Political science

Political science

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

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manifesto

Politics; Political Science

A public statement of beliefs or plans by a government or other group, such as the communist manifesto.

A collection of laws, built up by custom over centuries, that relate to shipping. Maritime law deals with such matters as registration, license, and inspection procedures; with contracts regarding ...

market

Politics; Political Science

The buying and selling of goods and commodities, in a marketplace. This has nothing to do with a particular location-it refers only to the conditions where buyers and sellers can conduct business ...

market forces

Politics; Political Science

Refers to the mechanism by which basic questions of buying and selling are answered, such as the quantity of goods to be produced, the price they are to be sold at, etc., when this takes place ...

martial law

Politics; Political Science

Rule of a state by the military, usually as a temporary measure, caused by an emergency. The term can also refer to a period of harsh rule by a military regime that is not sanctioned by popular vote ...

Marxism

Politics; Political Science

The theory developed by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, which became the official doctrine of communism. According to Marxism, the key to how society operated was economics; all other aspects of ...