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

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visa

Politics; Political Science

An endorsement on a passport that shows that the holder has a legal right to enter a specific country.

vox populi

Politics; Political Science

A Latin expression meaning "voice of the people", with implications that popular sentiment is theoretically at one with the divine will. It was usually thought to have occurred ...

war crime

Politics; Political Science

A crime against humanity, such as deliberate killing of civilians or mistreatment of prisoners, committed during a war. War crimes are defined in a number of internationally ...

ward heeler

Politics; Political Science

A low-level political functionary in a ward. A ward is a district of a city or town for administrative or voting purposes. Heeler is an allusion to a dog that obeys its master ...

warhead

Politics; Political Science

The head, or front section, of a weapon such as a torpedo, rocket or other projectile that contains the explosive charge, as in nuclear warhead.

Warsaw Pact

Politics; Political Science

The military organization of Eastern Europe signed in Warsaw, Poland in 1955, by Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania and the Soviet Union. It ...

ways and means

Politics; Political Science

The financial resources of a government. For example, the Ways and Means Committee of the House of Representatives, which considers everything relating to the raising of revenues.