Politics, Law & Government
The world today is divided territorially into more than 190 countries, each of which possesses a national government that claims to exercise sovereignty and seeks to compel obedience to its will by its citizens. Governments can be classified in any number of ways. For example, they might be classified by the number of rulers, thus distinguishing government by one (as in a monarchy or a tyranny) from government by the few (in an aristocracy or oligarchy) and from government by the many (as in a democracy). Governments can also be classified by mode of succession; for example, ascension to governmental leadership may follow the rules of hereditary succession, or it may be determined through elections or by force. Governments also vary in terms of the laws and rules of conduct that each political entity follows.
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slavery
slavery, condition in which one human being was owned by another. A slave was considered by law as property, or chattel,...
organized labour
organized labour, association and activities of workers in a trade or industry for the purpose of obtaining or assuring improvements...
marketing
marketing, the sum of activities involved in directing the flow of goods and services from producers to consumers. Marketing’s...
tactics
tactics, in warfare, the art and science of fighting battles on land, on sea, and in the air. It is concerned with the approach...
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Banking & Business
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- government budget
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marketing
business
Businesspeople & Entrepreneurs
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Viola Desmond
Canadian businesswoman and civil libertarian
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Elizabeth Holmes
American entrepreneur
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William George Fargo
American businessman
Economics & Economic Systems
Economic system, any of the ways in which humankind has arranged for its material provisioning. One would think that there would be a great variety of such systems, corresponding to the many cultural arrangements that have characterized human society.
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- automation
- coin
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Soviet Union
historical state, Eurasia
International Relations
International relations is the study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies, political parties, and interest groups). It is related to a number of other academic disciplines, including political science, geography, history, economics, law, sociology, psychology, and philosophy.
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Christian Democratic Union
political party, Germany
- United Nations Security Council
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intelligence
international relations
Law, Crime & Punishment
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police
law enforcement
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inheritance
law
- constitutional law
Military
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Wehrmacht
armed forces of the Third Reich
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Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
United States policy
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Kosovo Liberation Army
Kosovar militant group
Politics & Political Systems
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Zapatista National Liberation Army
political movement, Mexico
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international relations
politics
- political system
World Leaders
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Napoleon I
emperor of France
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first lady
United States title
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Charlemagne
Holy Roman emperor [747?–814]