Political science

Political science

The social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics.

Contributors in Political Science

Political science

Someone who goes along with a specific belief without openly endorsing it. Often used in respect of communism, about those who are not members of the communist party but who support its cause. Fellow ...

feminism

Politics; Political Science

See women's movement.

feminist

Politics; Political Science

One who supports the beliefs and goals of feminism. A feminist is usually a woman, but a man can be a feminist too.

feudalism

Politics; Political Science

A medieval form of social economic and political organization. Feudalism had a pyramidal structure. At its head was the king; below the king was a hierarchical chain of nobles, down to the lords of ...

fiat

Politics; Political Science

An order or decree issued by a legal authority. A fiat may be of an arbitrary nature, as, for example, when it is used as an instrument of government by an authoritarian regime that is not compelled ...

incentive

Politics; Political Science

Something that acts as a spur to action. In economics, for example, a system of incentive pay, in which wages are based on production, rather than a fixed rate per time, may improve output. Salesmen ...