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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Dave Clark, a professor of political science at Binghamton University who collected global mass mobilization data, previously said the militarized response to protests could make a difference.
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Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2025
In 1963: 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.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Dan Shea, a professor of political science at Colby College, told Newsweek that a divide remains between Bush-style and Trump-style Republicans in Maine.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
The third paper by law professor Chris Elmendorf and political science professors Clayton Nall and Stan Oklobdzija helps explain why.
—Adam A. Millsap, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2025
In 1963: 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.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Dan Shea, a professor of political science at Colby College, told Newsweek that a divide remains between Bush-style and Trump-style Republicans in Maine.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
The third paper by law professor Chris Elmendorf and political science professors Clayton Nall and Stan Oklobdzija helps explain why.
—Adam A. Millsap, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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“Political science.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/political%20science. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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