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

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antisocial personality disorder

Politics; Political Science

A personality disorder that involves disregard for the rights or others, as well as impulsive, irresponsible and aggressive behavior.

anti-trust laws

Politics; Political Science

Federal and state laws designed to restrict monopolistic business practices that interfere with free trade. These are thought necessary to protect the public interest (from ...

anti-trust legislation

Politics; Political Science

US body of legislation to control, limit, or eliminate monopolies in order to promote economic competition. Anti-trust policy is overseen by the FTC (Federal Trade Commission), ...

apartheid

Politics; Political Science

A policy of racial segregation maintained in South Africa from 1948 to 1991. The policy established the doctrine of "separate development" whereby South African blacks were ...

apolitical

Politics; Political Science

Not concerned with politics. The term might be used to describe someone who does not care to vote, or to a nonpartisan organization. Fast Times is an apolitical newsmagazine, in ...

apologetics

Politics; Political Science

A branch of theology that deals with the reasoned defense of Christianity.

apologist

Politics; Political Science

Someone who writes or speaks in defense of a belief, faith, doctrine. If someone wrote in defense of the Vietnam War, for example, he would be an apologist for that war.