political science
noun
: a social science concerned chiefly with the description and analysis of political and especially governmental institutions and processes
political scientist
noun
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a degree in political science
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Damon Linker, a senior lecturer in the political science department at the University of Pennsylvania, said in a post on X that his students had been relying on Canvas to access every reading from the semester and all of his lecture slides before their Monday final exams.
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Scott Huddleston, San Antonio Express-News, 8 May 2026
Milgazo is a senior majoring in sociology and political science.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Damon Linker, a senior lecturer in the political science department at the University of Pennsylvania, said in a post on the social media platform X that his students had been relying on Canvas to access every reading from the semester and all of his lecture slides before their Monday final exams.
—ABC News, 7 May 2026
San Jose State University political science professor Andrew Alexander doesn’t believe lack of knowledge explains people’s worries about employment in an AI future.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
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Scott Huddleston, San Antonio Express-News, 8 May 2026
Milgazo is a senior majoring in sociology and political science.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Damon Linker, a senior lecturer in the political science department at the University of Pennsylvania, said in a post on the social media platform X that his students had been relying on Canvas to access every reading from the semester and all of his lecture slides before their Monday final exams.
—ABC News, 7 May 2026
San Jose State University political science professor Andrew Alexander doesn’t believe lack of knowledge explains people’s worries about employment in an AI future.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
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“Political science.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/political%20science. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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