Specialist dictionary

Political systems

Systems of government, political institutions, constitutions and the distribution of public power.

Core vocabulary

40 featured terms

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Authorisationnoun

the power or right to give orders or make decisions; "he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given authorization to make arrests…

Authoritiesnoun

the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit; "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authori…

Authoritynoun

the power or right to give orders or make decisions; "he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given authorization to make arrests…

Authorizationnoun

the power or right to give orders or make decisions; "he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given authorization to make arrests…

Constitutionnoun

law determining the fundamental political principles of a government

Democracynoun

the political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by their elected representatives

Department of Statenoun

the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies; "the Department of State was created in 1789"

Dominancenoun

the power or right to give orders or make decisions; "he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given authorization to make arrests…

DOSnoun

the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies; "the Department of State was created in 1789"

Federationnoun

the 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 lawnoun

law 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"

Governmentnoun

the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit; "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authori…

Monarchynoun

an 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 lawnoun

law determining the fundamental political principles of a government

Politicsnoun

the activities and affairs involved in managing a state or a government; "unemployment dominated the politics of the inter-war years"; "governme…

Potencynoun

the 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";…

Regimenoun

the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit; "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authori…

Republicnoun

a form of government whose head of state is not a monarch; "the head of state in a republic is usually a president"

Say-sonoun

the power or right to give orders or make decisions; "he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given authorization to make arrests…

Sovereigntynoun

the authority of a state to govern another state

Statenoun

the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies; "the Department of State was created in 1789"

State Departmentnoun

the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies; "the Department of State was created in 1789"

United States Department of Statenoun

the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies; "the Department of State was created in 1789"

Bureaucracynoun

a government that is administered primarily by bureaus that are staffed with nonelective officials

Carte blanchenoun

complete freedom or authority to act

Commandnoun

the power or authority to command; "an admiral in command"

Courtnoun

the sovereign and their advisers who are the governing power of a state

Empirenoun

a group of countries under a single authority; "the British created a great empire"

Empirenoun

a monarchy with an emperor as head of state

Kingdomnoun

a monarchy with a king or queen as head of state

Lordshipnoun

the authority of a lord

Musclenoun

authority or power or force (especially when used in a coercive way); "the senators used their muscle to get the party leader to resign"

Palacenoun

the governing group of a kingdom; "the palace issued an order binding on all subjects"

Papacynoun

the government of the Roman Catholic Church

Pontificatenoun

the government of the Roman Catholic Church

Statenoun

the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state; "the state has lowered its income tax"

Stratocracynoun

government by the military and an army