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Noun
S: (n) government, authorities, regime (the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit) "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authorities"
S: (adj) minimalist (advocating minimal reforms (as in government or politics))
S: (n) bolt (a sudden abandonment (as from a political party))
S: (n) politics (the profession devoted to governing and to political affairs)
S: (n) mandate (the commission that is given to a government and its policies through an electoral victory)
S: (n) patronage ((politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support)
S: (n) demonstration, manifestation (a public display of group feelings (usually of a political nature)) "there were violent demonstrations against the war"
S: (n) conspiracy, cabal (a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot))
S: (n) catechism (a series of question put to an individual (such as a political candidate) to elicit their views)
S: (n) combination (an alliance of people or corporations or countries for a special purpose (formerly to achieve some antisocial end but now for general political or economic purposes))
S: (n) Soviets (the government of the Soviet Union) "the Soviets said they wanted to increase trade with Europe"
S: (n) civilization, civilisation (a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations)) "the people slowly progressed from barbarism to civilization"
S: (n) side (one of two or more contesting groups) "the Confederate side was prepared to attack"
S: (n) assassin, assassinator, bravo (a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed) "his assassins were hunted down like animals"; "assassinators of kings and emperors"
S: (n) muckraker, mudslinger (one who spreads real or alleged scandal about another (usually for political advantage))
S: (n) regular (a dependable follower (especially in party politics)) "he is one of the party regulars"
S: (n) coattails effect ((politics) the consequence of one popular candidate in an election drawing votes for other members of the same political party) "he counted on the coattails effect to win him the election"
S: (n) war chest (a fund accumulated to finance a war (or a political campaign))
S: (n) turbulence, upheaval, Sturm und Drang (a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally)) "the industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence"