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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Ken Noel — who received bachelor’s and master’s degrees in sociology from San Jose State in the 1960s and a doctorate from UC Berkeley in political science in 1980 — will receive an honorary doctorate of humane letters from the College of Social Sciences.
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Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 18 May 2024
Michael Miller at George Washington University, political science professor who studies how democracies end call it extremely corrosive to democracy to have elected leaders saying this this far out from an election.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 15 May 2024
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Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 18 May 2024
Michael Miller at George Washington University, political science professor who studies how democracies end call it extremely corrosive to democracy to have elected leaders saying this this far out from an election.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 15 May 2024
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“Political science.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/political%20science. Accessed 22 May. 2024.
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