Politics And Government

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weltpolitik

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participation in the discussion and decision of international problems: international politics

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feudal

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1. of, exisitng in, or characterized by any social system in which great landowners or hereditary overlords exact revenue from the land and also exercise the functions of government in their domains

2. of the system by which people gave certain services eg military support to a more powerful man in return for lands, protection etc

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dominion

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one of the self-governing, autonomous states within the British Commonwealth equal in status with the United Kingdom and with each other

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dopester

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one that makes a practice of publicly forecasting the outcome of sports contests, political elections, or like events marked by a high degree of uncertainty

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dynast

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a hereditary ruler

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dirigisme

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economic planning and control by the state

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doctrinaire

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one who attempts to put into effect some especially political theory with little or no regard for practical difficulties

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gestapo

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a secret police organization that operates especially against persons suspected of treason or sedition and employs means held to be underhanded and terrorist

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gerrymander

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divide an area into political units in an unnatural and unfair way with the purpose of giving special advantages to one group

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mugwump

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one who is undecided or neutral often as a result of an inability to make up his or her mind (often used in politics)

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hagiarchy

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government by holy men, as priests or saints

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hopper

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a box on the desk of a public official into which a proposed bill is dropped

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kingmaker

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one that exerts great influence over the selection of candidates for public office

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crossover

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permitting voters who are registered as a member of one party to vote in the primaries of the other party

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riding

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an administrative jurisdiction or electoral district in an English county other than Yorkshire or one of the British dominions, as New Zealand or Canada

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logrolling

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the exchanging of assistance or favors, the trading of votes by legislators to secure favorable action on projects of interest by each one

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checkoff

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designation by a taxpayer of a small amount of income tax to be used for a special fund, as for financing a political campaign

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selectman

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one of a board of officers chosen usually in three-year terms in towns of all the New England states except Rhode Island to transact and administer all of the public business of the town

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administer

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manage the affairs of

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bizonal

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concerned with the combined affairs of two zones

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abdicate

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relinquish formally: as sovereign power

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alderman

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a member of a legislative body of a city

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centrist

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a member of a moderate party: one who holds views between those of the left and right

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commonwealth

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a democratic republic

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Jacksonian

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relating to a body of political ideas commonly associated with Andrew Jackson and vigorously championing the right of the common man to participate in governmental decisions and challenging the artistocratic principle of government

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Dixiecrat

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a member of a secessionist party of Southern Democrats who bolted the party in 1948 because of its support of civil rights

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junket

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a pleasure trip or tour made by an official at public expense for purposes of investigation or inspection

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centralization

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concentration of all the powers of government in the central or national organization

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populist

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chosen by vote of the common people as distinguished from a specific class or group

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levy

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impose or collect, as a tax or tribute, by legal process or authority

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precinct

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a part of a territory, a district or a city

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regency

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a period of government by one who governs a kingdom in the absence or disability of the sovereign

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libertarian

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one who upholds the principles of individual freedom of thought and action

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electioneer

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try to sway public opinion by use of propaganda

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potentate

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one who possesses great power or sway: a dictator

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foolocracy

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government by persons lacking in judgment or prudence

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imperial

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1. of or relating to an extended terriory of peoples under the control of a single sovereign power

2. pertaining to an empire

3. outstanding in size or quality

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consolidationist

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one who advocates the state of being united, esp. an advocate of a strong central government

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Europeanism

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the advocacy of the political or economic unification of Europe

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referendum

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a popular vote on a measure passed or proposed by a legislative body or by popular initiative

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patronage

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the right to appoint to government jobs: control of political appointments

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despotic

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using oppressive exercise of absolute power

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protectorate

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a territorial unit under the control of a more powerful state

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abstention

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nonparticipation in political life or international affairs

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municipality

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an urban political unit having corporate powers and rights to self-government

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subsidy

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a grant of funds or property from the government to a private person or company to assist in the establishment of an enterprise deemed advantageous to the public

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ministerial

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of, being, or having the characteristics of an act or duty belonging to the administration or the executive function in government and specifically proscribed by law as part of the official duties of an office

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committeeman

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a party leader of a ward or precinct responsible for getting party members to vote and also responsible for getting people other than party members to vote for the party's candidates or policies

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tithingman

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the chief man of an old English administrative unit containing ten men and their families

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sedition

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conduct or language that incites others to rebel against the authority of a state: rebellion; insurrection

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caucus

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a conference of party or organization leaders to decide on policies, plans, appointees, and candidates

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tariff

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the duty or rate of duty imposed by government on imported/exported goods for the production of revenue

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disfranchise

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deprive of a statutory or constitutional right: esp. deprive a person of the right to vote

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insurgency

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a condition of revolt against a recognized government that does not reach the proportions of an organized revolutionary government and is not recognized as belligerency

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inaugural

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relating to a formal induction or investiture

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procurator

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one that manages the affairs of another, esp. by acting as agent, deputy, representative, or proxy of the other

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prerogative

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a sovereign right

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kleptocracy

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government conducted by those who seek chiefly status and personal gain at the expense of the governed

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ombudsman

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a government official, as in New Zealand or Sweden, appointed to receive and investigate complaints made by individuals against abusive or capricious acts of public officials

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gubernatorial

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relating to the government

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dissident

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one who differs with an established political system

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regulus

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a petty king: a ruler of little power of consequence

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interrex

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one who exercises supreme or kingly power during the time in which a throne is vacant following the death, abdication, or resignation of a sovereign

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borough

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one of the five political divisions of New York City

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bureaucracy

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a particular group of government officials appointed to regulate and control activity, often at high costs and with no promise for improvement

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agrarianism

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a social or political movement designed to improve the economic status of the farmer

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consul

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an official appointed by the government to reside in a foreign control to represent the interests of citizens of the appointing country, as in commerce

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caesar

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a powerful ruler: a dictator

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oligarchy

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government by few

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proviso

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an article or clause, as in a statute or grant, that introduces a condition, qualification, or limitation, and usually begins with the word "PROVIDED"

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sultanate

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a state or country governed by a king or ruling sovereign esp. by a Muslim state

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plurinominal

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nominating or electing more than one representative

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autonomous

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having the right or power of self-government

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chancellor

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the chief minister of state in any of certain European countries who is charged with responsibilites corresponding with those of a prime minister

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mesocracy

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government by the middle classes

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kaiserdom

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the territory ruled by the German emperors from 1871-1918

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ballotage

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a second vote taken to decide between the two or three highest candidates when no candidate receives a majority on the first vote

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solon

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a wise and skillful lawgiver, a legislator

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thearchic

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of or relating to the rule of God: divinely sovereign or supreme

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ethnarch

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the governor of a province or people

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cloture

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the ending or limitation of debate in a legislative body by calling for a vote or by other authorized methods

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Sandinista

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a member of a military and political coalition holding power in Nicaragua from 1979-1990

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misprision

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the active or passive concealment of treason or felony from the prosecuting authorities by one not guilty of those crimes

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interpellate

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question formally about a governmental policy or decision

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syndicalism

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a revolutionary political movement that aims by the general strike and direct action of labor unions to overthrow parliamentary democracy and place general control in the hands of trade unions and workers' cooperatives

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shogunate

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the office, dignity, or government of a military governor of Japan before the mid-nineteenth century revolution with power exceeding the emperor's

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empery

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supreme power, esp. over a body politic

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bolshevize

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convert a country to a radical form of government outside the existing social, political, and economic order

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toparchy

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a small state or district consisting of a few cities or towns

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synarchy

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joint rule

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burgher

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a native inhabitant or citizen of a particular town

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demagoguery

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the principles or practices of political leaders who seek to gain personal or partisan advantage by way of specious claims, promises, or charges

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vicegerent

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an administrative deputy appointed to perform functions of a king or magistrate

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Machiavellian

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of or relating to Machiavelli or his political doctrine that any means, however lawless or unscrupulous, may be justafiably employed by a ruler in order to establish and maintain a strong central government

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capitatim

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levied or granted at so much per head

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situs

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the place to which an intangible right or property is deemed to belong for purposes of taxation or legal jurisdiction

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Locarno

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a nonaggression pact or other arrangement for national peace and security usually guaranteed with a mutual understanding of borders with provision for arbitrary disputes between the signing nations

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burgrave

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1. a noble ruling by hereditary right a German castle or town and its adjacent lands

2. the hereditary governor of a castle or town

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plunderbund

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a league of commercial, political, or financial interests that exploits the public

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penlop

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the feudal ruler of one of the provinces of Bhutan

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kahal

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the local governing body of a former European-Jewish community administering religious, legal, and communal affairs

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ochlocracy

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government by the mob: mob rule

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pantisocracy

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a utopian community in which all rule equally

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empleomania

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an excessive desire for holding public office

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trierarchy

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the ancient Athenian plan whereby individual citizens furnished and maintained having three banks of oars or other naval equipment as part of their civic duty

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hecatontarchy

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government by one hundred persons

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satrapy

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a territory governed by a viceroy of a sovereign power

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Jacobin

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a political extremist or radical: esp. one that advocates the attainment of egalitarian democracy usu. by revolutionary or violent methods

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camarilla

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a group of unofficial and often secret usually scheming advisors of one who is in power as a king or premier

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tyrannis

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absolute rule, as by a dictator in ancient Greece or midieval Italy

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brevet

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an official document from a government granting a privilege, title, or dignity

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renvoi

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the return by a government by an alien to his own country

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demarche

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any formal or informal representation or statement of views to a public official

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pronunciamento

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a proclamation or edict: esp. an edict announcing a change in government

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sansculotte

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a political extremist or radical esp. one who believes in violence to attain an end

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politeia

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the whole order of social and political relationships in a Greek city-state

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panachage

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the voting system that permits the voter to redistribute names from several party lists into a list having names in an order of the voter's own choice

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hartal

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concerted cessation of work and business esp. as a protest against a political situation or an act of government

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pronun. [hahr-TAHL]

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padishah

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a chief ruler, a sovereign: esp. the shah of Iran

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durbar

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the governing body of a native Indian state

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suzerain

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a dominant state exercising varying degrees of control over a vassal state with regard to its foreign relations, but allowing it sovereign authority in its internal affairs

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regie

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a government monopoly, as on tobacco or salt, used chiefly as a means of taxation

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swaraj

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political independence: national or local self-government, home rule

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proboleutic

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concerned with preliminary discussion of and deliberation on something (as a legal measure) later to be submitted to another body of voters

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apparatchik

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a communist secret agent

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greffier

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an official recorder or keeper of records: a secretary

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anschluss

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a union, esp. the political or economic union of one government or territory with another

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khedive

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the ruler of Egypt from 1867-1914 governing as a semi-independent viceroy of the Sultan of Turkey

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mwami

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the native ruler or king of the former territory of Ruanda-Urundi, Africa

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prytanis

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a chief official in various ancient Greek states after the abolition of monarchies

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arrondissement

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a ward or administrative district of some large cities of France

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ayuntamiento

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the municipal council or governing body of a town or city in Spain or the former Spanish colonies

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cahier

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1. a report or memorial embodying resolutions or instructions concerning policy: esp. of a parliamentary body

2. a report of the proceedings of any body

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apparentement

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an alliance of French political parties formed during an election

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syssel

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an Icelandic administrative district

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Laodicean

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indifferent or lukewarm in religion or politics

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laureate

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one honored for achievements, esp in the arts or sciences

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lazaretto

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a hospital treating contagious diseases

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lavaliere

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a pendant worn on a chain around the neck

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lavation

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an act or instance of washing: CLEANSING

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lebensraum

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(FROM GERMANY)

additional territory considered by a nation to be necessary for its continued existence or economic well-being