Political science

Political science

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

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Emeritus

Politics; Political Science

Retired from service but retaining a rank or title, as in professor emeritus.

Emigration

Politics; Political Science

Going to live permanently in a country other than one's own.

Embassy

Politics; Political Science

The official residence and offices of an ambassador in a foreign country.

A nationalistic, authoritarian, anti-communist movement founded by Benito Mussolini in Italy in 1919. Fascism was a response to the economic hardship and social disorder that ensued after the end of ...

Faction

Politics; Political Science

A group within an organisation (often within a political party) that has different goals than those of the party as a whole, and seeks to promote those goals. James Madison warned against what he saw ...

Fellow traveller

Politics; Political Science

Someone who goes along with a specific belief without openly endorsing it. Often used in respect of communism, about those who are not members of the communist party but who support its cause. Fellow ...

Fait accompli

Politics; Political Science

A French phrase that means literally an accomplished fact. A fait accompli refers to something that is already done, making any debate over it useless. In politics, an executive might simply go ahead ...