Political systems
Systems of government, political institutions, constitutions and the distribution of public power.
Areas within Political systems
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 words40 featured terms
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the power or right to give orders or make decisions; "he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given authorization to make arrests…
Authoritiesnounthe organization that is the governing authority of a political unit; "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authori…
Authoritynounthe power or right to give orders or make decisions; "he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given authorization to make arrests…
Authorizationnounthe power or right to give orders or make decisions; "he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given authorization to make arrests…
Constitutionnounlaw determining the fundamental political principles of a government
Democracynounthe political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by their elected representatives
Department of Statenounthe federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies; "the Department of State was created in 1789"
Dominancenounthe power or right to give orders or make decisions; "he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given authorization to make arrests…
DOSnounthe federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies; "the Department of State was created in 1789"
Federationnounthe act of constituting a political unity out of a number of separate states or colonies or provinces so that each member retains the management…
Fundamental lawnounlaw determining the fundamental political principles of a government
Governmentnoun(government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed; "tyrannical government"
Governmentnounthe organization that is the governing authority of a political unit; "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authori…
Monarchynounan autocracy governed by a monarch who usually inherits the authority
Officenoun(of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power; "being in office already gives a candidate a great advantage";…
Organic lawnounlaw determining the fundamental political principles of a government
Politicsnounthe activities and affairs involved in managing a state or a government; "unemployment dominated the politics of the inter-war years"; "governme…
Potencynounthe power or right to give orders or make decisions; "he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given authorization to make arrests…
Powernoun(of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power; "being in office already gives a candidate a great advantage";…
Regimenounthe organization that is the governing authority of a political unit; "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authori…
Republicnouna form of government whose head of state is not a monarch; "the head of state in a republic is usually a president"
Say-sonounthe power or right to give orders or make decisions; "he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given authorization to make arrests…
Sovereigntynounthe authority of a state to govern another state
Statenounthe federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies; "the Department of State was created in 1789"
State Departmentnounthe federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies; "the Department of State was created in 1789"
United States Department of Statenounthe federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies; "the Department of State was created in 1789"
Bureaucracynouna government that is administered primarily by bureaus that are staffed with nonelective officials
Carte blanchenouncomplete freedom or authority to act
Commandnounthe power or authority to command; "an admiral in command"
Courtnounthe sovereign and their advisers who are the governing power of a state
Empirenouna group of countries under a single authority; "the British created a great empire"
Empirenouna monarchy with an emperor as head of state
Kingdomnouna monarchy with a king or queen as head of state
Lordshipnounthe authority of a lord
Musclenounauthority or power or force (especially when used in a coercive way); "the senators used their muscle to get the party leader to resign"
Palacenounthe governing group of a kingdom; "the palace issued an order binding on all subjects"
Papacynounthe government of the Roman Catholic Church
Pontificatenounthe government of the Roman Catholic Church
Statenounthe group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state; "the state has lowered its income tax"
Stratocracynoungovernment by the military and an army
