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Political science
The social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics.
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secession
Politics; Political Science
The act of seceding, or withdrawing (from some organized entity such as a nation), as when Slovenia and Croatia decided to secede from Yugoslavia in 1991.
secondary boycott
Politics; Political Science
A boycott in which one of the parties involved attempts to exert an influence over a third party. Usually this is when a labor union, in a labor dispute, attempts to put pressure on an employer who ...
secret ballot
Politics; Political Science
A vote that takes place in secret, that is, one where the voter does not have to disclose for whom he voted.
sect
Politics; Political Science
A religious group that breaks away from a mainstream church. Can also refer to any group of people that have a common philosophy and common leadership.
sectarian
Politics; Political Science
Characteristic of a sect; devoted to a sect. The term is often used to refer to conflicts where religious allegiances play a large factor, as in sectarian violence in Northern Ireland.
secular
Politics; Political Science
Not connected with religion or the sacred, as, for example, a secular education would be one that is not based on religious teachings or principles.
secularization
Politics; Political Science
The process of becoming secular; the separation of civil or educational institutions from ecclesiastical control.
