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Political science
The social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics.
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collectivization
Politics; Political Science
The transfer of something from private to public ownership. For example, the establishment of communism involved the collectivization of land and private property.
collegialism
Politics; Political Science
A theory that the church is an organization equal to and independent of the state, with authority resting in its members.
colonization
Politics; Political Science
The establishment of a colony. Sometimes this involves moving a group of people from the colonizing state into the area to be colonized, usually to solidify control and to facilitate administration ...
colony
Politics; Political Science
A territory that is ruled by another state. Hong Kong, for example, was a colony of Great Britain until 1997, when China took over responsibility for it. Many Colonies have a limited amount of ...
cominform
Politics; Political Science
The Communist Information Bureau, set up in 1947 to coordinate the activities of communist parties in the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, France, and Italy. It was dissolved in 1956, on the initiative ...
coming-into-force clause
Politics; Political Science
The clause of a bill stating the date upon which an Act will come into effect. Such a clause may also indicate only that an Act or some part of it will come into force on a date fixed by order of the ...
Comintern
Politics; Political Science
The Communist International, also known as the Third International. The Comintern was founded in Russia in 1919, with the purpose of promoting revolutionary Marxism. As such, it encouraged revolution ...
