political science
noun
: a social science concerned chiefly with the description and analysis of political and especially governmental institutions and processes
political scientist
noun
Examples of political science in a Sentence
a degree in political science
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Daniel Schlozman is associate professor of political science at Johns Hopkins University.
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Daniel Schlozman & Sam Rosenfeld / Made By History, TIME, 10 June 2024
Content by this author: Korean Politics in Transition Professors of political science in Seoul and the Republic of Korea's Ambassador to the U.S. are among the contributors.
—Lewis C. Austin, Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024
The political science major is finishing an internship with global investment firm KKR and has a permanent job waiting for her after graduation (and her sister’s wedding three days later).
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2024
Republicans have an opportunity to win over voters on pocketbook issues, according to Hamline University political science and law professor David Schultz, but their main tactic has been to simply stand in opposition to whatever the DFL is doing.
—Mark Wasson, Twin Cities, 17 May 2024
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Daniel Schlozman & Sam Rosenfeld / Made By History, TIME, 10 June 2024
Content by this author: Korean Politics in Transition Professors of political science in Seoul and the Republic of Korea's Ambassador to the U.S. are among the contributors.
—Lewis C. Austin, Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024
The political science major is finishing an internship with global investment firm KKR and has a permanent job waiting for her after graduation (and her sister’s wedding three days later).
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2024
Republicans have an opportunity to win over voters on pocketbook issues, according to Hamline University political science and law professor David Schultz, but their main tactic has been to simply stand in opposition to whatever the DFL is doing.
—Mark Wasson, Twin Cities, 17 May 2024
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“Political science.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/political%20science. Accessed 15 Jun. 2024.
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