Political science
Specialist vocabulary classified under Politics and government.
Areas within Political science
Political systems
Systems of government, political institutions, constitutions and the distribution of public power.
37 wordsDemocracy and elections
Elections, voting, representation, democracy and electoral institutions.
30 wordsParliament and legislatures
Parliaments, legislatures, bills, debates, committees and law-making.
51 wordsExecutive government
Presidents, prime ministers, cabinets, ministers and executive authority.
36 wordsPublic administration
Civil services, public bodies, administration and government delivery.
36 wordsPublic policy
Policy development, implementation, regulation, programmes and policy evaluation.
34 wordsParties and campaigns
Political parties, campaigns, manifestos, polling and electoral competition.
44 wordsInternational politics
Diplomacy, states, international relations, alliances and geopolitical power.
46 wordsPolitical ideas
Ideologies, political values, rights, liberty, equality and theories of government.
49 wordsCitizenship and civic life
Citizenship, participation, civic institutions, protest and public engagement.
28 wordsElections democracy
Specialist vocabulary classified under Politics and government.
8 wordsGovernment public administration
Specialist vocabulary classified under Politics and government.
13 wordsPolitical science
Specialist vocabulary classified under Politics and government.
10 words10 featured terms
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(politics) the consequence of one popular candidate in an election drawing votes for other members of the same political party; "he counted on t…
Governmentnounthe study of government of states and other political units
Patronagenoun(politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support
Political sciencenounthe study of government of states and other political units
Politicsnounthe study of government of states and other political units
Wildernessnoun(politics) a state of disfavor; "he led the Democratic party back from the wilderness"
Geopoliticsnounthe study of the effects of economic geography on the powers of the state
Nomenklaturanounthe system of patronage in communist countries; controlled by committees in the Communist Party
Practical politicsnounpolitics based on practical rather than moral or ideological considerations
Realpolitiknounpolitics based on practical rather than moral or ideological considerations