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

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canon law

Politics; Political Science

The laws that govern a Christian church organization.

canvass

Politics; Political Science

To solicit votes; to examine carefully, as in to canvass public opinion.

capital

Politics; Political Science

A city that is the seat of government of a state of nation; money used in business, where it refers to the wealth or assets of a firm. Capital is one of the three main factors of ...

capitalism

Politics; Political Science

An economic system in which the means of production, such as land and factories, are privately owned and operated for profit. Usually ownership is concentrated in the hands of a ...

capitulation

Politics; Political Science

The act of surrendering or submitting to an enemy; a document containing terms of surrender; The term can also be used in a non-militaristic sense, as in, say, "the liberal ...

carpetbagger

Politics; Political Science

An outsider. The term was originally applied to politicians from the Northern United States who went to the South after the civil war to try to exploit the unstable situation ...

carte blanche

Politics; Political Science

A signed paper, intentionally left blank so that the bearer can fill in whatever he pleases. To give someone carte blanche is to give them complete power to decide something, or ...