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Politics

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

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regime

Politics; Political Science

Refers to a method or system of government; is often used to refer to a military government, or to a government that lacks legitimacy.

regimentation

Politics; Political Science

Making people think and act in the same manner. Regimentation is a characteristic of totalitarian societies.

regionalism

Politics; Political Science

Policies that recognize the distinctive character of different regions in a country, and allow them some autonomy over their own affairs. Regions, for example, can be distinctive ...

rehabilitate

Politics; Political Science

To restore the good name or reputation of, as in former President Richard Nixon spent many years after he resigned over the Watergate scandal trying to rehabilitate his ...

rehabilitation

Politics; Political Science

The act of rehabilitating or state of being rehabilitated. Rehabilitation is one stated purposes of the U.S. prison system, which is why in most states the system is run by a ...

reparations

Politics; Political Science

Payments demanded of the losers in a war by the victors as compensation for damage suffered, usually to civilians and property. For example, heavy reparations were exacted by ...