Political and Social Terms

<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=1><TBODY><TR><TD>APARTH EID </TD><TD>Policy of racial segregation practiced by the South African Government.</TD></TR><TR><TD>ADJOURNMENT</TD><TD>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.</TD></TR><TR><TD>AMNESTY</TD><TD>Grant of pardon or exemption from prosecution to political importance.</TD></TR><TR><TD>ARMISTICE</TD><TD>Temporary cessation of hostilities pending formal negotiations for peace.</TD></TR><TR><TD>APPEASEMENT</TD><TD>The policy of gratifying one's enemy with concession and special grants by sacrificing even principles.</TD></TR><TR><TD>AUTONOMY</TD><TD>Power to control internal affairs.</TD></TR><TR><TD>BILATERAL AGREEMENT</TD><TD>An agreement between two countries.</TD></TR><TR><TD>BLOCKADES</TD><TD>Imposing closure of ports and waterways to prevent ships from reaching or leaving it.</TD></TR><TR><TD>BOLSHEVISM</TD><TD>The doctrine of Proletarian Dictatorship as propounded by Lenin.</TD></TR><TR><TD>BOURGEOISE</TD><TD>Capitalist class in Marxian terminology.</TD></TR><TR><TD>BUFFER STATE</TD><TD>A small neutral state between two big states.</TD></TR><TR><TD>BY-ELECTION</TD><TD>A mid term election to fill a seat rendered vacant.</TD></TR><TR><TD>CASTING VOTE</TD><TD>A vote casting of which decides the tie.</TD></TR><TR><TD>CAUCUS</TD><TD>A powerful group of party.</TD></TR><TR><TD>CHARGED AFFAIRS</TD><TD>The senior most diplomat after the head of the mission, officiating in his absence.</TD></TR><TR><TD>COALITION</TD><TD>Combination of two or more parties with the purpose of forming a composite government.</TD></TR><TR><TD>CONFEDERATION</TD><TD>Alliance of nations for some specific purpose our retaining the respective individual nation sovereignty.</TD></TR><TR><TD>COLD WAR</TD><TD>The state of ideological or wordy warfare between two countries or blocks.</TD></TR><TR><TD>ENVOY</TD><TD>A diplomatic emissary accredited to the country and holding position below that of an ambassador.</TD></TR><TR><TD>FIFTH COLUMN</TD><TD>An anti-national clique of spies and saboteurs.</TD></TR><TR><TD>FLOOR CROSSING</TD><TD>The act of changing political loyalty by a person or a group.</TD></TR><TR><TD>FRANCHISE</TD><TD>Right to cast vote in the public elections.</TD></TR><TR><TD>GALLUP POLL</TD><TD>An opinion poll-may be with the help of interview.</TD></TR><TR><TD>GENOCIDE</TD><TD>Intention to destroy wholly or in part a religious, ethnic or political group.</TD></TR><TR><TD>GHERAO</TD><TD>Encircling a person and rending him incapable of doing anything till he/she concedes demands.</TD></TR><TR><TD>GLOSNOST</TD><TD>Means openness. Term used for reforms introduced in Russian society by M.Gorbachov.</TD></TR><TR><TD>HABEAS CORPUS</TD><TD>A type of a writ issued by a High Court or Supreme court against illegal detention of a person.</TD></TR><TR><TD>HOT LINE</TD><TD>A direct telephone link between the White House and Kremlin established in 1963.</TD></TR><TR><TD>IMPEACHMENT</TD><TD>Trial by the Parliament.</TD></TR><TR><TD>LOBBYING</TD><TD>Exercising influence or pressure on members of the legislative bodies in the lobby for supporting or opposing an issue in the House.</TD></TR><TR><TD>LOK PAL</TD><TD>An official appointed by the President to investigate public complaints against ministers and high officials.</TD></TR><TR><TD>MANIFESTO</TD><TD>A declaration of political party about its policies and programmes given at the time of elections.</TD></TR><TR><TD>NATIONALISATION </TD><TD>The act of taking business undertakings an institutions by the state and controlling them.</TD></TR><TR><TD>NAXALITE</TD><TD>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.</TD></TR><TR><TD>NEW DEAL</TD><TD>The name given to the policy of Franklin D.Roosevelt to revive and boost American economy .</TD></TR><TR><TD>ORDINANCE</TD><TD>An Act or decree promulgated by the Head of State in an emergency or when the legislative body is not in session.</TD></TR><TR><TD>PERESTROIKA</TD><TD>Used for Gorbachov's move to restructure political and economical structure of the Russian society.</TD></TR><TR><TD>PLEBISCITE</TD><TD>Voting on regional or national issue.</TD></TR><TR><TD>PERSONALITY CULT</TD><TD>Too much adulation for a ruler or a political figure.</TD></TR><TR><TD>PRIVY PURSE</TD><TD>Yearly allowances granted to the princes of Indian states after the merger of their states with the Indian Union. (New these purses are abolished).</TD></TR><TR><TD>PRIVILEGE MOTION</TD><TD>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.</TD></TR><TR><TD>REFERENDUM</TD><TD>People's verdict on some constitutional amendment and some other legislative issue of controversial nature.</TD></TR><TR><TD>SECULARISM</TD><TD>Affirmation in all the faiths, showing no official patronage to any religions or religions.</TD></TR><TR><TD>SANCTIONS</TD><TD>Penalty or reward imposed for disobedience or obedience attached to the law.</TD></TR><TR><TD>SOCIALISM</TD><TD>Control of production and means of distribution in the hands of the State.</TD></TR><TR><TD>STATUTE</TD><TD>Law made by the Parliament, enshrined in the statue book, which are binding on al subjects, of a particular country.</TD></TR><TR><TD>SUFFRAGE</TD><TD>Right of voting in political elections.</TD></TR><TR><TD>SELF-DETERMINATION</TD><TD>Right of a nation deciding its own form of government, its political destiny or independence.</TD></TR><TR><TD>TERRITORIAL WATERS</TD><TD>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.</TD></TR><TR><TD>UNICAMERAL</TD><TD>A legislature having only one House.</TD></TR><TR><TD>VETO</TD><TD>Right to reject any resolution or enactment passed by the legislature.</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>