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1) Social relations involving authority or power. 2) The art or science of governing.
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figurehead
Politics; Political Science
Someone who is nominally in a position of authority but who holds no real power.
filibuster
Politics; Political Science
Holding up legislation or other business in the U.S. Senate by organizing continuous speeches in opposition so that no vote can be taken. It needs 60 Senators to vote to end a ...
fireside chat
Politics; Political Science
The term has its origins in the radio addresses given by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1930s. Roosevelt aimed for informality, to convey the impression that he was ...
fiscal policy
Politics; Political Science
The use government makes of its taxing and spending powers to achieve particular ends, such as the rate of growth of the money supply, the amount of the budget deficit or surplus. ...
foreign policy
Politics; Political Science
The objectives pursued by a state in its dealings with other states, and the methods and course of action used to pursue them. P. A. Reynolds, in An Introduction to International ...
fourth estate
Politics; Political Science
The press, and other media. The term was first used in England in the eighteenth century. Estate means the same as class, the other three being nobility, commoners, and clergy.
franchise
Politics; Political Science
A privilege granted to an individual or a corporation by a government to operate a business. The term also refers to a practice in the retail trade where a company (the ...
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