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1) Social relations involving authority or power. 2) The art or science of governing.
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good offices
Politics; Political Science
The means by which a state that is not party to a dispute may be a channel for suggestions by others for a settlement, but does not get otherwise involved.
Gordian knot
Politics; Political Science
In Greek legend, an oracle revealed that a knot tied by King Gordius of Phrygia could only be undone by one who was destined to become the ruler of all of Asia. Alexander the ...
graft
Politics; Political Science
To use public office for private gain; to take advantage of one's position to make money. In 1995, when then-House Speaker Newt Gingrich revealed that he had accepted a $4.5 ...
grandstanding
Politics; Political Science
The term refers to a deliberate attempt to win applause from an audience. In political speech, a politician might be accused of grandstanding when he makes statements or speeches ...
guerrilla warfare
Politics; Political Science
The term guerrilla comes from the Spanish, meaning skirmishing warfare. Guerrilla warfare is when a small band of irregular soldiers, which would be no match the enemy in a ...
guild
Politics; Political Science
An association for the promotion of mutual interests or for mutual aid, as in a writers guild, etc. Guilds arose in medieval times, when men of the same craft or trade would group ...
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