political science

Noun
  1. The study of government of states and other political units (synset 106157599)
    referred to in: administration, governance, governing, government, government activity - the act of governing; exercising authority
    associated with:
    • bolt - a sudden abandonment (as from a political party)
    • politics - the profession devoted to governing and to political affairs
    • mandate - the commission that is given to a government and its policies through an electoral victory
    • patronage - (politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support
    • demonstration, manifestation - a public display of group feelings (usually of a political nature)
    • cabal, conspiracy - a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot)
    • catechism - a series of question put to an individual (such as a political candidate) to elicit their views
    • nominating address, nominating speech, nomination - an address (usually at a political convention) proposing the name of a candidate to run for election
    • combination - an alliance of people or corporations or countries for a special purpose (formerly to achieve some antisocial end but now for general political or economic purposes)
    • soviets - the government of the Soviet Union
    • civilisation, civilization - a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations)
    • side - one of two or more contesting groups
    • assassin, assassinator, bravo - a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed
    • muckraker, mudslinger - one who spreads real or alleged scandal about another (usually for political advantage)
    • fencesitter, independent, mugwump - a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)
    • regular - a dependable follower (especially in party politics)
    • coattails effect - (politics) the consequence of one popular candidate in an election drawing votes for other members of the same political party
    • war chest - a fund accumulated to finance a war (or a political campaign)
    • sturm und drang, turbulence, upheaval - a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally)
    • minimalist - advocating minimal reforms (as in government or politics)
    is a type of: social science - the branch of science that studies society and the relationships of individual within a society
    subtypes:
    same as: government, politics

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