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political science

DEFINITIONS OF: political science

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n the study of government of states and other political units

Synonyms:
government, politics
Types:
geopolitics
the study of the effects of economic geography on the powers of the state
practical politics, realpolitik
politics based on practical rather than moral or ideological considerations
geostrategy
the branch of geopolitics dealing with strategy
Type of:
social science
the branch of science that studies society and the relationships of individual within a society
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