the study of the effects of economic geography on the powers of the state
Used in the same subject area: Politics and government, History, Political history, Political science.
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Practical politics
politics based on practical rather than moral or ideological considerations
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the study of government of states and other political units
Used in the same subject area: Politics and government, History, Political history, Political science.the study of government of states and other political units
Used in the same subject area: Politics and government, History, Political history, Political science.the study of government of states and other political units
Used in the same subject area: Politics and government, History, Political history, Political science.politics based on practical rather than moral or ideological considerations
Used in the same subject area: Politics and government, History, Political history, Political science.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, History, Political history.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, History, Political history.an autocracy governed by a monarch who usually inherits the authority
Used in the same subject area: Politics and government, History, Political history.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, History, Political history.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, History, Political history.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, History, Political history.a monarchy with an emperor as head of state
Used in the same subject area: Politics and government, History, Political history.a monarchy with a king or queen as head of state
Used in the same subject area: Politics and government, History, Political history.(politics) the consequence of one popular candidate in an election drawing votes for other members of the same political party; "he co…
Used in the same subject area: Politics and government, Political science.(politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support
Used in the same subject area: Politics and government, Political science.(politics) a state of disfavor; "he led the Democratic party back from the wilderness"
Used in the same subject area: Politics and government, Political science.of animals who live in colonies, such as ants
Used in the same subject area: History, Political history.exploitation by a stronger country of weaker one; the use of the weaker country's resources to strengthen and enrich the stronger coun…
Used in the same subject area: History, Political history.
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an ideological belief in the complete and unrestricted power of government.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: politics, based, practical, moral, ideological.A story or relation of fictitious events, intended to convey some moral truth; a moral fable.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: politics, based, practical, moral, ideological.Hence, in specific uses: (a) That part of a sermon or discourse in which the principles before laid down and illustrated are applied t…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: politics, based, practical, moral, ideological.To attack with moral means, or with a view of producing moral effects; to attack by words, arguments, or unfriendly measures; to assai…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: politics, based, practical, moral, ideological.moral philosophy based on the application of general ethical principles to resolve moral dilemmas
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: politics, based, practical, moral, ideological.The application to another of either physical or moral force. When the force is physical, and cannot be resisted, then the act produce…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: politics, based, practical, moral, ideological.The faculty, power, or inward principle which decides as to the character of one's own actions, purposes, and affections, warning agai…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: politics, based, practical, moral, ideological.The result of delibration, or of attention and examonation; matured opinion; a reflection; as, considerations on the choice of a profe…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: politics, based, practical, moral, ideological.moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles; "the luxury and corruption among the upper classes"; "moral degeneracy fo…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: politics, based, practical, moral, ideological.moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles; "the luxury and corruption among the upper classes"; "moral degeneracy fo…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: politics, based, practical, moral, ideological.moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles; "the luxury and corruption among the upper classes"; "moral degeneracy fo…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: politics, based, practical, moral, ideological.moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles; "the luxury and corruption among the upper classes"; "moral degeneracy fo…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: politics, based, practical, moral, ideological.To examine in detail or by disputation; to reason upon by presenting favorable and adverse considerations; to debate; to sift; to inve…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: politics, based, practical, moral, ideological.the meta-ethical view that nothing is intrinsically moral or immoral.; "The moral nihilism of celebrity culture is played out on reali…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: politics, based, practical, moral, ideological.Moral badness, or the deviation of a moral being from the principles of virtue imposed by conscience, or by the will of the Supreme Be…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: politics, based, practical, moral, ideological.To become thinner; to make excuses; to advance palliating considerations.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: politics, based, practical, moral, ideological.The belief in the facts and truth of the Scriptures, with a practical love of them; especially, that confiding and affectionate belief…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: politics, based, practical, moral, ideological.concerned with or suggestive of ideas; "ideological application of a theory"; "the drama's symbolism was very ideological"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: politics, based, practical, moral, ideological.
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