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policy science

British  

noun

  1. a branch of the social sciences concerned with the formulation and implementation of policy in bureaucracies, etc

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"This is a moment where policy, science, and pediatricians can come together," Lambrecht adds.

From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2025

Japan will need to import uranium, which is expensive and will make the country reliant on other countries, said Professor Kenichi Oshima, a lecturer at the faculty of policy science at Ryukoku University.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2025

Our coverage has expanded to policy, science, climate, transportation, creators, games, movies, and more — all of which are changing ever more quickly and evolving fractally under the influence of tech.

From The Verge • Mar. 4, 2022

Among the 31 were some of the department’s most well known boards, including those with purview over defense policy, science, health, innovation, Arlington National Cemetery and women in the military.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 2, 2021

He certainly should devote months to reading books on history, foreign policy, science, technology and economics.

From Time Magazine Archive

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