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Politics

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

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treaty

Politics; Political Science

A formal, binding international agreement that may cover issues including the regulation of trade, the making of peace, or the forming of military alliances. In the U.S., all ...

tribunal

Politics; Political Science

A court or other body that is empowered to hand down decisions.

truce

Politics; Political Science

A temporary or short-term cessation of hostilities.

Truman Doctrine

Politics; Political Science

A policy enunciated in March, 1947, by President Harry Truman, when he pledged U.S. support for "free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by ...

trusteeship

Politics; Political Science

A commission by the United Nations to a country to administer a region, which is known as the trust territory. The trust territory is not a colony-the idea is that it should be ...

tyranny

Politics; Political Science

Despotism; unjust, oppressive rule. James Madison (1751-1836) defined the recipe for tyranny as the accumulation of all power and authority, including executive, legislative and ...