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East India Company

acquired as a right to carry on exclusively. By the middle of the eighteenth century, however, the company's political affairs had become of far more importance than their commerce. In 1858, by 21 & 22 Vict. c.

Public meeting

Ex parte Lewis, (1888) 21 QBD 191), there is no 'right of public meeting' known to English law. Political meetings within a mile of Westminster Hall during the session of Parliament are prohibited by the Seditious Meetings

Constitution

organs of Government and their Jurisdiction as well as the basic rights of men and citizen, Dictionary of Political Science Joseph Dunner, 1965, p. 118 Indian Constitution consists of 395 articles incorporating among other things, fundamental rights,

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commonwealth

commonwealth 1 : a nation, state, or other political unit: as a : one founded on law and united by compact or tacit agreement by the people

Back Bencher

British Parliament or of those based on British pattern who are not among the party leadership, Dictionary of Political Science, Joseph Dunner, (1965), p. 40. Back Bencher is an occupant of a seat in the House of

gerrymander

of gerrymandering vt -dered -der·ing 1 : to divide (a territorial unit) into election districts to give one political party an electoral majority in a large number of districts while concentrating the voting strength of the opposition

insurgent

not recognized as a belligerent 2 : one that acts contrary to the established leadership (as of a political party, union, or corporation) or its decisions and policies adj : rising in opposition to civil or political

question

jurisdiction at jurisdiction po·lit·i·cal question : a question that the court declines to consider because it involves a political matter that is not justiciable without infringing on the powers of the executive or legislative branch or is

home rule

home rule : self-government or limited autonomy in internal affairs by a dependent political unit (as a territory or municipality) ;also : the political theory or principle of self-government

republic

state who is not a monarch and who in modern times is usually a president ;also : a political unit (as a nation) having such a form of government 2 : a government in which supreme power

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