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Politics

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

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monarchy

Politics; Political Science

Form of rulership whereby a queen or king, empress or emperor holds absolute or limited power, usually inherited. In this century most European monarchies have become ...

monetarism

Politics; Political Science

The economic school that places growth in the money supply as central to economic planning.

money supply

Politics; Political Science

The amount of money in an economy, made up of circulation currency and demand deposits (checking accounts) in commercial banks (the latter make up three-quarters of the money ...

monism

Politics; Political Science

The doctrine that only one ultimate being exists. Thus Judaism, Christianity and Islam are monistic religions.

monopoly

Politics; Political Science

Exclusive control of something. In economics, it refers to exclusive control of a commodity or service in a given market-which usually leads to higher prices for the consumer. ...

Monroe Doctrine

Politics; Political Science

A U.S. foreign policy that opposes European intervention in the political affairs of the Western hemisphere. It was first laid down by President James Monroe in 1823, who stated ...