| APARTHEID | Policy of racial segregation practiced by the South African Government. |
| ADJOURNMENT | A motion moved by a member of a legislature to adjourn considerationof the issues in hand for discussing a matter of urgent public importance. |
| AMNESTY | Grant of pardon or exemption from prosecution to political importance. |
| ARMISTICE | Temporary cessation of hostilities pending formal negotiations forpeace. |
| APPEASEMENT | The policy of gratifying one's enemy with concession and special grantsby sacrificing even principles. |
| AUTONOMY | Power to control internal affairs. |
| BILATERAL AGREEMENT | An agreement between two countries. |
| BLOCKADES | Imposing closure of ports and waterways to prevent ships from reachingor leaving it. |
| BOLSHEVISM | The doctrine of Proletarian Dictatorship as propounded by Lenin. |
| BOURGEOISE | Capitalist class in Marxian terminology. |
| BUFFER STATE | A small neutral state between two big states. |
| BY-ELECTION | A mid term election to fill a seat rendered vacant. |
| CASTING VOTE | A vote casting of which decides the tie. |
| CAUCUS | A powerful group of party. |
| CHARGED AFFAIRS | The senior most diplomat after the head of the mission, officiatingin his absence. |
| COALITION | Combination of two or more parties with the purpose of forming a compositegovernment. |
| CONFEDERATION | Alliance of nations for some specific purpose our retaining the respectiveindividual nation sovereignty. |
| COLD WAR | The state of ideological or wordy warfare between two countries orblocks. |
| ENVOY | A diplomatic emissary accredited to the country and holding positionbelow that of an ambassador. |
| FIFTH COLUMN | An anti-national clique of spies and saboteurs. |
| FLOOR CROSSING | The act of changing political loyalty by a person or a group. |
| FRANCHISE | Right to cast vote in the public elections. |
| GALLUP POLL | An opinion poll-may be with the help of interview. |
| GENOCIDE | Intention to destroy wholly or in part a religious, ethnic or politicalgroup. |
| GHERAO | Encircling a person and rending him incapable of doing anything tillhe/she concedes demands. |
| GLOSNOST | Means openness. Term used for reforms introduced in Russian societyby M.Gorbachov. |
| HABEAS CORPUS | A type of a writ issued by a High Court or Supreme court against illegaldetention of a person. |
| HOT LINE | A direct telephone link between the White House and Kremlin establishedin 1963. |
| IMPEACHMENT | Trial by the Parliament. |
| LOBBYING | Exercising influence or pressure on members of the legislative bodiesin the lobby for supporting or opposing an issue in the House. |
| LOK PAL | An official appointed by the President to investigate public complaintsagainst ministers and high officials. |
| MANIFESTO | A declaration of political party about its policies and programmesgiven at the time of elections. |
| NATIONALISATION | The act of taking business undertakings an institutions by the stateand controlling them. |
| NAXALITE | A movement violent in character believing in Maoism: the term was firstused for the peasants of Naxalbari (West Bengal) who rose against the landlordsdemanding land for the landless. |
| NEW DEAL | The name given to the policy of Franklin D.Roosevelt to revive andboost American economy . |
| ORDINANCE | An Act or decree promulgated by the Head of State in an emergency orwhen the legislative body is not in session. |
| PERESTROIKA | Used for Gorbachov's move to restructure political and economical structureof the Russian society. |
| PLEBISCITE | Voting on regional or national issue. |
| PERSONALITY CULT | Too much adulation for a ruler or a political figure. |
| PRIVY PURSE | Yearly allowances granted to the princes of Indian states after themerger of their states with the Indian Union. (New these purses are abolished). |
| PRIVILEGE MOTION | A motion moved by a legislator drawing attention of the House towardsa matter involving breach of privilege of the House or any of its members. |
| REFERENDUM | People's verdict on some constitutional amendment and some other legislativeissue of controversial nature. |
| SECULARISM | Affirmation in all the faiths, showing no official patronage to anyreligions or religions. |
| SANCTIONS | Penalty or reward imposed for disobedience or obedience attached tothe law. |
| SOCIALISM | Control of production and means of distribution in the hands of theState. |
| STATUTE | Law made by the Parliament, enshrined in the statue book, which arebinding on al subjects, of a particular country. |
| SUFFRAGE | Right of voting in political elections. |
| SELF-DETERMINATION | Right of a nation deciding its own form of government, its politicaldestiny or independence. |
| TERRITORIAL WATERS | Areas of the sea up to 12 km measured from the low water mark of thecoast and within the executive control of an adjacent State. |
| UNICAMERAL | A legislature having only one House. |
| VETO | Right to reject any resolution or enactment passed by the legislature. |
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