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1) Social relations involving authority or power. 2) The art or science of governing.
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authoritarianism
Politics; Political theory
A system of government in which leaders are not subjected to the test of free elections.
backbencher
Politics; Political theory
Members of Parliament on the government side who sit on the backbenches and are not in cabinet, or those similarly distant from shadow cabinet posts in opposition parties.
balance of payments
Politics; Political theory
A state's running account of economic transactions (exports and imports) with the rest of the world.
balance of power policy
Politics; Political theory
The active prevention of any one state becoming too strong by the major powers in the system.
balance of power
Politics; Political theory
The distribution of power in a system such that no one state may overwhelm others.
behavioural revolution
Politics; Political theory
The introduction of more empirical analysis into the study of government and politics.
bicameralism
Politics; Political theory
A system of government in which the legislature is divided into two chambers, an upper and lower house.
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