Political science

Political science

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

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minority

Politics; Political Science

Less than half. The Senate minority leader, for example, is the leader of the party that has less than 50 percent of the seats in the Senate. Minority also refers to ethnic or racial groups in a ...

An economy in which elements from the free enterprise system are combined with elements of socialism. Most industrial economies, now including those in the post-communist world, are mixed economies. ...

mobilization

Politics; Political Science

The process of calling up the armed forces in preparation for war.

moderate

Politics; Political Science

Not extreme. Moderate political policies are those that occupy the middle ground, between the right and the left, and that do not try to effect fundamental societal change. As such, moderate is the ...

modus operandi

Politics; Political Science

Latin phrase meaning manner of working, as in the modus operandi of an army, an organization, a political system.

modus vivendi

Politics; Political Science

Latin phrase meaning "manner of living," which is used to describe informal arrangements in political affairs, as in the two sides reached a modus vivendi regarding the disputed territories. They may ...

momentum

Politics; Political Science

The impetus of something that is already moving. In election campaigns, politicians always strive for momentum-a good performance in one presidential primary, for example, will give them momentum ...