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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Melissa Michelson, a political science professor at Menlo College, said the tie is likely to generate a higher turnout in November as more voters realize the weight of their vote — especially in a blue state like California that is almost guaranteed to go for Biden.
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Harriet Blair Rowan, The Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2024
Southern Uribe is a 2023 Udall Scholar from Fayetteville and is an honors student majoring in political science and journalism with a concentration in advertising and public relations through the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences.
—arkansasonline.com, 24 Mar. 2024
Eoin O’Malley, an associate professor in political science at Dublin City University, said that while Mr. Varadkar’s announcement was surprising, the party had not been in a strong position politically for some time.
—Megan Specia, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
By embracing the No Sabo Kid identifier, young Latinos who grew up as millennials or part of Gen Z have taken an insult and turned it around, said Stella Rouse, a political science professor and director of Arizona State University's Hispanic Research Center.
—Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 18 Mar. 2024
David Karol, a political science professor at the University of Maryland, says Moore has seemed in his element this week.
—Jacob Fenston, NPR, 30 Mar. 2024
Party platforms have internal and external purposes, said Barry Burden, a political science professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and director of the university's Elections Research Center.
—Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2024
Stephen Voss, a political science professor at the University of Kentucky, said gun legislation has become a lower priority for the Republican party in general because of important Second Amendment victories at the national level.
—Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 25 Mar. 2024
The indictment will not turn off his backers and will only confirm his detractors’ suspicions, said Carlos Melo, a political science professor at Insper University in Sao Paulo.
—Mauricio Savarese, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Mar. 2024
Harriet Blair Rowan, The Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2024
Southern Uribe is a 2023 Udall Scholar from Fayetteville and is an honors student majoring in political science and journalism with a concentration in advertising and public relations through the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences.
—arkansasonline.com, 24 Mar. 2024
Eoin O’Malley, an associate professor in political science at Dublin City University, said that while Mr. Varadkar’s announcement was surprising, the party had not been in a strong position politically for some time.
—Megan Specia, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
By embracing the No Sabo Kid identifier, young Latinos who grew up as millennials or part of Gen Z have taken an insult and turned it around, said Stella Rouse, a political science professor and director of Arizona State University's Hispanic Research Center.
—Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 18 Mar. 2024
David Karol, a political science professor at the University of Maryland, says Moore has seemed in his element this week.
—Jacob Fenston, NPR, 30 Mar. 2024
Party platforms have internal and external purposes, said Barry Burden, a political science professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and director of the university's Elections Research Center.
—Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2024
Stephen Voss, a political science professor at the University of Kentucky, said gun legislation has become a lower priority for the Republican party in general because of important Second Amendment victories at the national level.
—Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 25 Mar. 2024
The indictment will not turn off his backers and will only confirm his detractors’ suspicions, said Carlos Melo, a political science professor at Insper University in Sao Paulo.
—Mauricio Savarese, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Mar. 2024
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“Political science.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/political%20science. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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