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political science

noun

  1. a social science dealing with political institutions and with the principles and conduct of government.


political science

noun

  1. (esp as an academic subject) the study of the state, government, and politics: one of the social sciences
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political science

  1. The systematic study of government and politics. Political science is a social science that makes generalizations and analyses about political systems and political behavior and uses these results to predict future behavior. Political science includes the study of political philosophy , ethics , international relations and foreign policy, public administration, and the dynamic relations between different parts of governments.
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Derived Forms

  • political scientist, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • political scientist noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of political science1

First recorded in 1770–80
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"The Coalition will probably regret issuing messages that came across as supporting Trump and opposing the US Democrats," said Frank Mols, a political science lecturer at the University of Queensland.

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“I mean, I had no other skills, aside from having studied political science.”

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He’s a political science professor at Boise State University who studies patterns of democracy.

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She may be the state’s most popular living politician, said Amy Lovecraft, a political science professor at the University of Alaska in Fairbanks.

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“We’ve been warning the university for weeks that students would be detained,” said Graeme Blair, an associate professor of political science who spoke at the rally.

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