political science

/pəˌlɪdəkəl ˌsaɪəns/
/pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈsaɪɛns/
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Other forms: political sciences

Definitions of political science
  1. noun
    the study of government of states and other political units
    synonyms: government, politics
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    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
    government and military planning as it relates to land, climate, and natural resources and the ways that people interact with them
    type of:
    social science
    the branch of science that studies society and the relationships of individual within a society
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/pəˌlɪdəkəl ˌsaɪəns/
UK
/pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈsaɪɛns/
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