political science

n. The study of the processes, principles, and structure of government and of political institutions.

political scientist n.

political science

n (Education) (esp as an academic subject) the study of the state, government, and politics: one of the social sciences political scientist n

polit′ical sci′ence

n. a social science dealing with political institutions and with the principles and conduct of government. [1770–80] polit′ical sci′entist, n.

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political science - the study of government of states and other political unitspolitics, governmentbolt - a sudden abandonment (as from a political party)politics - the profession devoted to governing and to political affairsgoverning, government activity, government, governance, administration - the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government"mandate - the commission that is given to a government and its policies through an electoral victorypatronage - (politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political supportdemonstration, manifestation - a public display of group feelings (usually of a political nature); "there were violent demonstrations against the war"cabal, conspiracy - a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot)social science - the branch of science that studies society and the relationships of individual within a societygeopolitics - the study of the effects of economic geography on the powers of the statepractical politics, realpolitik - politics based on practical rather than moral or ideological considerationscatechism - a series of question put to an individual (such as a political candidate) to elicit their viewsnominating address, nominating speech, nomination - an address (usually at a political convention) proposing the name of a candidate to run for election; "the nomination was brief and to the point"combination - an alliance of people or corporations or countries for a special purpose (formerly to achieve some antisocial end but now for general political or economic purposes)Soviets - the government of the Soviet Union; "the Soviets said they wanted to increase trade with Europe"civilization, civilisation - a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations); "the people slowly progressed from barbarism to civilization"side - one of two or more contesting groups; "the Confederate side was prepared to attack"assassin, assassinator, bravo - a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed; "his assassins were hunted down like animals"; "assassinators of kings and emperors"muckraker, mudslinger - one who spreads real or alleged scandal about another (usually for political advantage)fencesitter, independent, mugwump - a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)regular - a dependable follower (especially in party politics); "he is one of the party regulars"coattails effect - (politics) the consequence of one popular candidate in an election drawing votes for other members of the same political party; "he counted on the coattails effect to win him the election"war chest - a fund accumulated to finance a war (or a political campaign)Sturm und Drang, upheaval, turbulence - a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally); "the industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence"

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政治学

politics

(ˈpolitiks) noun singular or plural the science or business of, or ideas about, or affairs concerning, government. 政治poˈlitical adjective of, or concerning, politics. for political reasons; political studies.政治的poˈlitically adverb政治地poˌlitically corˈrect adjective (also PC) (of language or behaviour) that does not offend particular groups of people. It is politically correct to use `he or she', and not just `he', when you mean a man or a woman. （言语或行为等）政治上正确的，不冒犯特定族群的 ˌpoliˈtician (-ˈtiʃən) noun a person whose job is politics; a member of parliament. 政治家political asylum protection given by a government to a foreigner who has left his own country for political reasons. 政治避难political prisoner a person who has been imprisoned for political reasons and not for any crime. 政治犯political ˈscience noun a field of study dealing with politics, government and other political institutions. 政治学

political science

political science,

the study of governmentgovernment,
system of social control under which the right to make laws, and the right to enforce them, is vested in a particular group in society. There are many classifications of government.
..... Click the link for more information. and political processes, institutions, and behavior. Government and politics have been studied and commented on since the time of the ancient Greeks. However, it is only with the general systematization of the social sciences in the last 100 years that political science has emerged as a separate definable area of study. Political science is commonly divided into a number of subfields, the most prominent being political theory, national government, comparative government, international relations, and special areas shared with other social sciences such as sociology, psychology, and economics. In practice, these subfields overlap. Political theory encompasses the following related areas: the study of the history of political thought; the examination of questions of justice and morality in the context of the relationships between individuals, society, and government; and the formulation of conceptual approaches and models in order to understand more fully political and governmental processes. The study of national government focuses on the political system of the researcher's particular country, including the legal and constitutional arrangements and institutions; the interaction of various levels of government, other social and political groups, and the individual; and proposals for improving governmental structure and policy. Comparative government covers many of the same subjects but from the perspective of parallel political behavior in several countries, regions, or time periods. International relations deals both with the more traditional areas of study, such as international law, diplomacy, political economy, international organizations, and other forms of contact between nation states, and with the development of general, scientific models of international political systems. None of the political science subfields can be clearly separated. All of them, for example, deal with questions closely associated with political theory. Valuable and sophisticated discussions of almost all the areas of political science, including the areas now generally classified under such titles as political sociology, can be found throughout intellectual history as far back as Plato and Aristotle. Through the centuries, the questions of political science have been discussed in contexts varying with the changing perspectives of the time. During the Middle Ages, for example, the major concerns revolved around the problem of where the state stood in relation to man and his God. Karl Marx, on the other hand, viewed political questions in the context of society's economic structure. Modern political science stresses the importance of using political concepts and models that are subject to empirical validation and that may be employed in solving practical political problems.

Bibliography

See V. O. Key, Politics, Parties, and Pressure Groups (5th ed. 1964); G. Almond and G. B. Powell, Comparative Politics: A Developmental Approach (1966); J. Rawls, A Theory of Justice (1971); B. Crick, The American Science of Politics (1982); G. Shakhnazarov, Contemporary Political Science in the U.S.A. and Western Europe (1985).

political science

the science (or study) of POLITICS (sense 1) and government.

One of the oldest of systematic studies (see ARISTOTLE, PLATO, MACHIAVELLI, HOBBES, LOCKE), political studies has manifested great ambivalence on how, and whether, to present itself as a ‘science’. Generally political scientists have divided into two (albeit often overlapping) schools of thought:

those who describe (and compare) patterns of government and politics, drawing on the work of philosophers, historians, constitutional theorists, public administrators, etc., as well as collecting their own material, without any pretensions that political studies can ever be a ‘science’ in any natural science, or even social science, sense of the term;
those who have wanted to bring political studies into far closer relation with the more avowedly ‘scientific’ social sciences, such as sociology, economics, and social psychology (e.g. see POLITICAL SYSTEM, POLITICAL BEHAVIOUR).

In this latter form especially, political science overlaps with POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY.

political science

(esp as an academic subject) the study of the state, government, and politics: one of the social sciences
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noun the study of government of states and other political units

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