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

Recent Examples on the Web

Ali Riaz, a professor of political science at Illinois State University, said the uprising was a response to Hasina's decades-long draconian rule. — Shamim Chowdhury, NPR, 5 Aug. 2026

Williamson earned bachelor’s degrees in English and political science from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, before completing a master’s degree in criminal justice while living in Germany. — Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026

El-Sayed graduated from the University of Michigan with a degree in biology and political science and delivered the commencement speech. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026

James Meredith, who had integrated the University of Mississippi as a transfer student less than a year before, graduated with a degree in political science. — USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1606, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for political science

• appliance
• compliance
• defiance
• reliance
• geoscience
• neuroscience
• noncompliance
• pseudoscience

Kids Definition

political science

noun

: the study of government and politics

political scientist noun