14 @@ <h2 class="card__title">Candidate data</h2>
       <div class="card card--wide">
         <div class="card__image__container">
           <img class="card__image icon--complex" src="{{ url_for('static', filename='img/i-committees--neutral.svg') }}" alt="Icon representing committees">
-          <h2 class="card__title">Committee data</h2>
+          <h2 class="card__title"><span class="term" data-term="Committee">Committee</span> data</h2>
         </div>
         <div class="card__content">
           <h2 class="card__title">Committee data</h2>
           <ul class="card__links list--bulleted">
             <li><a href="{{ url_for('committees', cycle=2016) }}">Most recent committees &raquo;</a></li>
-            <li><a href="{{ url_for('committees', cycle=2016, designation=['B', 'D'], committee_type=['N', 'Q', 'V', 'W']) }}">All PACs active 2015–2016 &raquo;</a></li>
-            <li><a href="{{ url_for('committees', cycle=2016, committee_type=['I', 'O', 'U']) }}">All independent expenditure committees active 2015–2016 &raquo;</a></li>
+            <li><a href="{{ url_for('committees', cycle=2016, designation=['B', 'D'], committee_type=['N', 'Q', 'V', 'W']) }}">All PACs active 2015-2016 &raquo;</a></li>
+            <li><a href="{{ url_for('committees', cycle=2016, committee_type=['I', 'O', 'U']) }}">All <span class="term" data-term="Independent expenditure">independent expenditure</span> committees active 2015-2016 &raquo;</a></li>
           </ul>
           <a class="button--neutral button--browse" href="{{ url_for('committees', cycle=default_cycles) }}">All committee data</a>
         </div>