Political science

Political science

The social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics.

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Warsaw Pact

Politics; Political Science

The military organisation of Eastern Europe signed in Warsaw, Poland in 1955, by Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania and the Soviet Union. It was a communist ...

The adopting of Western habits, customs, forms of government and social organization, often applied to Third World countries seeking to modernise and industrialise their economies. westernisation can ...

Ward heeler

Politics; Political Science

A low-level political functionary in a ward. A ward is a district of a city or town for administrative or voting purposes. Heeler is an allusion to a dog that obeys its master when called to heel. A ...

Ways and means

Politics; Political Science

The financial resources of a government. For example, the Ways and Means Committee of the House of Representatives, which considers everything relating to the raising of revenues.

Welfare

Politics; Political Science

Public financial or other assistance (food stamps, for example) given to people who meet certain standards of eligibility regarding income and assets.