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adjectiveInvolving or characteristic of politics or parties or politicians. usage: "calling a meeting is a political act in itself- Daniel Goleman; "political pressure"; "a political machine"; "political office"; "political policy"Of or relating to your views about social relationships involving authority or power. usage: "political ...

Academic discipline that explores the relationship between individuals and society and between markets and the state, using methods drawn from economics, political science, and sociology. The term is derived from the Greek terms polis (city or state) and oikonomos (one who manages a household). Political economy is thus concerned with how countries are managed, taking into account ...

Academic discipline concerned with the empirical study of government and politics. Political scientists have investigated the nature of states, the functions performed by governments, voter behaviour, political parties, political culture, political economy, and public opinion, among other topics. Though it has ...

... 1920–93) political scientist; born in Des Moines, Iowa. He taught at Lawrence College (1948–62) before joining the University of Rochester (1962). He is best known for three works: The Theory of Political Coalitions. (1962), Liberalism Against Populism. (1982), and The Art of Political Manipulation. (1986).

a map that represents the political subdivisions of the world, of continents, or of major geographic regions. Political maps are divided into general, or survey, maps and specialized maps. General political maps show the political divisions of the area being mapped, that is, the location of countries and the area they occupy. They also ...