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Political science
The social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics.
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Auditor general
Politics; Political Science
The official of Parliament whose staff audit the expenditures of government departments and who provides an annual report on instances of funds being unlawfully or unwisely spent.
Asymmetrical federalism
Politics; Political Science
A federal system of government in which powers are unevenly divided between provinces, i.e. some provinces have greater responsibilities or more autonomy than others.
Attorney general
Politics; Political Science
The highest legal officer in the United States, who heads the Justice Department, and is chief legal advisor to the president. Each state also has an attorney general.
Austerity
Politics; Political Science
Severity or harshness. Often used to describe economic conditions; as, the Polish people are undergoing a period of austerity as the economy makes a transition from communism to capitalism.
Auction politics
Politics; Political Science
A danger in democratic politics in which state power may be "sold" to the highest bidding groups.
Beauchesne's Parliamentary Rules and Forms
Politics; Political Science
A work dealing with the procedure of the House of Commons, originally written by Arthur Beauchesne, Clerk of the House from 1925 to 1949 and subsequently revised and updated. It is commonly referred ...
Behavioural revolution
Politics; Political Science
The introduction of more empirical analysis into the study of government and politics.
