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GERRYMANDER

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divide an area into election districts / increase number of people within that area to give unfair advs to one group or political party

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MERI’TOCRACY

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A social system, society, or organization in which people get success or power because of their abilities, not because of their money or social position

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BIPOLARITY

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the quality of having two poles or extremes

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ALLEGIANCE

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loyalty, committed support for a country, gov, etc.

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COMBATANT

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People who engage in a fight / war

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ABSTENSTATION

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not voting in favor of / against

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AL’LEGIANCES

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Loyalty and obidience owed to one’s country or government

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AU’TOCRACY

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A system of government by one person with absolute power

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BU’REAUCRACY

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A system of gov in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials than by elected reps

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CAUCUS (v)

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In the US, to be a member of a country’s law-making group and meet with other members of your own or other parties to discuss and support a particular cause

A meeting of a small group of people in a political party or organization who have a lot of influence, who have similar interests

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CEASED AND DESIST

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Written notice demanding that the recipient immediately stop an illegal or allegedly illegal activity

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CHILVARY

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System of behaviour followed by knights in the medieval period of history, that put a high value on honor, kindness and courage
Very polite behavior, such that shown by men towards women

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COMMOTION

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Civil insurrection - a violent uprising against an authority or gov.

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CONSTITUENT

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A voter in particular area of the country

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CONSTITUENCY

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A group of people who support, or are likely to support a particular person, product, suggest A group of people who support or are likely to support a particular person product suggestion

The people who live in vote in particular area

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DESPOTISM

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The rule of a despot (= a ruler with unlimited power, often one who is unfair and cruel):

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ESPIONAGE

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The discovering of secrets, especially political or military info of another country or the industrial info of a business

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FEUDALISM

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Social system existed in Europe during Middle Ages in which people worked and fought for nobles who gave protection and the use of land in return

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JUDICIARY

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The part of a country’s government that is responsible for its legal system, including all the judges in the country’s court

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LANDSLIDE

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(election) winning with extremely large number of votes

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LOBBYIST

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Someone who tries to persuade a politician or official group to do sth

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MANDATE

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The authority given to an elected group of people, such as a gov, to perform an action or govern a country

To give official permission for sth to happen

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MERITOCRACY

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A social system, society, org in which people get success or power bc of their abilities, not bc of their money or social position

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MIME

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Silent acting

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**PICKETING**
A form of protest in which people (called pickets or picketers) congregate outside a place of work or location where an event is taking place
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**PLUTOCRACY**
Government by the wealthy
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**PROXY WAR**
A war fought between groups or smaller countries that each represent the interests of other larger powers, and may have help and support from these
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**QUORUM CALL**
The action of calling off a list of names to determine whether a quorum is present
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**RE'PEAL**
If a government repeals a law, it causes that law no longer to have any legal force. To revoke or withdraw formally or officially
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**REPENT**
feel remorse for
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**REPRESSION**
The use of force or violence to control a group of people
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**RIGGED**
To arrange dishonestly for the result of sth, for ex an election to be changed
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**SALLY**
A sudden attack on enemy, esp when they're surrounding you
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**SANCTION**
(n) A threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule Official permission or approval for an action (v) give official permission or approval for an action Impose a sanction or penalty on
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**SENATE**
One of the two groups of politicians who make laws in some political systems such as in the US, Australia and France. Often having different powers from other group and different rules for members and being elected for a long period.
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**SUB-'POE-NA** | səˈpēnə
To order someone to go to a law court to answer questions
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**'TREA-SON**
(the crime of) showing no loyalty to your country, esp by helping its enemies or trying to defeat its government
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**TRI-'BU-NAL** | traɪˈbjuː.nəl
A special court or group of people who are officially chosen, especially by the government, to examine (legal) problems of a particular type
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**VETO POWER**
An official power or right to refuse to accept or allow sth
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**'E-CHE-LON** | ˈeʃ.ə.lɑːn
A special arrangement of soldiers, aircraft, or ships
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**SIEGE** | siːdʒ
The surrounding of a place by an armed force in order to defeat those defending it
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**DETENTE**
Period of the easing of Cold War tensions between the U.S. and the Soviet Union from 1967 to 1979
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**TOPPLE**
To force a leader or government out of power
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**PUNITIVE EXPEDITION**
Military journey undertaken to punish a political entity outside the borders of the punishing state. A petty war with covert goodwill / well-merited purpose to punish a rebellious tribes or colonies. Most common things’ done is steal or destroy ancient/historical artefacts
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**IMPERIALISM**
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**RIGHTIST / LEFTIST**
Right-wing / Left-wing person | Right = conservative, republic Left = liberal, democracy
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**MUSKETEER**
a soldier with a musket
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**FLAMETHROWER**
Device that produces stream of buring liquid to destroy plants from wildlands
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**MILITARISM**
the belief that a strong armed force is necessary for winning politics and economy
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**PARAMILITARY**
organized like a military but often not official and illegal
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**CIVIL STRIFE**
Conflict or discord happens within a nation or community, often occurs with violence and hostility
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**INSURRECTION**
organization that is established to revolt againts the government to take control over their country through violence
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**PUTSCH**
An attempt to remove a government by force
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**REPRISAL** | rɪˈpraɪ.zəl
- activity against another person, as a punishment by political group - act of injury against an enemy in reaction to act of damage done to you
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**PLUNDER**
steal goods and properties during war
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REFERENDUM
A vote in which all the people in a country or an area are asked to give their opinion about or decide an important political and social question
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BULWARK
RAMPART Sth that protects from dangerous or unpleasant situations
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AUTOCRACY
A system of gov with one person with absolute power
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LAISSEZ-FAIRE
Minimum gov interference in economic affairs
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PARTICIPATIVE LEADERSHIP
democratic, leaders encourage staff to provide feedback and decision making contribution
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TRANSACTIONAL LEADERSHIP
Managerial leadership, leaders rely on rewards and punishments for job performance
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TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP
a process where leaders engage with and influence others
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CHUD
(Derogatory) unpleasant right wingers Coined from Cannibalistic Humanoid Underground Dweller
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INTERIM GOVERNMENT
provisional and emergency
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JOUSTING
to compete, especially for power control (History) To fight on a horse bag is a night or man at arms
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MINOTAUR
Greek mythology, Asterion, a mythic creature which has head and tail of a bull with body of a man
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SOVEREIGNTY
the power or authority to rule
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SIEGE
The surrounding of a place by an armed force to defeat those defending it
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HEGEMONY
the position of being the strongest and most powerful to control the others
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DRACONIC
harsh and severe
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GEOPOLITICS
the study of the effects of geography on politics and international relations

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