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Political science
The social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics.
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visa
Politics; Political Science
An endorsement on a passport that shows that the holder has a legal right to enter a specific country.
vox populi
Politics; Political Science
A Latin expression meaning "voice of the people", with implications that popular sentiment is theoretically at one with the divine will. It was usually thought to have occurred during times of crisis ...
war crime
Politics; Political Science
A crime against humanity, such as deliberate killing of civilians or mistreatment of prisoners, committed during a war. War crimes are defined in a number of internationally accepted treaties, ...
ward heeler
Politics; Political Science
A low-level political functionary in a ward. A ward is a district of a city or town for administrative or voting purposes. Heeler is an allusion to a dog that obeys its master when called to heel. A ...
warhead
Politics; Political Science
The head, or front section, of a weapon such as a torpedo, rocket or other projectile that contains the explosive charge, as in nuclear warhead.
Warsaw Pact
Politics; Political Science
The military organization of Eastern Europe signed in Warsaw, Poland in 1955, by Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania and the Soviet Union. It was a communist ...
ways and means
Politics; Political Science
The financial resources of a government. For example, the Ways and Means Committee of the House of Representatives, which considers everything relating to the raising of revenues.
