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Political science
The social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics.
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Secondary boycott
Politics; Political Science
A boycott in which one of the parties involved attempts to exert an influence over a third party. Usually this is when a labour union, in a labour dispute, attempts to put pressure on an employer who ...
Satellite country
Politics; Political Science
A country that is in effect, although not in name, controlled by another, usually larger country. Before the fall of communism, the countries of Eastern Europe were satellites of the Soviet Union, ...
Scarcity
Politics; Political Science
An axiom of economics is that there are not enough resources to go around. There is always a situation of scarcity in that there are less goods available than there are people who want them (even if ...
Sectarian
Politics; Political Science
Characteristic of a sect; devoted to a sect. The term is often used to refer to conflicts where religious allegiances play a large factor, as in sectarian violence in Northern Ireland.
Secession
Politics; Political Science
The act of seceding, or withdrawing (from some organised entity such as a nation), as when Slovenia and Croatia decided to secede from Yugoslavia in 1991.
Secret ballot
Politics; Political Science
A vote that takes place in secret, that is, one where the voter does not have to disclose for whom he voted.
Sanctuary
Politics; Political Science
A place of refuge or protection, where a person is immune from punishment by the law.
