Political science

Political science

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

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Productivity

Politics; Political Science

Output of goods and services. It can be measured in terms of labour productivity (output per worker, for example) or of capital.

Pro life

Politics; Political Science

The name given to the individuals, and the social movement, that oppose abortion rights.

Probate

Politics; Political Science

A legal term referring to the process through which the genuineness of a will is ascertained.

Probe

Politics; Political Science

An investigation by an appointed committee into alleged corruption or illegal activities.

Pyrrhic victory

Politics; Political Science

A victory in which the victor pays too high a price to make it worthwhile. The phrase comes from the victory of Pyrrhus, king of Epirus, over the Romans at Asculum in 279 B.C., in which he lost a ...

Favouring fundamental change in society. Traditionally radicalism has been identified with the left, but radicals can be on the right too. Often in twenty-first century America, both left and right ...

Quid pro quo

Politics; Political Science

A Latin phrase meaning one thing for another; tit-for-tat. For example, during the Cuban missile crisis in 1962, President John Kennedy gave a personal (although not official) pledge that the crisis ...