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

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anarchic order

Politics; Political Science

Order resulting from mutual coordination in the absence of a higher authority.

anarchism

Politics; Political Science

A doctrine that advocates the abolition of organized authority. Anarchists believe that all government is corrupt and evil. Anarchism was a force in nineteenth century Russia, ...

anarcho-syndicalism

Politics; Political Science

Form of anarchism developed in early twentieth century France that believed that the State should be replaced by trade unions.

anarchy

Politics; Political Science

The absence of government; disorder, chaos in a society.

African National Congress (ANC)

Politics; Political Science

First African liberation movement. Formed in 1912 in response to the South African Union which solidified white minority rule in South Africa. An obscure non-violent organization, ...

ancillary motion

Politics; Political Science

A subsidiary motion, dependent on an order already made by the House such as a motion for the second reading of a bill or for concurrence in a committee report.

annexation

Politics; Political Science

The act by which one state takes possession of another state or territory, usually a smaller one, without the consent of the party being taken over. For example, in 1938 German ...