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1) Social relations involving authority or power. 2) The art or science of governing.

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austerity

Politics; Political Science

Severity or harshness. Often used to describe economic conditions; as, the Polish people are undergoing a period of austerity as the economy makes a transition from communism to ...

autarchy

Politics; Political Science

Political self-rule; complete independence, particularly economic self-sufficiency, in which through government controls a nation's economy (or a group of nations) is isolated ...

authoritarian

Politics; Political Science

A regime of command and control by the ruler of the government. The government is fully controlled by the ruler. In contrast with a totalitarian state, some social and economic ...

authoritarianism

Politics; Political Science

Form of government in which the rulers exercise authority without the consent of the governed. No to be confused with its different sub-groups such as absolutism, or dictatorship.

authority

Politics; Political Science

traditional, which rests on history, myth and ritual; charismatic, founded on a belief in a leader's exceptional qualities and inspirational mission; and rational-legal, founded ...

authorization

Politics; Political Science

Basic, substantive legislation that establishes or continues the legal operation of a federal program or agency, either indefinitely or for a specific period of time, or which ...

Authorizations Act

Politics; Political Science

A law that establishes or continues one or more Federal agencies or programs, establishes the terms and conditions under which they operate, authorizes the enactment of ...