| APARTHEID |
Policy of racial segregation practiced by the South African Government. |
| 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. |
| AMNESTY |
Grant of pardon or exemption from prosecution to political importance. |
| ARMISTICE |
Temporary cessation of hostilities pending formal negotiations for
peace. |
| APPEASEMENT |
The policy of gratifying one's enemy with concession and special grants
by 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 reaching
or 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, officiating
in his absence. |
| COALITION |
Combination of two or more parties with the purpose of forming a composite
government. |
| CONFEDERATION |
Alliance of nations for some specific purpose our retaining the respective
individual nation sovereignty. |
| COLD WAR |
The state of ideological or wordy warfare between two countries or
blocks. |
| ENVOY |
A diplomatic emissary accredited to the country and holding position
below 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 political
group. |
| GHERAO |
Encircling a person and rending him incapable of doing anything till
he/she concedes demands. |
| GLOSNOST |
Means openness. Term used for reforms introduced in Russian society
by M.Gorbachov. |
| HABEAS CORPUS |
A type of a writ issued by a High Court or Supreme court against illegal
detention of a person. |
| HOT LINE |
A direct telephone link between the White House and Kremlin established
in 1963. |
| IMPEACHMENT |
Trial by the Parliament. |
| LOBBYING |
Exercising influence or pressure on members of the legislative bodies
in the lobby for supporting or opposing an issue in the House. |
| LOK PAL |
An official appointed by the President to investigate public complaints
against ministers and high officials. |
| MANIFESTO |
A declaration of political party about its policies and programmes
given at the time of elections. |
| NATIONALISATION |
The act of taking business undertakings an institutions by the state
and controlling them. |
| 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. |
| NEW DEAL |
The name given to the policy of Franklin D.Roosevelt to revive and
boost American economy . |
| ORDINANCE |
An Act or decree promulgated by the Head of State in an emergency or
when the legislative body is not in session. |
| PERESTROIKA |
Used for Gorbachov's move to restructure political and economical structure
of 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 the
merger 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 towards
a matter involving breach of privilege of the House or any of its members. |
| REFERENDUM |
People's verdict on some constitutional amendment and some other legislative
issue of controversial nature. |
| SECULARISM |
Affirmation in all the faiths, showing no official patronage to any
religions or religions. |
| SANCTIONS |
Penalty or reward imposed for disobedience or obedience attached to
the law. |
| SOCIALISM |
Control of production and means of distribution in the hands of the
State. |
| STATUTE |
Law made by the Parliament, enshrined in the statue book, which are
binding 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 political
destiny or independence. |
| 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. |
| UNICAMERAL |
A legislature having only one House. |
| VETO |
Right to reject any resolution or enactment passed by the legislature. |
