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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Antonoff’s schedule was filled with courses in rhetoric, political science, and even biotech.
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 13 Dec. 2025
Research in economics and political science tends to back up this view, although tariffs have never disappeared as a policy tool, particularly for developing countries with limited sources of tax revenue and the desire to protect their fledgling industries from imports.
—Kent Jones, The Conversation, 11 Dec. 2025
The retreat showed how dramatically corporate America has shifted in less than five years, Daniel Kinderman, a political science professor at the University of Delaware who studied the initiative, told USA TODAY in February.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025
David Faris is a professor of political science at Roosevelt University and a contributing writer at Slate, The Nation, The Week and Newsweek.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 13 Dec. 2025
Research in economics and political science tends to back up this view, although tariffs have never disappeared as a policy tool, particularly for developing countries with limited sources of tax revenue and the desire to protect their fledgling industries from imports.
—Kent Jones, The Conversation, 11 Dec. 2025
The retreat showed how dramatically corporate America has shifted in less than five years, Daniel Kinderman, a political science professor at the University of Delaware who studied the initiative, told USA TODAY in February.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025
David Faris is a professor of political science at Roosevelt University and a contributing writer at Slate, The Nation, The Week and Newsweek.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
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“Political science.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/political%20science. Accessed 17 Dec. 2025.
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