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Famous Political and Social Terms..
1. APARTHEID:
Policy of racial segregation practiced by the South African Government. 2. ADJOURNMENT: A motion moved by a member of a legislature to adjourn consideration of the issues in hand for discussing a matter of urgent public importance. 3. AMNESTY: Grant of pardon or exemption from prosecution to political importance. 4. ARMISTICE: Temporary cessation of hostilities pending formal negotiations for peace. 5. APPEASEMENT The policy of gratifying one's enemy with concession and special grants by sacrificing even principles. 6. AUTONOMY: Power to control internal affairs. 7. BILATERAL AGREEMENT: An agreement between two countries. 8. BLOCKADES: Imposing closure of ports and waterways to prevent ships from reaching or leaving it. 9. BOLSHEVISM: The doctrine of Proletarian Dictatorship as propounded by Lenin. 10. BOURGEOISE: Capitalist class in Marxian terminology. 11. BUFFER STATE: A small neutral state between two big states. 12. BY-ELECTION: A mid term election to fill a seat rendered vacant. 13. CASTING VOTE: A vote casting of which decides the tie. 14. CAUCUS: A powerful group of party. 15. CHARGED AFFAIRS: The senior most diplomat after the head of the mission, officiating in his absence. 16. COALITION: Combination of two or more parties with the purpose of forming a composite government. 17. CONFEDERATION: Alliance of nations for some specific purpose our retaining the respective individual nation sovereignty. 18. COLD WAR: The state of ideological or wordy warfare between two countries or blocks. 19. ENVOY: A diplomatic emissary accredited to the country and holding position below that of an ambassador. 20. FIFTH COLUMN: An anti-national clique of spies and saboteurs. 21. FLOOR CROSSING: The act of changing political loyalty by a person or a group. 22. FRANCHISE: Right to cast vote in the public elections. 23. GALLUP POLL: An opinion poll-may be with the help of interview. 24. GENOCIDE: Intention to destroy wholly or in part a religious, ethnic or political group. 25. GHERAO: Encircling a person and rending him incapable of doing anything till he/she concedes demands. 26. GLOSNOST: Means openness. Term used for reforms introduced in Russian society by M.Gorbachov. 27. HABEAS CORPUS: A type of a writ issued by a High Court or Supreme court against illegal detention of a person. 28. HOT LINE: A direct telephone link between the White House and Kremlin established in 1963. 29. IMPEACHMENT: Trial by the Parliament. 30. LOBBYING: Exercising influence or pressure on members of the legislative bodies in the lobby for supporting or opposing an issue in the House. 31. LOK PAL: An official appointed by the President to investigate public complaints against ministers and high officials. 32. MANIFESTO: A declaration of political party about its policies and programmes given at the time of elections. 33. NATIONALISATION: The act of taking business undertakings an institutions by the state and controlling them. 34. NAXALITE: A movement violent in character believing in Maoism: the term was first used for the peasants of Naxalbari (West Bengal) who rose against the landlords demanding land for the landless. 35. NEW DEAL: The name given to the policy of Franklin D.Roosevelt to revive and boost American economy . 36. ORDINANCE: An Act or decree promulgated by the Head of State in an emergency or when the legislative body is not in session. 37. PERESTROIKA: Used for Gorbachov's move to restructure political and economical structure of the Russian society. 38. PLEBISCITE: Voting on regional or national issue. 39. PERSONALITY CULT: Too much adulation for a ruler or a political figure. 40. PRIVY PURSE: Yearly allowances granted to the princes of Indian states after the merger of their states with the Indian Union. (New these purses are abolished). 41. PRIVILEGE MOTION: A motion moved by a legislator drawing attention of the House towards a matter involving breach of privilege of the House or any of its members. 42. REFERENDUM: People's verdict on some constitutional amendment and some other legislative issue of controversial nature. 43. SECULARISM: Affirmation in all the faiths, showing no official patronage to any religions or religions. 44. SANCTIONS: Penalty or reward imposed for disobedience or obedience attached to the law. 45. SOCIALISM: Control of production and means of distribution in the hands of the State. 46. STATUTE: Law made by the Parliament, enshrined in the statue book, which are binding on al subjects, of a particular country. 47. SUFFRAGE: Right of voting in political elections. 48. SELF-DETERMINATION: Right of a nation deciding its own form of government, its political destiny or independence. 49. TERRITORIAL WATERS: Areas of the sea up to 12 km measured from the low water mark of the coast and within the executive control of an adjacent State. 50. UNICAMERAL: A legislature having only one House. 51. VETO: Right to reject any resolution or enactment passed by the legislature. |
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