Political science

Political science

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

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municipal law

Politics; Political Science

Local legislation; also refers to the national law of a country, as opposed to international law.

A fundamentalist Islamic group that is a political force in several Arab countries. In Egypt it is banned, but supporters still run for office, calling themselves independents. In elections in Egypt ...

Napoleonic law

Politics; Political Science

Often considered the chief legacy of Napoleon Bonaparte, the Code Napoleon (Napoleonic law) came into effect in 1804 and remains the law of France. It is a collection of legal principles, in five ...

nation

Politics; Political Science

A large group of people bound together by common tradition and culture and usually language. Sometimes used synonymously with state, but this can be misleading, since one state may contain many ...

nation state

Politics; Political Science

Usually used to describe the modern state, but strictly speaking applies only when the whole population of a state feels itself to belong to the same nation. This is certainly more the case now than ...

national debt

Politics; Political Science

The total amount that the national government owes.

national interest

Politics; Political Science

The real interests of the country as a whole. To determine what is in the national interest a community needs common agreement on its goals and the extent to which any proposed action contributes to ...