political science

noun

1. a social science dealing with political institutions and with the principles and conduct of government.

political science

noun

1. (esp as an academic subject) the study of the state, government, and politics: one of the social sciences

political science

1. The systematic study of government and politics. Political science is a social science that makes generalizations and analyses about political systems and political behavior and uses these results to predict future behavior. Political science includes the study of political philosophy , ethics , international relations and foreign policy, public administration, and the dynamic relations between different parts of governments.

Derived Forms

• political scientist, noun

Other Words From

• political scientist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of political science¹

First recorded in 1770–80

Example Sentences

Despite that, the way we all think about public disagreement has shifted, said Jennifer McCoy, a professor of political science at Georgia State University.

From FiveThirtyEight

It’s an example of “professionals who have come together later on in life and are there to support one another,” Farida Jalalzai, a political science professor who studies women leaders, told Vox.

From Vox

If he had stayed in college, he said, he probably would have majored in history or political science, but it took him only one semester to figure out college wasn’t for him.

From Washington Post

Aaron Belkin is the director of the Palm Center and of Take Back the Court, and a political science professor at San Francisco State University.

From Washington Blade

If these individuals can take an interest in political science and civic engagement, I think we can put a dent in crime, which ultimately results in our city being safer.

From Washington Post

Stephen Eric Bronner is a Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Rutgers University.

From The Daily Beast

He went on to study government at Oxford, and received a Ph.D. in political science from Columbia University.

From The Daily Beast

A third, University of Virginia political science professor Larry Sabato, still rates it a “Lean Republican” race.

From The Daily Beast

Will University of Tehran political science students be obliged to game out strategies against a jinn?

From The Daily Beast

“It turned into an ugly affair,” said Terry Madonna, a professor of political science at Franklin and Marshall University.

From The Daily Beast

With this growth of great nations came a rapid development in political science, in legal institutions, in social relations.

From Project Gutenberg

They had been discussing woman suffrage, some question that had come up in the political-science class that day.

From Project Gutenberg

Compare also his article in Political Science Quarterly, vol.

From Project Gutenberg

This year she will have those two subjects and Political Science.

From Project Gutenberg

There are very few colleges and universities which do not provide courses in political science.

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Related Words

• civics