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vote

vi 1 a : to cast or conduct a vote [ for acquittal] b : to exercise a political franchise [encourage people to ] vt 1 : to choose, endorse, decide the disposition of, defeat, or authorize

writ

to comply or to appear in court and defend. Writs were also in constant use for financial and political purposes of government. While the writ no longer governs civil pleading and has lost many of its applications,

Black book

One of several books of a political character published at different times and for different purposes so called either from the color of the binding

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Bossism

The rule or practices of bosses esp political bosses

Boulangism

The spirit or principles of a French political movement identified with Gen Georges Boulanger d 1891 whose militarism and advocacy of revenge on Germany attracted to

Cagot

One of a race inhabiting the valleys of the Pyrenees who until 1793 were political and social outcasts Christian Pariahs They are supposed to be a remnant of the Visigoths

Camorra

A secret organization formed at Naples Italy early in the 19th century and used partly for political ends and partly for practicing extortion violence etc

Carpetbagger

An adventurer a term of contempt for a Northern man seeking private gain or political advancement in the southern part of the United States after the Civil War 1865

Courteousness

The quality of being courteous politeness courtesy

Catallactics

The science of exchanges a branch of political economy

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