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Guilt

disobedience of law or from morally wrong action the state of one who has broken a moral or political law crime criminality offense against right

Henchman

An attendant a servant a follower Now chiefly used as a political cant term

Heteronomy

Subordination or subjection to the law of another political subjection of a community or state opposed to autonomy

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Highboy

One who lives high also in politics a highflyer

Demagogue

who attempts to control the multitude by specious or deceitful arts an unprincipled and factious mob orator or political leader

cross file

to register as a candidate for more than one political party in the same election

territory

1 : a geographical area belonging to or under the jurisdiction of a governmental authority 2 : a political subdivision of a country 3 : a part of the U.S. (as Guam or the U.S. Virgin Islands)

Carbonaro

A member of a secret political association in Italy organized in the early part of the nineteenth centry for the purpose of changing the

terrorism

1 : the unlawful use or threat of violence esp. against the state or the public as a politically motivated means of attack or coercion 2 : violent and intimidating gang activity [street ] ter·ror·ist [-ist] adj

treaty

made by negotiation: as a : private treaty b : a contract in writing between two or more political authorities (as states or sovereigns) formally signed by representatives duly authorized and usually ratified by the lawmaking authority

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