about-face volte-face
reversal policy change | a major change in attitude or principle or point of view, an about-face on foreign policy |
| scorched-earth policy | the target company defends itself by selling off its crown jewels |
President of the United States
President Chief Executive | the office of the United States head of state, a President is elected every four years |
Attorney General
Attorney General of the United States | the position of the head of the Justice Department and the chief law enforcement officer of the United States, the post of Attorney General was created in |
campaigning
candidacy
candidature
electioneering
political campaign | the campaign of a candidate to be elected |
American Civil War
United States Civil War
War between the States | civil war in the United States between the North and the South, - |
| Great Seal of the United States | the seal of the United States government |
| lander | a space vehicle that is designed to land on the moon or another planet |
National Library of Medicine
United States National Library of Medicine
U.S. National Library of Medicine | the world's largest medical library |
United States Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory
U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory
US Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory
USACIL | a defense laboratory of the Criminal Investigation Command, the United States Army's primary forensic laboratory in support of criminal intelligence |
United States Mint
U.S. Mint
US Mint | the mint that manufactures and distributes United States coins for circulation through Federal Reserve Banks, processes gold and silver bullion |
political correctness
political correctitude | avoidance of expressions or actions that can be perceived to exclude or marginalize or insult people who are socially disadvantaged or discriminated against |
| political incorrectness | the use of expressions or actions that can be perceived to exclude or marginalize or insult groups who are socially disadvantaged or discriminated against |
| states' rights | the rights conceded to the states by the United States constitution |
defense program
defense policy
defence program
defence policy | a program for defending a country against its enemies |
tax program
tax policy | a program for setting taxes |
| policy | a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group, it was a policy of retribution, a politician keeps changing his policies |
beggar-my-neighbor policy
beggar-my-neighbour policy
beggar-my-neighbor strategy
beggar-my-neighbour strategy | a policy of promoting oneself at the expense of others, used especially of national policy, the United States has pursued a beggar-my-neighbor policy |
regional anatomy
topographic anatomy
topology | the study of anatomy based on regions or divisions of the body and emphasizing the relations between various structures (muscles and nerves and arteries etc.) in that region |
politics
political science
government | the study of government of states and other political units |
| politics political sympathies | the opinion you hold with respect to political questions |
economics
economic science
political economy | the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management |
| states' rights | a doctrine that federal powers should be curtailed and returned to the individual states |
political orientation
ideology political theory | an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation |
platform
political platform
political program
program | a document stating the aims and principles of a political party, their candidate simply ignored the party platform, they won the election even though they offered no positive program |
policy insurance policy
insurance | written contract or certificate of insurance, you should have read the small print on your policy |
floater
floating policy | an insurance policy covering loss of movable property (e.g. jewelry) regardless of its location |
United States Constitution
U.S. Constitution
US Constitution
Constitution Constitution of the United States | the constitution written at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in and subsequently ratified by the original thirteen states |
occupational safety and health act
federal job safety law | a law passed by the United States Congress that created the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to prevent employees from being injured or contracting diseases in the course of their employment |
| policy | a line of argument rationalizing the course of action of a government, they debated the policy or impolicy of the proposed legislation |
| economic policy | a government policy for maintaining economic growth and tax revenues |
| fiscal policy | a government policy for dealing with the budget (especially with taxation and borrowing) |
| social policy | a policy of for dealing with social issues |
| foreign policy | a policy governing international relations |
trade policy
national trading policy | a government's policy controlling foreign trade |
open-door policy
open door | the policy of granting equal trade opportunities to all countries |
| zero-tolerance policy | any policy that allows no exception, a zero-tolerance policy toward pedophile priests |
United States Code
U. S. Code | a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States, is prepared and published by a unit of the United States House of Representatives |
| contradiction contradiction in terms | (logic) a statement that is necessarily false, the statement `he is brave and he is not brave' is a contradiction |
political campaign
campaign
run | a race between candidates for elective office, I managed his campaign for governor, he is raising money for a Senate run |
| federal government | a government with strong central powers |
federal department
federal office
department of the federal government | a department of the federal government of the United States |
Federal Emergency Management Agency
FEMA | an independent agency of the United States government that provides a single point of accountability for all federal emergency preparedness and mitigation and response activities |
United States Postal Service
US Postal Service
USPS | an independent federal agency that provides mail processing and delivery service for individuals and businesses in the United States |
United States Postal Inspection Service
US Postal Inspection Service | the primary law enforcement arm of the United States Postal Service |
| Council on Environmental Policy | the executive agency that advises the President on protecting the environment |
United States Trade Representative
US Trade Representative | the executive agency that administers the President's policies on international trade |
Department of Defense
Defense Department
United States Department of Defense
Defense DoD | the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States, created in |
United States Public Health Service
PHS | an agency that serves as the office of Surgeon General, includes agencies whose mission is to improve the public health |
Federal Communications Commission
FCC | an independent government agency that regulates interstate and international communications by radio and television and wire and cable and satellite |