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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According to Jeff Gulati, a political science professor at Bentley University in Waltham, Mass., the more that Trump refuses to do what Democrats are asking of him, the more his base supports him.
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Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 27 Oct. 2024
Election officials and other political science experts say the suits filed in Pennsylvania, Michigan and North Carolina in the last couple of weeks have no merit.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 19 Oct. 2024
Krosnick, who’s kept his day job as a Stanford University political science and communications professor while flourishing as a drummer and bandleader, describes a teenage encounter with the Breckers music as an epiphany.
—Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2024
State of play: Donors have poured millions of dollars into the race, as battleground Pennsylvania draws attention in the presidential election, Penn State political science professor Daniel Mallinson told the Pennsylvania Capital-Star.
—Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 2 Oct. 2024
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Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 27 Oct. 2024
Election officials and other political science experts say the suits filed in Pennsylvania, Michigan and North Carolina in the last couple of weeks have no merit.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 19 Oct. 2024
Krosnick, who’s kept his day job as a Stanford University political science and communications professor while flourishing as a drummer and bandleader, describes a teenage encounter with the Breckers music as an epiphany.
—Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2024
State of play: Donors have poured millions of dollars into the race, as battleground Pennsylvania draws attention in the presidential election, Penn State political science professor Daniel Mallinson told the Pennsylvania Capital-Star.
—Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Political science.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/political%20science. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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