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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Peter got his start in journalism as a reporter for Campus Reform after graduating from Rutgers University with a degree in political science.
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Peter Cordi, The Washington Examiner, 23 June 2024
And so the question remains: Who killed Everett Carr?
David R. Cameron is a professor emeritus of political science at Yale and has served on the state’s task force on eyewitness identification.
—David R. Cameron, Hartford Courant, 23 June 2024
There is a chance that plays well with voters in a conservative district, but given the choice between ideology and Trump, Republicans have tended to favor Trump, said Alex Keena, a Virginia Commonwealth University professor of political science.
—Chris Suarez, Washington Post, 18 June 2024
Smith, the chair of the university’s political science department, wrote it on behalf of voting rights groups during a court case over a separate bill Florida Republicans passed in 2021.
—Tribune News Service, Orlando Sentinel, 17 June 2024
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Peter Cordi, The Washington Examiner, 23 June 2024
And so the question remains: Who killed Everett Carr?
David R. Cameron is a professor emeritus of political science at Yale and has served on the state’s task force on eyewitness identification.
—David R. Cameron, Hartford Courant, 23 June 2024
There is a chance that plays well with voters in a conservative district, but given the choice between ideology and Trump, Republicans have tended to favor Trump, said Alex Keena, a Virginia Commonwealth University professor of political science.
—Chris Suarez, Washington Post, 18 June 2024
Smith, the chair of the university’s political science department, wrote it on behalf of voting rights groups during a court case over a separate bill Florida Republicans passed in 2021.
—Tribune News Service, Orlando Sentinel, 17 June 2024
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“Political science.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/political%20science. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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