political science
noun
: a social science concerned chiefly with the description and analysis of political and especially governmental institutions and processes
political scientist
noun
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a degree in political science
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Franco Pavoncello, a professor of political science at Rome's John Cabot University, said that decision might cost Meloni a lot of her political capital in Washington.
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Arkansas Online, 5 Apr. 2026
John Mark Hansen, a professor of political science at the University of Chicago, said historically the price at the pump has been one of the easiest ways for voters to judge the job either the president or members of Congress are doing.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
The leap up to federal policy marks a new chapter in the group's evolution, said Maurice Cunningham, a former political science professor at the University of Massachusetts-Boston who tracks the organization and its relationships.
—ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
Bachelor’s degree in political science at UC Los Angeles, master’s in business at Harvard University, Broad Residency in Urban Education at Yale University.
—Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 5 Apr. 2026
John Mark Hansen, a professor of political science at the University of Chicago, said historically the price at the pump has been one of the easiest ways for voters to judge the job either the president or members of Congress are doing.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
The leap up to federal policy marks a new chapter in the group's evolution, said Maurice Cunningham, a former political science professor at the University of Massachusetts-Boston who tracks the organization and its relationships.
—ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
Bachelor’s degree in political science at UC Los Angeles, master’s in business at Harvard University, Broad Residency in Urban Education at Yale University.
—Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2026
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“Political science.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/political%20science. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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