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1) Social relations involving authority or power. 2) The art or science of governing.
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utopia
Politics; Political Science
An imaginary place in which the social and political system is perfect: all citizens have all their needs met in an ideal way. The term refers to a book, Utopia, by Sir Thomas ...
vanguard
Politics; Political Science
The foremost part of an advancing army. Used figuratively to refer to being opinion leaders. The Republicans might claim, for example, that since they captured the House and ...
Vatican Councils
Politics; Political Science
Major pronouncements of the Roman Catholic church about the nature of the faith. The first Vatican Council was held in 1869-70. it declared the personal infallibility of the pope ...
veto
Politics; Political Science
To cancel or make void (legislation, etc.) The president of the U.S. has a veto power over legislation that Congress passes to him for signing.
vicious circle
Politics; Political Science
A situation in which the solution to one problem merely gives rise to another problem, and the solution to that problem leads back to the first problem, often in a more acute ...
vigilante
Politics; Political Science
Self-appointed individual or group that takes on the responsibility for maintaining law and order in a community, when the normal channels have become ineffective. Vigilante ...
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