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A style of urban planning that seeks to represent the interests of various groups within society.
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A bureaucratic organization, especially one influenced by political patronage.
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(politics) Aristocratic.
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In the context of a two-party system, especially in the United States, cooperation between the competing political parties; governing in a bipartisan manner
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(business, organizational theory) A system of administration based upon organisation into bureaus, division of labour, a hierarchy of authority, etc., designed to dispose of a large body of work in a routine manner.
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Alternative form of bureaucracy [Government by bureaus or their administrators or officers.]
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bureaucratic policies or behaviour
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Characteristic of bureaucratism; bureaucratic.
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Of or pertaining to burocracy or the actions of burocrats.
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The condition of being a capital city.
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Having power concentrated in a single, central authority
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(politics) A system for multiple branches of government wherein each has some control over the actions of each of the others.
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Of or relating to clientelism.
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(government, political science, philosophy) A political theory in which a government or set of governments could only be deemed legitimate if it is supported by the people under which it exercises its political influence.
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A society where the interests of large corporations control economic and political decisions.
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Of or relating to corpocracy.
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Having the principles, doctrine, or system of corporative organization of a political unit, as a city or state.
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Of or relating to corporatism.
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Of or relating to corporatocracy.
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A city other than the official capital that serves as a base of power and influence.
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Of or relating to critocracy; ruled by judges.
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Synonym of crony capitalism
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A form of federalism in which power is clearly divided between the federal and state governments.
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A person who supports the political or social establishment
adj
Of, pertaining to, or composed of factions.
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(Hong Kong, Macau, politics) A type of non-geographical electoral constituency in which the constituents are defined by their professional occupation.
adj
Relating to governing.
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(sociology) Synonym of governmentality
n
The aspirations and initiatives associated with individuals who are supportive of institutions and policies that promote strong governance
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In political science a concept coined by Aristotle that posits that man is essentially a political animal.
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An ideology that stresses the importance of investment for the health of the economy.
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(informal) A network of nonprofit organizations funded by Charles Koch and David Koch to promote free-market economic policies.
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(politics) The study of the internal politics of any powerful and secretive organization.
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(politics) A class or group of interested people who try to influence public officials; collectively, lobbyists.
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(politics, chiefly US) The system of special interest groups that supports a political party, especially in urban areas.
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A large or powerful nation.
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Relating to the study of medievalism.
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A political structure or process in which a minority segment of a population has a certain degree of primacy in that entity's decision making.
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A system in which a legislature is divided into three or more deliberative assemblies, which are commonly called "chambers" or "houses".
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(idiomatic) The relationships and interactions of top-level officials, advisors and other powerbrokers within a government, especially as involving internal rivalry and intrigue.
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Alternative spelling of palace politics [(idiomatic) The relationships and interactions of top-level officials, advisors and other powerbrokers within a government, especially as involving internal rivalry and intrigue.]
n
Alternative spelling of parlementaire
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Related to party politics
adj
(politics) Nominating or electing more than one representative at once.
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(informal) A politician.
adj
(archaic) Relating to the police.
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(politics, government) A person who studies or develops strategies and policies, especially one who has a keen interest in and aptitude for technical details.
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A political agent or officer.
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a person driven by political motives
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(uncountable, idiomatic) Ongoing unproductive wrangling or posturing between political factions, resulting in failure to deal with an issue or problem in a decisive or appropriate way.
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(US politics, chiefly historical) A local political organization or individual politician that controls a large number of personal votes and can therefore exert political influence, and is therefore often viewed as scandalous.
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(US, politics, chiefly historical) The existence or activity of political machines.
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An expert in political science.
n
A complete set of institutions, political organizations, interest groups (such as political parties, trade unions, lobby groups), the relationships between those institutions and the political norms and rules that govern their functions (constitution, election law).
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(politics) Possessing or conforming to the correct political positions; following the official policies of the government or a political party.
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A politically active or interested person.
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(rare) The condition of, or the time served as, a politician.
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(colloquial, often derogatory) A politician.
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A fascination with politics.
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(countable) A methodology and activities associated with running a government, an organization, or a movement.
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Obsolete form of politician. [One engaged in politics, especially an elected or appointed government official.]
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(politics) An organizational structure of the government of a state, church, etc.
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The idea that the power of a state depends upon the size of its population
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(informal) A desire for political power.
adj
(politics) Relating to political patronage.
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Politics, as in the profession of being a politician.
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The political strategy of engaging with small groups of individuals in face-to-face interactions.
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A dynasty forming part of a larger dynasty.
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(derogatory) Preceded by the word the: the mainstream culture, controlled by the elites or government of a state, or a combination of them, seen as oppressive to the individual.
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Of, or relating to a technocrat or technocracy.
adj
Of or relating to terrorists
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Alternative form of trialist [An advocate of trialism, especially with reference to the proposed creation of a state comprising Austria, Hungary, and a Slavic region.]
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(US politics) The complete legislative and executive control of state or federal government by one party: governorship, the upper house, and the lower house of state or federal legislatures. The party that holds all three positions of power is said to have a trifecta.
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(politics, US politics) The presence or dominance of only two political parties in a government.
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