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Political science
The social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics.
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Coercion
Politics; Political Science
The use of force or other powerful means of persuasion to get someone to do something. Often used to refer to government by force.
Coalition government
Politics; Political Science
A parliamentary government in which the cabinet is composed of members of more than one party.
Code
Politics; Political Science
A systematically organised set of laws, such as the criminal code, the civil code.
Commissioner of official languages
Politics; Political Science
An officer of Parliament charged with ensuring compliance with federal language policy as set out in the Official Languages Act.
Commercialism
Politics; Political Science
The methods of commerce and business. Sometimes in social commentary the term is used in a negative sense, as when a writer bemoans the commercialism of our society, which is said to squeeze out ...
Commissioner
Politics; Political Science
An official named by the Governor in Council for the purpose of carrying out some official act. The Clerk, the Deputy Clerk, the Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel, the Clerk Assistant and the ...
