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Politics

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

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secession

Politics; Political Science

The act of seceding, or withdrawing (from some organized entity such as a nation), as when Slovenia and Croatia decided to secede from Yugoslavia in 1991.

secondary boycott

Politics; Political Science

A boycott in which one of the parties involved attempts to exert an influence over a third party. Usually this is when a labor union, in a labor dispute, attempts to put pressure ...

secret ballot

Politics; Political Science

A vote that takes place in secret, that is, one where the voter does not have to disclose for whom he voted.

sect

Politics; Political Science

A religious group that breaks away from a mainstream church. Can also refer to any group of people that have a common philosophy and common leadership.

sectarian

Politics; Political Science

Characteristic of a sect; devoted to a sect. The term is often used to refer to conflicts where religious allegiances play a large factor, as in sectarian violence in Northern ...