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law determining the fundamental political principles of a government
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the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit; "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to high…
Used in the same subject area: Politics and government, Political systems.the power or right to give orders or make decisions; "he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given authorization to ma…
Used in the same subject area: Politics and government, Political systems.the power or right to give orders or make decisions; "he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given authorization to ma…
Used in the same subject area: Politics and government, Political systems.law determining the fundamental political principles of a government
Used in the same subject area: Politics and government, Political systems.the political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by their elected representatives
Used in the same subject area: Politics and government, Political systems.the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies; "the Department of State was created in 1789"
Used in the same subject area: Politics and government, Political systems.the power or right to give orders or make decisions; "he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given authorization to ma…
Used in the same subject area: Politics and government, Political systems.the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies; "the Department of State was created in 1789"
Used in the same subject area: Politics and government, Political systems.the act of constituting a political unity out of a number of separate states or colonies or provinces so that each member retains the…
Used in the same subject area: Politics and government, Political systems.(government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed; "tyrannical government"
Used in the same subject area: Politics and government, Political systems.an autocracy governed by a monarch who usually inherits the authority
Used in the same subject area: Politics and government, Political systems.(of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power; "being in office already gives a candidate a great ad…
Used in the same subject area: Politics and government, Political systems.law determining the fundamental political principles of a government
Used in the same subject area: Politics and government, Political systems.the activities and affairs involved in managing a state or a government; "unemployment dominated the politics of the inter-war years";…
Used in the same subject area: Politics and government, Political systems.the power or right to give orders or make decisions; "he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given authorization to ma…
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The power or right of self-government; self-government, or political independence, of a city or a state.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: determining, fundamental, political, principles, government.A system of carrying on the business of government by means of departments or bureaus, each under the control of a chief, in contradic…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: determining, fundamental, political, principles, government.The science or doctrine of dealing with cases of conscience, of resolving questions of right or wrong in conduct, or determining the l…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: determining, fundamental, political, principles, government.The principles of a political party in England (1838-48), which contended for universal suffrage, the vote by ballot, annual parliamen…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: determining, fundamental, political, principles, government.The theory, principles, or authority of constitutional government; attachment or adherence to a constitution or constitutional governm…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: determining, fundamental, political, principles, government.The manifoldness with which the fundamental units of time, length, and mass are involved in determining the units of other physical qu…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: determining, fundamental, political, principles, government.Political economy; the science of the utilities or the useful application of wealth or material resources. See Political economy, unde…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: determining, fundamental, political, principles, government.One of the simplest or essential parts or principles of which anything consists, or upon which the constitution or fundamental powers…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: determining, fundamental, political, principles, government.One dispatched upon an errand or mission; a messenger; esp., a person deputed by a sovereign or a government to negotiate a treaty, or…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: determining, fundamental, political, principles, government.The science of human duty; the body of rules of duty drawn from this science; a particular system of principles and rules concerting d…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: determining, fundamental, political, principles, government.Pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation. Hence: Essential, as an element, principle, or law; important; orig…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: determining, fundamental, political, principles, government.Any system of religious doctrine; sometimes, any system of political doctrine or social philosophy; as, this political gospel.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: determining, fundamental, political, principles, government.The name adopted in the southern part of the United States by a secret political organization, active for several years after the clos…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: determining, fundamental, political, principles, government.Noninterference; -- an axiom of some political economists, deprecating interference of government by attempts to foster or regulate co…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: determining, fundamental, political, principles, government.Liberal principles; the principles and methods of the liberals in politics or religion; specifically, the principles of the Liberal pa…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: determining, fundamental, political, principles, government.The supposed principles of Machiavel, or practice in conformity to them; political artifice, intended to favor arbitrary power.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: determining, fundamental, political, principles, government.the science or art of conducting ships or vessels from one place to another, including, more especially, the method of determining a s…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: determining, fundamental, political, principles, government.A believer in the theory that the fundamental phenomena of life are to be explained upon purely chemical and physical principles; -- o…
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