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Politics

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

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manifesto

Politics; Political Science

A public statement of beliefs or plans by a government or other group, such as the communist manifesto.

maritime law

Politics; Political Science

A collection of laws, built up by custom over centuries, that relate to shipping. Maritime law deals with such matters as registration, license, and inspection procedures; with ...

market

Politics; Political Science

The buying and selling of goods and commodities, in a marketplace. This has nothing to do with a particular location-it refers only to the conditions where buyers and sellers can ...

market forces

Politics; Political Science

Refers to the mechanism by which basic questions of buying and selling are answered, such as the quantity of goods to be produced, the price they are to be sold at, etc., when ...

martial law

Politics; Political Science

Rule of a state by the military, usually as a temporary measure, caused by an emergency. The term can also refer to a period of harsh rule by a military regime that is not ...

Marxism

Politics; Political Science

The theory developed by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, which became the official doctrine of communism. According to Marxism, the key to how society operated was economics; all ...