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Political science
The social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics.
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Good offices
Politics; Political Science
The means by which a state that is not party to a dispute may be a channel for suggestions by others for a settlement, but does not get otherwise involved.
Hack
Politics; Political Science
A worker for a political party, usually at a fairly low level of the organization, who is unquestioning in his loyalty to the party. Also refers to someone hired to do writing, often of a routine or ...
Graft
Politics; Political Science
To use public office for private gain; to take advantage of one's position to make money. In 1995, when then-House Speaker Newt Gingrich revealed that he had accepted a $4.5 million book advance ...
Habeas corpus
Politics; Political Science
A right that safeguards a person against illegal imprisonment. Habeas corpus is a Latin phrase that means literally "you must have the body." It refers to a writ that requires a person to be brought ...
Guerrilla warfare
Politics; Political Science
The term guerrilla comes from the Spanish, meaning skirmishing warfare. Guerrilla warfare is when a small band of irregular soldiers, which would be no match the enemy in a conventional battle, wages ...
Guild
Politics; Political Science
An association for the promotion of mutual interests or for mutual aid, as in a writers guild, etc. Guilds arose in mediaeval times, when men of the same craft or trade would group together to uphold ...
Gordian knot
Politics; Political Science
In Greek legend, an oracle revealed that a knot tied by King Gordius of Phrygia could only be undone by one who was destined to become the ruler of all of Asia. Alexander the Great tried to untie it ...
