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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The arrest could give Trump a pretext to pile on additional measures against Brazil, said Graziella Testa, a political science professor at the Federal University of Parana, adding that Bolsonaro seemed to be consciously provoking escalation.
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Ricardo Brito, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
Michael attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, graduating with a bachelor's in political science in 1973.
—Julie Tremaine, People.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Chandler James, a professor of political science at the University of Oregon, told Newsweek that many of these Republicans have distinguished between support for Israel as a state versus their concerns about what its government is doing in Gaza.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
Such a move would most likely face litigation, but is not impossible, said Christian Grose, a political science professor at the University of Southern California.
—New York Times, 24 July 2025
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Ricardo Brito, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
Michael attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, graduating with a bachelor's in political science in 1973.
—Julie Tremaine, People.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Chandler James, a professor of political science at the University of Oregon, told Newsweek that many of these Republicans have distinguished between support for Israel as a state versus their concerns about what its government is doing in Gaza.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
Such a move would most likely face litigation, but is not impossible, said Christian Grose, a political science professor at the University of Southern California.
—New York Times, 24 July 2025
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“Political science.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/political%20science. Accessed 10 Aug. 2025.
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