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Political science
The social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics.
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emancipation
Politics; Political Science
Setting free from slavery or oppression, as in the Emancipation Proclamation, a declaration by President Abraham Lincoln that became effective in 1863, that all the slaves who were in the Confederate ...
embargo
Politics; Political Science
A government-imposed ban on trade with a specific country. For example, the U.S. has a trade embargo on Cuba; a similar embargo imposed on trade with Vietnam was lifted in 1994. Sometimes an embargo ...
embassy
Politics; Political Science
The official residence and offices of an ambassador in a foreign country.
embezzlement
Politics; Political Science
The act of fraudulently taking for oneself money or goods that have been entrusted to one's care.
emeritus
Politics; Political Science
Retired from service but retaining a rank or title, as in professor emeritus.
eminent domain
Politics; Political Science
The right of a government to take private property for public use, even if the owner refuses consent, provided that adequate compensation is paid. The right is described in the Fifth Amendment of the ...
