LexiTopic: Government, Civics, and Politics

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The LexiConnexxions analysis has identified these words related to GOVERNMENT, CIVICS, AND POLITICS in the Spelling Bee lexicon. The complete list of words on this topic is shown at right (on laptop or desktop) or at the end of the page (on mobile); the complete topical analysis is given below.
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Taxonomy for Spelling Bee words related to GOVERNMENT, CIVICS, AND POLITICS
SUBJECT HEADINGS IN THIS LEXITOPIC: Cities, Towns, Counties, etc.Citizenry and CitizenshipDiplomatic Relations and EspionageGovernmentGovernment Functions and ServicesGovernment Leaders and OfficialsLegislatures and Legislation not other meetingsPermits and Licenses Political Parties, Campaigns, and ElectionsPostal ServiceProtest and DissentPublic Lands, Parks, and SpacesSovereignty Taxes, Tolls, and Tariffs
NOTES ABOUT THE TAXONOMY FOR GOVERNMENT, CIVICS, AND POLITICS SCOPE NOTE: This LexiTopic compiles and defines Bee words related to how people govern themselves, including the roles and responsibilities of elected officials and governmental entities. Words related to ancient or historical government systems, taxation, etc. are in HISTORY AND OLDEN TIMES. Words related to concepts of leadership (of other people) are in PEOPLE: ENGAGEMENT AND INTERACTION.
Topical arrangement of Spelling Bee words related to GOVERNMENT, CIVICS, AND POLITICS
Cities, Towns, Counties, etc.
BARRIO: a ward, quarter, or district of a city or town in a Spanish-speaking country; or a Spanish-speaking quarter or neighborhood in a city or town in the U.S. especially in the SouthwestBLOCK: a usually rectangular space (as in a city) enclosed by streets and occupied by or intended for buildings (She lived on our block.); also, the distance along one of the sides of such a block (The store is two blocks down on the right.) (lived a block away from the school)BLOCKS: a usually rectangular space (as in a city) enclosed by streets and occupied by or intended for buildings (She lived on our block.); also, the distance along one of the sides of such a block (The store is two blocks down on the right.) (lived a block away from the school)BOROUGH: a municipal corporation proper in some states (such as New Jersey and Minnesota) corresponding to the incorporated town or village of the other states; one of the five constituent political divisions of New York City; a civil division of the state of Alaska corresponding to a county in most other states; a town or urban constituency in Great Britain that sends a member to Parliament; an urban area in Great Britain incorporated for purposes of self-governmentBOURG*: a town or village: such as one neighboring a castle, or a market townBURB: short for suburb, used in pluralBURG: a city or townBURGH: M-W’s only definition: a borough, specifically: an incorporated town in Scotland having local jurisdiction of certain servicesCANTON: a small territorial division of a country: such as one of the states of the Swiss confederation, or a division of a French arrondissementCITIFICATION: to urbanize: to cause to take on urban characteristics; to impart an urban way of life toCITIFIED: to urbanize: to cause to take on urban characteristics; to impart an urban way of life toCITIFY: to urbanize: to cause to take on urban characteristics; to impart an urban way of life toCITY: an inhabited place of greater size, population, or importance than a town or village; a usually large or important municipality in the U.S. governed under a charter granted by the state; a city-state; also, the people of a cityCOMMON: a piece of land subject to common use: such as undivided land used especially for pasture or a public open area in a municipalityCORRIDOR: a densely populated strip of land including two or more major cities (the Northeast corridor stretching from Washington into New England); also, an area or stretch of land identified by a specific common characteristic or purpose (the city's industrial corridor)COUNTY: the largest territorial division for local government within a state of the U.S.; also, the largest local administrative unit in various countries; also, one of the territorial divisions of England and Wales and formerly also of Scotland and Northern Ireland constituting the chief units for administrative, judicial, and political purposes also, the people of a county; also, British: the gentry of a countyDOWNTOWN: of, relating to, or located in the lower part or business center of a city or town; or the lower part of a city or town; or the main business district or central part of a city or townGHETTO: a quarter of a city in which members of a minority group live especially because of social, legal, or economic pressureGRANT: a minor territorial division of Maine, New Hampshire, or Vermont originally granted by the state to an individual or institutionHAMLET: a small villageHOOD: informal: or ‘hood, a neighborhood and especially an inner-city neighborhood; short for neighborhoodLAND: country (the finest cheese in all the land)LANDMARK: an object (such as a stone or tree) that marks the boundary of land; also, a conspicuous object on land that marks a localityMIDTOWN: a central section of a city, especially: one situated between sections conventionally called downtown and uptownPALE: a territory or district within certain bounds or under a particular jurisdiction (British culture survived even within the Roman pale.)PLACE: a public square: a plazaRURAL: of or relating to the country, country people or life, or agricultureRURALLY: of or relating to the country, country people or life, or agricultureTOWN: a compactly settled area usually larger than a village but smaller than a city; also, a compactly settled area as distinguished from surrounding rural territory; also, a large densely populated urban area: a city; also, an English village having a periodic fair or market; also, a New England territorial and political unit usually containing under a single town government both rural areas and urban areas not having their own charter of incorporation; also: a New England community governed by a town meeting; also, the city or urban life as contrasted with the country (I’d rather live in town than in the country)UPTOWN: the upper part of a city or town; also: the residential district of a city or town; also, of or relating to uptown (an uptown restaurant)URBAN: of, relating to, characteristic of, or constituting a city (urban life/culture, an urban neighborhood)WARD: a division of a city for representative, electoral, or administrative purposes; also, a division of some English and Scottish counties corresponding to a hundred, a subdivision of some English and American countiesZONAL: of, relating to, affecting, or having the form of a zone (a zonal boundary)ZONE: a zoned section of a city (a business/residential zone); also, to arrange in or mark off into zones, specifically: to partition (a city, borough, or township) by ordinance into sections reserved for different purposes (such as residence or business)ZONED: a zoned section of a city (a business/residential zone); also, to arrange in or mark off into zones, specifically: to partition (a city, borough, or township) by ordinance into sections reserved for different purposes (such as residence or business)ZONING: the act or process of partitioning a city, town, or borough into zones reserved for different purposes (such as residence or business); also: the set of ordinances by which such zones are established and regulated (voted to change the town's zoning) (zoning laws); also, a zoned section of a city (a business/residential zone); also, to arrange in or mark off into zones, specifically: to partition (a city, borough, or township) by ordinance into sections reserved for different purposes (such as residence or business)
Citizenry and Citizenship
ABROAD: beyond the boundaries of one's country: in or to a foreign countryALIEN: a foreign-born resident who has not been naturalized and is still a subject or citizen of a foreign countryALLEGIANCE: the fidelity owed by a subject or citizen to a sovereign or government; also, the obligation of an alien to the government under which the alien residesAPOLITICAL: having no interest or involvement in political affairs; having no political significanceBELONG: to be attached or bound by birth, allegiance, or dependency —usually used with to (they belong to their homeland)BELONGED: to be attached or bound by birth, allegiance, or dependency —usually used with to (they belong to their homeland)BORN: native, usually used in combination (American-born)CITIZEN: a native or naturalized person who owes allegiance to a government and is entitled to protection from it; a member of a state; an inhabitant of a city or town, especially: one entitled to the rights and privileges of a freeman; a civilian as distinguished from a specialized servant of the stateCIVIC: of or relating to a citizen, a city, citizenship, or community affairsCIVIL: of or relating to citizens (civil duties); also, of, relating to, or involving the general public, their activities, needs, or ways, or civic affairs as distinguished from special (such as military or religious) affairs; also, of or relating to the state or its citizenry (civil strife)CIVILIAN: one not on active duty in the armed services or not on a police or firefighting force; also, of, relating to, or made up of civilians (the civilian population); also, having the status of a civilian (a civilian pilot); also, operated or controlled by civilians (civilian industry); possessed by or vested in civilians (civilian authority);COLONIAL: of, relating to, or characteristic of a colony (colonial trade, a colonial capital); having the status of a colony (colonial territories); possessing or composed of colonies (Britain's colonial empire); or less commonly Colonial: of or relating to a period when an area is being colonized and especially to the period of European colonization in U.S. history between the early 17th century and the late 18th century (in colonial times); also, a member or inhabitant of a colony (British colonials in India; a rebellion of the colonials); also, a product (such as a coin or stamp) made for use in a colonyCOLONIALLY: of, relating to, or characteristic of a colony (colonial trade, a colonial capital); having the status of a colony (colonial territories); possessing or composed of colonies (Britain's colonial empire); or less commonly Colonial: of or relating to a period when an area is being colonized and especially to the period of European colonization in U.S. history between the early 17th century and the late 18th century (in colonial times); also, a member or inhabitant of a colony (British colonials in India; a rebellion of the colonials); also, a product (such as a coin or stamp) made for use in a colonyCOLONY: an area over which a foreign nation or state extends or maintains control (a former British colony); also, a group of people who establish residence in that area and who retain ties with the parent state (members of Plymouth colony)COMMON: the political group or estate comprising the commonersCOUNTRY: the land of a person's birth, residence, or citizenship: the people of a state or district: the populaceCOUNTY: the people of a county; also, British: the gentry of a countyDEFECT: to forsake one cause, party, or nation for another often because of a change in ideologyDEFECTED: to forsake one cause, party, or nation for another often because of a change in ideologyDENIZEN: government: a person admitted to residence in a foreign countryEXILE: the state or a period of forced absence from one's country or homeEXILIC*: related to exile, the state or a period of forced absence from one's country or homeEXILING: the state or a period of forced absence from one's country or homeEXPAT: M-W’s only definition: chiefly British: an expatriate person: expatriateEXPEL: to force to leave (a place, an organization, etc.) by official action: take away rights or privileges of membershipEXPELLEE: a person who is expelled especially from a native or adopted countryHABITATION: a settlement, a colony: an area over which a foreign nation or state extends or maintains control (a former British colony); also, a group of people who establish residence in that area and who retain ties with the parent state (members of Plymouth colony)ILLEGAL: a person who enters or lives in a country without the documentation required for legal entry or residenceIMMIGRANT: a person who comes to a country to take up permanent residence IMMIGRATING: to enter and usually become established, especially: to come into a country of which one is not a native for permanent residenceMIGRANT: an immigrant, especially: a refugee; also, someone that migrates: such as a person who moves regularly in order to find work especially in harvesting cropsMIGRATING: [of people] to move from one country, place, or locality to anotherMINORITY: a part of a population thought of as differing from the rest of the population in some characteristics and often subjected to differential treatment; also, a member of a minority groupNATAL: native: belonging to a particular place by birth (a native New Yorker) or belonging to or associated with one by birth (hailed in his native Sweden)NATION: nationality: a people having a common origin, tradition, and language and capable of forming or actually constituting a nation-state; a community of people composed of one or more nationalities and possessing a more or less defined territory and government; a tribe or federation of tribes (as of Native Americans) (the Seminole Nation in Oklahoma)NATIONAL: one that owes allegiance to or is under the protection of a nation without regard to the more formal status of citizen or subjectNATIONALITY: national status, specifically: a legal relationship involving allegiance on the part of an individual and usually protection on the part of the state; also, nationality bestowed by birth; membership in a particular nationNATIONHOOD: nationality: national status, specifically: a legal relationship involving allegiance on the part of an individual and usually protection on the part of the state; national characterNATIVE: native: (adj.) belonging to a particular place by birth (a native New Yorker) or belonging to or associated with one by birth (hailed in his native Sweden); (nouns) one born or reared in a particular place; an original or indigenous inhabitant; a local resident, especially: a person who has always lived in a place as distinguished from a visitor or a temporary residentNATIVITY: the place of originNONCOMBATANT: one that does not engage in combat: such as a member (such as a chaplain) of the armed forces whose duties do not include fighting; also, a civilianPATRIOT: one who loves and supports his or her countryPATRIOTIC: inspired by patriotism; befitting or characteristic of a patriotPEOPLE: the body of enfranchised citizens of a state; a body of persons that are united by a common culture, tradition, or sense of kinship, that typically have common language, institutions, and beliefs, and that often constitute a politically organized groupPOPULAR: of or relating to the general publicPORT: a port of entry: a place where an alien may be permitted to enter a countryPUBLIC: of, relating to, or affecting all the people or the whole area of a nation or state (public law); the people as a whole: populace; devoted to the general or national welfare: humanitarianPUBLICLY: of, relating to, or affecting all the people or the whole area of a nation or state (public law); the people as a whole: populace; devoted to the general or national welfare: humanitarianTOWN: the inhabitants of a city or town (practically the whole town turned out for the parade); also, the townspeople of a college or university town as distinct from the academic community (relations between town and gown)TOWNIE: informal: a native or resident of a town, especially: a permanent inhabitant of a town as distinguished from a member of another group (such as the academic community)WAVE: one of a succession of influxes of people migrating into a region; also, a sudden rapid increase in a population
Diplomatic Relations and Espionage
ACCEDE: to express approval or give consent: to agree to a request or demand; to become a party to [usually re: government]ACCEDED: to express approval or give consent: to agree to a request or demand; to become a party to [usually re: government]ACCORD: a formal reaching of agreement: compact, treatyAGENT: one engaged in undercover activities (such as espionage): a spy (a secret agent)ALLIANCE: a treaty of alliance; an association to further the common interests of the members, specifically: a confederation of nations by treatyALLIED: to form or enter into an alliance; also a sovereign or state associated with another by treaty or leagueALLY: to form or enter into an alliance; also a sovereign or state associated with another by treaty or leagueALLYING: to form or enter into an alliance; also a sovereign or state associated with another by treaty or leagueAMBIT: a sphere of action, expression, or influence: scopeAMITY: friendship, especially: friendly relations between nationsATTACHE: attaché: a technical expert on a country's diplomatic staff at a foreign capitalBLACK: of propaganda: conducted so as to appear to originate within an enemy country and designed to weaken enemy morale; also, characterized by or connected with the use of black propaganda ("black" radio stations) ; also, of or relating to covert intelligence operations (black government programs)BLOC: a group of nations united by treaty or agreement for mutual support or joint actionBLOCS: a group of nations united by treaty or agreement for mutual support or joint actionCLIENT: one that is under the protection of another: a dependent (a power able to defend political clients)CONFIRM: to give approval to: ratify, as to confirm a treatyCONVENTION: an agreement between states for regulation of matters affecting all of themDENOUNCE: to announce formally the termination of (something, such as a treaty) (e.g., denounced the arrangement with their former ally)DENOUNCED: to announce formally the termination of (something, such as a treaty) (e.g., denounced the arrangement with their former ally)DETENTE: détente: the relaxation of strained relations or tensions (as between nations); also a policy promoting this, or a period of détenteDOMINO: a member of a group (as of nations) expected to behave in accordance with the domino theory, “a theory that if one nation becomes Communist-controlled the neighboring nations will also become Communist-controlled”DOVE: one who takes a conciliatory attitude and advocates negotiations and compromise, especially: an opponent of warENTENTE: an international understanding providing for a common course of action; or [French entente cordiale]: a coalition of parties to an ententeENVOY: a minister plenipotentiary accredited to a foreign government who ranks between an ambassador and a minister resident; a person delegated to represent one government in its dealings with anotherHAWK: one who takes a militant or combative attitude (as in a dispute) and advocates immediate vigorous action; especially: a supporter of a war or warlike policyHEGEMON: something (such as a political state or a group of people) having dominant influence or authority over others: one possessing hegemonyHEGEMONY: preponderant influence or authority over others: domination (e.g., battled for hegemony in Asia)INCIDENT: an action likely to lead to grave consequences especially in diplomatic matters (e.g., a serious border incident)JACKBOOT: the spirit or policy of militarism or totalitarianismJINGO: one characterized by jingoism, extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policyJOINT: constituting an action or expression of two or more governments (e.g., joint peace talks)LEAGUE: an association of nations or other political entities for a common purpose; also, to unite in a league; to form a leagueLEGATE: a usually official emissaryMOLE: a spy (such as a double agent) who establishes a cover long before beginning espionage; broadly: one within an organization who passes on informationNOTE: a formal diplomatic communicationNUNCIO: a papal legate of the highest rank permanently accredited to a civil governmentPACT: a compact, an agreement or covenant between two or more parties, especially: an international treatyPEACE: a state or period of mutual concord between governments; a pact or agreement to end hostilities between those who have been at war or in a state of enmityPEACETIME: a time when a nation is not at warRUNNING: to employ or supervise in espionage (run an agent)TALK: a formal discussion, negotiation, or exchange of views —often used in pluralTRAITOR: one who commits treasonTRIBUTARY: a ruler or state that pays tribute to a conqueror; also, (adj) paying tribute to another to acknowledge submission, to obtain protection, or to purchase peace: subject; paid or owed as tribute (tributary gifts) [tribute = a payment by one ruler or nation to another in acknowledgment of submission or as the price of protection; also : the tax levied for such a payment; an excessive tax, rental, or tariff imposed by a government, sovereign, lord, or landlord; an exorbitant charge levied by a person or group having the power of coercion]TURNCOAT: one who switches to an opposing side or party, specifically: a traitor, one who betrays another's trust or is false to an obligation or duty; one who commits treasonTUTELAGE: hegemony over a foreign territory: a trusteeship, the supervisory control by one or more countries over a trust territory
Government
ANARCHIC: absence of governmentANARCHICAL: absence of governmentANARCHY: absence of governmentAPPARAT: the machinery of government, or the organization of a political party or an underground movementARBITRARILY: not restrained or limited in the exercise of power: ruling by absolute authority (an arbitrary government); also, marked by or resulting from the unrestrained and often tyrannical exercise of power (protection from arbitrary arrest and detention)ARBITRARY: not restrained or limited in the exercise of power: ruling by absolute authority (an arbitrary government); also, marked by or resulting from the unrestrained and often tyrannical exercise of power (protection from arbitrary arrest and detention)AUTOCRACY: the authority or rule of an autocrat; government in which one person possesses unlimited power; a community or state governed by autocracyAUTONOMY: the quality or state of being self-governing, especially: the right of self-government; also, a self-governing stateCAPITAL: being the seat of government; or a city serving as a seat of governmentCAPITOL: a building in which a state legislative body meets, or a group of buildings in which the functions of state government are carried out; from Latin Capitolium, temple of Jupiter at Rome on the Capitoline hillDUOPOLY: preponderant influence or control by two political powersEDICT: a proclamation having the force of lawENTITLEMENT: a government program providing benefits to members of a specified group; also: funds supporting or distributed by such a programJUNTA: a council or committee for political or governmental purposes, especially: a group of persons controlling a government especially after a revolutionary seizure of powerLODGE: to lay (something, such as a complaint) before a proper authority: to file (lodge an appeal)LODGED: to lay (something, such as a complaint) before a proper authority: to file (lodge an appeal)MILITARY: supported by armed force (a military government)MIXED: combining features of two or more systems of government (a mixed constitution)MONOCRACY: government by a single personNATIONAL: of, relating to, or being a coalition government formed by most or all major political parties usually in a crisis; also, a nationalist governmentOBEDIENCE: a sphere of jurisdiction (landowners within the king's obedience)OFFICE: a major administrative unit in some governments; also, a subdivision of some government departmentsORGAN: a subordinate group or organization that performs specialized functions (the various organs of government)PUBLIC: of or relating to a governmentPUBLICLY: of or relating to a governmentTYRANNY: especially: oppressive power exerted by government (the tyranny of a police state); also, a government that exerts oppressive power over its populace; also, a government in which absolute power is vested in a single ruler, especially: one characteristic of an ancient Greek city-state
Government Functions and Services
AGENT: a representative, emissary, or official of a government (crown agent, federal agent)BENEFIT: financial help in time of sickness, old age, or unemployment (e.g., unemployment benefit) BULL: an edict: a proclamation having the force of law; an order or command; a decree: an order usually having the force of lawCHOP: a seal or official stamp or its impression; also, a license validated by a sealCLIENT: a person served by or utilizing the services of a social agency (a welfare client)COMPANY: a firefighting unit (A hose company was first to arrive at the scene of the fire.)DOLE: a grant of government funds to the unemployedMANDATING: to administer or assign (something, such as a territory) under a mandateNATIONAL: belonging to or maintained by the federal government (national museums)NATIONALIZATION: to invest control or ownership of in the national governmentNATIONALLY: belonging to or maintained by the federal government (national museums)PATENT: an official document conferring a right or privilege: letters patent; also, open to public inspection —used chiefly in the phrase letters patent (a writing [as from a sovereign] that confers on a designated person a grant in a form open for public inspection); also, secured by letters patent or by a patent to the exclusive control and possession of a particular individual or party; also, privilege, license; also, to grant a privilege, right, or license to by patent; also, to obtain or secure by patent; especially: to secure by letters patent exclusive right to make, use, or sellPATENTABLE: an official document conferring a right or privilege: letters patent; also, open to public inspection —used chiefly in the phrase letters patent (a writing [as from a sovereign] that confers on a designated person a grant in a form open for public inspection); also, secured by letters patent or by a patent to the exclusive control and possession of a particular individual or party; also, privilege, license; also, to grant a privilege, right, or license to by patent; also, to obtain or secure by patent; especially: to secure by letters patent exclusive right to make, use, or sellPATENTEE: one to whom a grant is made or a privilege secured by patentPLANNING: the act or process of making or carrying out plans, specifically: the establishment of goals, policies, and procedures for a social or economic unit (city planning, business planning)POLICE: the department of government concerned primarily with maintenance of public order, safety, and health and enforcement of laws and possessing executive, judicial, and legislative powers; also, control and regulation of affairs affecting the general order and welfare of any unit or area; also, the internal organization or regulation of a political unit through exercise of governmental powers especially with respect to general comfort, health, morals, safety, or prosperity also, the system of laws for effecting such control; also, to control, regulate, or keep in order by use of police; to perform the functions of a police force in or over [people or a place]; to supervise the operation, execution, or administration of to prevent or detect and prosecute violations of rules and regulationsPOLITIC: political: of or relating to government, a government, or the conduct of government; organized in governmental terms (political units)POLITICAL: of or relating to government, a government, or the conduct of government; organized in governmental terms (political units)PUBLIC: a place accessible or visible to the public —usually used in the phrase in public; also, accessible to or shared by all members of the community (the public library); also, of, relating to, or being in the service of the community or nationPUBLICLY: a place accessible or visible to the public —usually used in the phrase in public; also, accessible to or shared by all members of the community (the public library); also, of, relating to, or being in the service of the community or nationROLL: a document containing an official or formal record (the rolls of parliament); an official list (the voter rolls)
Government Leaders and Officials
APPOINT: to name officially (e.g., to appoint a person to a post), or to exercise a power of appointmentAUTOCRAT: a person (such as a monarch) ruling with unlimited authority; one who has undisputed influence or powerBATON: a staff borne as a symbol of officeCOLONEL: a minor titular official of a state especially in southern or midland U.S., used as an honorific titleDICTATOR: a person granted absolute emergency power; one holding complete autocratic control: a person with unlimited governmental power; one ruling in an absolute and often oppressive wayEXCELLENCY: used as a title for high dignitaries of state (such as a governor or an ambassador) or church (such as a Roman Catholic archbishop or bishop)KHAN: a local chieftain or man of rank in some countries of central AsiaKING: a male monarch of a major territorial unit, especially: one whose position is hereditary and who rules for lifeMACE: an ornamental staff borne as a symbol of authority before a public official (such as a magistrate) or a legislative body; also, one who carries a maceMANDARIN: a pedantic official; a bureaucratMAYOR: an official elected or appointed to act as chief executive or nominal head of a city, town, or boroughMAYORAL: Related an official elected or appointed to act as chief executive or nominal head of a city, town, or boroughMONARCH: a person who reigns over a kingdom or empire: such as a sovereign ruler; also, a constitutional king or queenMONOCRAT: one who governs alone: an autocrat, a person (such as a monarch) ruling with unlimited authority, or one who has undisputed influence or power (He was the autocrat of his household.); also, one who favors monocracy, government by a single personMULLAH: an educated Muslim trained in religious law and doctrine and usually holding an official postOFFICE: a special duty, charge, or position conferred by an exercise of governmental authority and for a public purpose: a position of authority to exercise a public function and to receive whatever emoluments may belong to it; also, a place in which the functions of a public officer are performedOFFICIAL: one who holds or is invested with an office: an officer (a government official, a company official); also, holding an office: having authority (the CEO’s official representative); of or relating to an office, position, or trust (official duties, official documents); befitting or characteristic of a person in office (extended an official greeting)POLITICO: a politician: a person experienced in the art or science of government, especially: one actively engaged in conducting the business of a governmentPORTFOLIO: [from the use of such a case to carry documents of state]: the office and functions of a minister of state or member of a cabinetPOTENTATE: a ruler, sovereign; broadly: one who wields great power or sway REEVE: the council president in some Canadian municipalities; also, a local official charged with enforcement of specific regulations (a deer reeve)TYRANNY: the office, authority, and administration of a tyrant (the emperor’s tyranny)TYRANT: an absolute ruler unrestrained by law or constitution; a usurper of sovereignty; a ruler who exercises absolute power oppressively or brutally; also, one resembling an oppressive ruler in the harsh use of authority or power (a tyrant of a boss)VEEP: vice president: an officer next in rank to a president and usually empowered to serve as president in that officer's absence or disability; from v.p. (abbreviation for vice president)VETO: a power of one department or branch of a government to forbid or prohibit finally or provisionally the carrying out of projects attempted by another department; especially: a power vested in a chief executive to prevent permanently or temporarily the enactment of measures passed by a legislature; also, the exercise of such authority; also, a message communicating the reasons of an executive and especially the president of the U.S. for vetoing a proposed law; also, to refuse assent to (a legislative bill) so as to prevent enactment or cause reconsiderationVETOED: a power of one department or branch of a government to forbid or prohibit finally or provisionally the carrying out of projects attempted by another department; especially: a power vested in a chief executive to prevent permanently or temporarily the enactment of measures passed by a legislature; also, the exercise of such authority; also, a message communicating the reasons of an executive and especially the president of the U.S. for vetoing a proposed law; also, to refuse assent to (a legislative bill) so as to prevent enactment or cause reconsideration
Legislatures and Legislation not other meetings
ACCEPT: of a deliberative body: to receive (a legislative report) officiallyADOPT: to accept and establish (something, such as a law or policy) in a formal or official wayADOPTED: to accept and establish (something, such as a law or policy) in a formal or official wayBILL: government: a draft of a law presented to a legislature for enactmentBLOC: a temporary combination of parties in a legislative assembly; also, a group of legislators who act together for some common purpose irrespective of party linesBLOCS: a temporary combination of parties in a legislative assembly; also, a group of legislators who act together for some common purpose irrespective of party linesCARRY: to gain victory for, especially: to secure the adoption or passage of; to win a majority or plurality of votes in (something, such as a legislative body or a state) (the bill carried the senate by a vote of 75–25.)CARRYING: to gain victory for, especially: to secure the adoption or passage of; to win a majority or plurality of votes in (something, such as a legislative body or a state) (the bill carried the senate by a vote of 75–25.)CLOAKROOM: an anteroom of a legislative chamber where members may relax and confer with colleaguesCODIFIED: to reduce to a code (The convention codified the rules of war.)CODIFY: to reduce to a code (The convention codified the rules of war.)COMMIT: to refer (something, such as a legislative bill) to a committee for consideration and reportCOMMITMENT: an act of referring a matter to a legislative committee COMMITTAL: commitment: an act of referring a matter to a legislative committeeCOMMITTED: to refer (something, such as a legislative bill) to a committee for consideration and reportCOMMON: the parliamentary representatives of the commonersCONFIDENCE: support especially in a legislative body (a vote of confidence)COUNCIL: a group elected or appointed as an advisory or legislative body (a governor's council, a city council); also, (adjective): used for councils especially by or with North American Indians (a council ground)COUNCILOR: or councilor: a member of a councilCOURT: an assembly or board with legislative or administrative powers; a parliament, a legislatureDEAD: lacking power or effect (a dead law)DEBATE: law and government: the formal discussion of a motion before a deliberative body according to the rules of parliamentary procedure; to engage (an opponent) in debateDEBATED: law and government: the formal discussion of a motion before a deliberative body according to the rules of parliamentary procedure; to engage (an opponent) in debateDIET: a formal deliberative assembly of princes or estates; or any of various national or provincial legislaturesDIVAN: the privy council of the Ottoman Empire; or a council; also, a council chamberDIVIDE: to cause (a parliamentary body) to vote by divisionDIVIDED: to cause (a parliamentary body) to vote by divisionDIVIDING: to cause (a parliamentary body) to vote by divisionENACT: to establish by legal and authoritative act; specifically: to make into lawENACTMENT: to establish by legal and authoritative act; specifically: to make into lawFLOOR: the members of an assembly (took questions from the floor); also, the right to address an assembly (the senator from Massachusetts has the floor)GAVE: to grant or bestow by formal action (the law gives citizens the right to vote)GIVE: to grant or bestow by formal action (the law gives citizens the right to vote)GIVEN: to grant or bestow by formal action (the law gives citizens the right to vote)GIVING: to grant or bestow by formal action (the law gives citizens the right to vote)INITIATIVE: the right to initiate legislative action; a procedure enabling a specified number of voters by petition to propose a law and secure its submission to the electorate or to the legislature for approvalJOURNAL: a record of transactions kept by a deliberative or legislative bodyKILL: to defeat, veto (killed the amendment)KILLED: to defeat, veto (killed the amendment)KILLING: to defeat, veto (killed the amendment)LEFT: often capitalized: the part of a legislative chamber located to the left of the presiding officer; often capitalized: the members of a continental European legislative body occupying the left as a result of holding more radical political views than other membersLOBBIED: an anteroom of a legislative chamber, especially: one of two anterooms of a British parliamentary chamber to which members go to vote during a division; also, a group of persons engaged in lobbying especially as representatives of a particular interest group (the gun lobby, the oil lobby); also, to conduct activities aimed at influencing public officials and especially members of a legislative body on legislation; to promote (something, such as a project) or secure the passage of (legislation) by influencing public officials (lobby a bill through Congress); to attempt to influence or sway (someone, such as a public official) toward a desired action (lobbying senators for tax reform)LOBBY: an anteroom of a legislative chamber, especially: one of two anterooms of a British parliamentary chamber to which members go to vote during a division; also, a group of persons engaged in lobbying especially as representatives of a particular interest group (the gun lobby, the oil lobby); also, to conduct activities aimed at influencing public officials and especially members of a legislative body on legislation; to promote (something, such as a project) or secure the passage of (legislation) by influencing public officials (lobby a bill through Congress); to attempt to influence or sway (someone, such as a public official) toward a desired action (lobbying senators for tax reform)LOGROLL: [from a former American custom of neighbors assisting one another in rolling logs into a pile for burning]: the exchanging of assistance or favors, specifically: the trading of votes by legislators to secure favorable action on projects of interest to each one; also, to promote passage of by logrollingMADE: to enact, to establish (make laws)MAKE: to enact, to establish (make laws)MAKING: to enact, to establish (make laws)MOOT: a deliberative assembly primarily for the administration of justice, especially: one held by the freemen of an Anglo-Saxon communityORDAIN: to establish or order by appointment, decree, or law: to enactPAIR: two members of a deliberative body that agree not to vote on a specific issue during a time agreed on; also an agreement not to vote made by the two members; also, to arrange a voting pair betweenPAIRING: two members of a deliberative body that agree not to vote on a specific issue during a time agreed on; also an agreement not to vote made by the two members; also, to arrange a voting pair betweenPLENA: Not in M-W, but in Collins: plural of plenum: a general assembly of all members especially of a legislative bodyPLENUM: a general assembly of all members especially of a legislative bodyPOCKET: to refuse assent to (a bill) by a pocket vetoPOLITIC: political: of, relating to, or concerned with the making as distinguished from the administration of governmental policyPOLITICAL: of, relating to, or concerned with the making as distinguished from the administration of governmental policyRATIFY: to approve and sanction formally: to confirmRIGHT: often Right: the members of a continental European legislative body occupying the section of the legislative chamber to the right of the presiding officer as a result of holding more conservative political views than other members; also, usually right: the section of the chamber they occupyROLL: a list of members of a a legislative bodyROLLBACK: the act or an instance of rolling back: to reduce or decrease something, specifically: to reduce (something, such as a commodity price) to or toward a previous level on a national scale; to rescind, to take back, to make void, to repealRUMP: a group (such as a parliament) carrying on in the name of the original body after the departure or expulsion of a large number of its membersTABLE: a group of people assembled at or as if at a table; also, a legislative or negotiating session (the bargaining table); also, to remove (something, such as a parliamentary motion) from consideration indefinitelyTACK: to add (a rider) to a parliamentary bill (provisions tacked to an appropriation bill)TACKED: to add (a rider) to a parliamentary bill (provisions tacked to an appropriation bill)TACKING: to add (a rider) to a parliamentary bill (provisions tacked to an appropriation bill)TITLE: the heading which names an act or statute; also, a division of an instrument, book, or bill, especially: one larger than a section or articleVETO: a power of one department or branch of a government to forbid or prohibit finally or provisionally the carrying out of projects attempted by another department; especially: a power vested in a chief executive to prevent permanently or temporarily the enactment of measures passed by a legislature; also, the exercise of such authority; also, a message communicating the reasons of an executive and especially the president of the U.S. for vetoing a proposed law; also, to refuse assent to (a legislative bill) so as to prevent enactment or cause reconsiderationVETOED: a power of one department or branch of a government to forbid or prohibit finally or provisionally the carrying out of projects attempted by another department; especially: a power vested in a chief executive to prevent permanently or temporarily the enactment of measures passed by a legislature; also, the exercise of such authority; also, a message communicating the reasons of an executive and especially the president of the U.S. for vetoing a proposed law; also, to refuse assent to (a legislative bill) so as to prevent enactment or cause reconsiderationWHIP: a whipper-in, a member of a legislative body appointed by a political party to enforce party discipline and to secure the attendance of party members at important sessions; also, to gather together or hold together for united action in the manner of a party whipWHIPPING: a whipper-in, a member of a legislative body appointed by a political party to enforce party discipline and to secure the attendance of party members at important sessions; also, to gather together or hold together for united action in the manner of a party whipWHOOP: to be rushed through by acclamation or with noisy support (the bill whooped through both houses) WHOOPING: to be rushed through by acclamation or with noisy support (the bill whooped through both houses) WING: a section of an organized body (such as a legislative chamber) representing a group or faction holding distinct opinions or policies (left wing, right wing)WITHDRAW: to recall or remove (a motion) under parliamentary procedure; to recall a motion under parliamentary procedureYIELD: to relinquish the floor of a legislative assemblyYIELDED: to relinquish the floor of a legislative assembly
Permits and Licenses
CHOP: a seal or official stamp or its impression; also, a license validated by a sealPATENT: a writing securing for a term of years the right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention; also, the monopoly or right so granted; also, a patented invention; also, protected by a trademark or a brand name so as to establish proprietary rights analogous to those conveyed by letters patent or a patent: proprietary; also, of, relating to, or concerned with the granting of patents especially for inventions (patent law); also, protected by a patent: made under a patent; also, to obtain or grant a patent right to; also, an official document conferring a right or privilege: letters patent; also, open to public inspection —used chiefly in the phrase letters patent (a writing [as from a sovereign] that confers on a designated person a grant in a form open for public inspection); also, secured by letters patent or by a patent to the exclusive control and possession of a particular individual or party; also, privilege, license; also, to grant a privilege, right, or license to by patent; also, to obtain or secure by patent; especially: to secure by letters patent exclusive right to make, use, or sellPATENTABLE: a writing securing for a term of years the right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention; also, the monopoly or right so granted; also, a patented invention; also, protected by a trademark or a brand name so as to establish proprietary rights analogous to those conveyed by letters patent or a patent: proprietary; also, of, relating to, or concerned with the granting of patents especially for inventions (patent law); also, protected by a patent: made under a patent; also, to obtain or grant a patent right to; an official document conferring a right or privilege: letters patent; also, open to public inspection —used chiefly in the phrase letters patent (a writing [as from a sovereign] that confers on a designated person a grant in a form open for public inspection); also, secured by letters patent or by a patent to the exclusive control and possession of a particular individual or party; also, privilege, license; also, to grant a privilege, right, or license to by patent; also, to obtain or secure by patent; especially: to secure by letters patent exclusive right to make, use, or sellPATENTEE: one to whom a grant is made or a privilege secured by patentPILOT: one employed to steer a ship: a helmsman; also, a person who is qualified and usually licensed to conduct a ship into and out of a port or in specified watersPLATE: a license platePULL: to revoke (got his license pulled after the third speeding ticket)PULLED: to revoke (got his license pulled after the third speeding ticket)TICKET: a document that serves as a certificate, license, or permit, especially: a mariner's or airman's certificate
Political Parties, Campaigns, and Elections
AGRARIAN: organized or designed to promote agricultural interests (an agrarian political party; also (noun): a member of an agrarian party or movementBALLOT: a small ball used in secret voting [see BLACKBALL]; also, a sheet of paper used to cast a secret vote; also, the action or system of secret voting; also, the right to vote; also, the vote cast; also, the number of votes cast; also, to vote or decide by ballotBELIEF: an individual's religious or political beliefs, especially: a tenet or body of tenets held by a group (the beliefs of the Catholic Church)BOSS: politics: someone who controls votes in a party organization or dictates appointments or legislative measures (standing up to the party bosses)BUTTON: a usually circular metal or plastic badge bearing a stamped design or printed slogan (a campaign button)CAMP: a group of persons, especially: a group engaged in promoting or defending a theory, doctrine, position, or personCAMPAIGN: political campaignCAMPAIGNING: political campaignCANDIDACY: the state of being a candidateCHALLENGE: a questioning of the right or validity of a vote or voterCLAMBAKE: a gathering characterized by noisy sociability, especially: a political rallyCOMMITTEEMEN: committeeman: a party leader of a ward or precinctCORRIDOR: a place or position in which especially political power is wielded through discussion and deal-making (the corridors of power)COUNTRY: the electorate: a body of people entitled to vote (The government will go to the country with this issue.)DOMINATION: exercise of preponderant, governing, or controlling influenceDRAFT: an act or process of selecting an individual (as for political candidacy) without the individual's expressed consentELECT: to select by vote for an office, position, or membership (elected her as class president); also, (adj.) chosen for office or position but not yet installed (the chair-elect)ELECTABLE: capable of being elected (as to public office)ELECTED: to select by vote for an office, position, or membership (elected her as class president)ELECTEE: M-W and NOAD do not include electee; Collins says “in British English, a person who is elected”ELECTING: to select by vote for an office, position, or membership (elected her as class president)ELECTIVE: (adj.) chosen or filled by popular election (an elective official); also, of or relating to election; also, based on the right or principle of election (the presidency is an elective office)FACTION: a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking: a clique; also, party spirit especially when marked by dissensionFALL: to lose office (the party fell from power)FALLEN: to lose office (the party fell from power)FALLING: to lose office (the party fell from power)FALLS: to lose office (the party fell from power)FELL: to lose office (the party fell from power)FIELD: the individuals that make up all or part of the participants in a contest such as an electionFILE: to register as a candidate especially in a primary electionFILED: to register as a candidate especially in a primary electionFILING: to register as a candidate especially in a primary electionFLIPFLOP: M-W hyphenates flip-flop: a sudden reversal (as of policy or strategy)FLIPFLOPPED: M-W hyphenates flip-flop: a sudden reversal (as of policy or strategy)FLIPFLOPPING: M-W hyphenates flip-flop: a sudden reversal (as of policy or strategy)HARDHAT: M-W has only the open compound hard hat, a conservative who is intolerant of opposing viewsHENCHMAN: a political follower whose support is chiefly for personal advantageHENCHMEN: a political follower whose support is chiefly for personal advantageINDEPENDENCE: the quality or state of being independent: not bound by or committed to a political partyINDEPENDENT: one that is independent, not bound by or committed to a political partyLEFT: often capitalized: of, adhering to, or constituted by the left especially in politics; often capitalized: those professing views usually characterized by desire to reform or overthrow the established order especially in politics and usually advocating change in the name of the greater freedom or well-being of the common man; often capitalized: a radical as distinguished from a conservative positionLEFTIE: Collins: informal [also] lefty, [M-W def] an advocate of leftism, the principles and views of the political Left; also: the movement embodying these principles; also, advocacy of or adherence to the doctrines of the LeftLEFTY: Collins: informal [also] leftie, [M-W def] an advocate of leftism, the principles and views of the political Left; also: the movement embodying these principles; also, advocacy of or adherence to the doctrines of the LeftLINE: a course of conduct, action, or thought, especially: an official or public position (the party line)LINEUP: an alignment (as in entertainment or politics) of persons or things having a common purpose, distinction, or bond (the show's star-studded lineup)LOOT: illicit gains by public officials; also, the action of looting (the general loot of public funds); also, to rob especially on a large scale and usually by violence or corruptionLOOTED: illicit gains by public officials; also, the action of looting (the general loot of public funds); also, to rob especially on a large scale and usually by violence or corruptionMACHINE: a highly organized political group under the leadership of a boss or small group of individuals (a politician who challenged the local party machine)MINORITY: the group or political party having the smaller number of votesNAME: to nominate for office: to appoint (named as board chair)NAMING: to nominate for office: to appoint (named as board chair)NATIONAL: nationalist: of, relating to, or advocating nationalism, an ideology that elevates one nation or nationality above all others and that places primary emphasis on promotion of its culture and interests as opposed to those of other nations, nationalities, or supranational groups; also, support for and promotion of the political independence or self-determination of a nation or people; also, a nationalist movement or governmentNEOCON: neoconservative, [historically] a former U.S. liberal espousing political conservatism and social conservatism; [more recently] a U.S. conservative who calls for the assertive promotion of democracy and national interest in international affairs including through military meansNOMINATION: the act, process, or an instance of nominating; also, the state of being nominated (to nominate is to propose as a candidate for election to office)NOMINEE: one that is nominated (to nominate is to propose as a candidate for election to office)NONVOTING: not voting: such as not exercising the right to vote; also, not entitled to voteOPEN: enterable by a registered voter regardless of political affiliation (an open primary)OUTPOLL: to receive more support in a poll than; to receive more votes than (an opponent) OUTPOLLED: to receive more support in a poll than; to receive more votes than (an opponent)PARTY: a group of persons organized for the purpose of directing the policies of a government (a political party)PINK: holding moderately radical and usually socialistic political or economic views; also, a pinko, a person who holds advanced liberal or moderately radical political or economic viewsPLANK: an article in the platform of a political partyPOLITIC: political: of, relating to, involving, or involved in politics and especially party politicsPOLITICAL: of, relating to, involving, or involved in politics and especially party politicsPOLITICO: a politician: a person engaged in party politics as a profession; also, often disparaging: a person primarily interested in political office for selfish or other narrow usually short-sighted reasonsPOLL: the casting or recording of the votes of a body of persons; also, a counting of votes cast; also, the place where votes are cast or recorded —usually used in plural (she volunteers at the polls); also, the period of time during which votes may be cast at an election; also, the total number of votes recorded (a heavy poll); also, to receive and record the votes of; also, to request each member of to declare a vote individually (poll the assembly); also, to receive (votes) in an election; also, to cast one's vote at a pollPOLLING: the casting or recording of the votes of a body of persons; also, a counting of votes cast; also, the place where votes are cast or recorded —usually used in plural (she volunteers at the polls); also, the period of time during which votes may be cast at an election; also, the total number of votes recorded (a heavy poll); also, to receive and record the votes of; also, to request each member of to declare a vote individually (poll the assembly); also, to receive (votes) in an election; also, to cast one's vote at a pollPORK: government funds, jobs, or favors distributed by politicians to gain political advantagePURGING: to rid (a nation, a political party, etc.) by a purge; to become purged; to cause purgationRADICAL: associated with political views, practices, and policies of extreme change; also, advocating extreme measures to retain or restore a political state of affairs; also, one who is radical; also, favoring extreme changes in existing views, habits, conditions, or institutions; also, one who is radicalRADICALLY: associated with political views, practices, and policies of extreme change; also, advocating extreme measures to retain or restore a political state of affairs; also, one who is radical; also, favoring extreme changes in existing views, habits, conditions, or institutions; also, one who is radicalRIGHT: often Right: of, adhering to, or constituted by the Right in politics (left and right political views); Right: political parties and individuals who support and promote conservatism; also, the position of those who support the beliefs and policies of the political RightRING: the field of a political contest: race —used in the phrase throw one's hat in the ringRUNNING: to enter into an election contest (will run for mayor); also, to put forward as a candidate for officeRUNOFF: a final race, contest, or election to decide an earlier one that has not resulted in a decision in favor of any one competitorTICKET: a list of candidates for nomination or election: a slateULTRA: one that is ultra: an extremist, an adherent or advocate of extremism, advocacy of extreme measures or views: radicalismVALIDATE: to confirm the validity of (an election); also: to declare (a person) electedVALIDATED: to confirm the validity of (an election); also: to declare (a person) electedVOTE: a usually formal expression of opinion or will in response to a proposed decision; especially: one given as an indication of approval or disapproval of a proposal, motion, or candidate for office; also, the total number of such expressions of opinion made known at a single time (as at an election) —usually used with the (tallying the vote); also, a ballot; also, the collective opinion or verdict of a body of persons expressed by voting: the result of a vote (The vote was in her favor.); also, the right to cast a vote, specifically: the right of suffrage franchise —usually used with the (In 1920, American women won the vote.); also, the act or process of voting; a method of voting (voice vote); also, a voter (the undecided votes) or a group of voters with some common and identifying characteristics (the labor vote) or the whole group of people in an area who have the right to vote (an effort to get out the vote); also, to cast or conduct a vote; to cause (someone) to vote in a given way; to cause (something, such as a proxy vote) to be cast for or against a proposalVOTED: a usually formal expression of opinion or will in response to a proposed decision; especially: one given as an indication of approval or disapproval of a proposal, motion, or candidate for office; also, the total number of such expressions of opinion made known at a single time (as at an election) —usually used with the (tallying the vote); also, a ballot; also, the collective opinion or verdict of a body of persons expressed by voting: the result of a vote (The vote was in her favor.); also, the right to cast a vote, specifically: the right of suffrage franchise —usually used with the (In 1920, American women won the vote.); also, the act or process of voting; a method of voting (voice vote); also, a voter (the undecided votes) or a group of voters with some common and identifying characteristics (the labor vote) or the whole group of people in an area who have the right to vote (an effort to get out the vote); also, to cast or conduct a vote; to cause (someone) to vote in a given way; to cause (something, such as a proxy vote) to be cast for or against a proposalVOTING: a usually formal expression of opinion or will in response to a proposed decision; especially: one given as an indication of approval or disapproval of a proposal, motion, or candidate for office; also, the total number of such expressions of opinion made known at a single time (as at an election) —usually used with the (tallying the vote); also, a ballot; also, the collective opinion or verdict of a body of persons expressed by voting: the result of a vote (The vote was in her favor.); also, the right to cast a vote, specifically: the right of suffrage franchise —usually used with the (In 1920, American women won the vote.); also, the act or process of voting; a method of voting (voice vote); also, a voter (the undecided votes) or a group of voters with some common and identifying characteristics (the labor vote) or the whole group of people in an area who have the right to vote (an effort to get out the vote); also, to cast or conduct a vote; to cause (someone) to vote in a given way; to cause (something, such as a proxy vote) to be cast for or against a proposalWHIP: a whipper-in, a member of a legislative body appointed by a political party to enforce party discipline and to secure the attendance of party members at important sessions; also, to gather together or hold together for united action in the manner of a party whipWHIPPING: a whipper-in, a member of a legislative body appointed by a political party to enforce party discipline and to secure the attendance of party members at important sessions; also, to gather together or hold together for united action in the manner of a party whipWHITE: conservative or reactionary in political outlook and actionWING: a section of an organized body (such as a legislative chamber) representing a group or faction holding distinct opinions or policies (left wing, right wing)WOKE: chiefly US slang: aware of and actively attentive to important societal facts and issues (especially issues of racial and social justice); also, chiefly US slang: reflecting the attitudes of woke people; chiefly US slang, disapproving: politically liberal or progressive (as in matters of racial and social justice) especially in a way that is considered unreasonable or extremeYIPPIE: a person belonging to or identified with a politically active group of hippies, from Youth International Party + -ie (as in hippie)
Postal Service
BLIND: lacking a complete or legible address (blind mail)CACHET: a design or inscription on an envelope to commemorate a postal or philatelic event; an advertisement forming part of a postage meter impression; a motto or slogan included in a postal cancellationCANCEL: to deface (a postage or revenue stamp) especially with a set of ink lines so as to invalidate for reuseCANCELABLE: to deface (a postage or revenue stamp) especially with a set of ink lines so as to invalidate for reuseCANCELED: to deface (a postage or revenue stamp) especially with a set of ink lines so as to invalidate for reuseCANCELING: to deface (a postage or revenue stamp) especially with a set of ink lines so as to invalidate for reuseCANCELLABLE: to deface (a postage or revenue stamp) especially with a set of ink lines so as to invalidate for reuseCANCELLED: to deface (a postage or revenue stamp) especially with a set of ink lines so as to invalidate for reuseCANCELLING: to deface (a postage or revenue stamp) especially with a set of ink lines so as to invalidate for reuseCOIL: a roll of postage stamps; also: a stamp from such a rollDROP: a place or central depository to which something (such as mail, money, or stolen property) is brought for distribution or transmission (a mail drop); also: the act of depositing something at such a place (made the drop)FRANK: to mark (a piece of mail) with an official signature or sign indicating the right of the sender to free mailing; or to mail free; or to affix to (mail) a stamp or a marking indicating the payment of postageHINGE: a small piece of thin gummed paper used in fastening a postage stamp in an albumINDICIA: postal markings often imprinted on mail or on labels to be affixed to mailLABEL: an adhesive stamp (as for postage or revenue)MAIL: a nation's postal system (a letter sent through the mail) —often used in plural (packages sent through the mails); also, material (such as letters and packages) sent or carried in a postal system; also, a conveyance that transports mail; also, to send by mail; to postMAILABLE: to send by mail; to postMAILBAG: a letter carrier's shoulder bag; also, a pouch used in the shipment of mailMAILBOX: a box at or near a dwelling for the occupant's mail; also, a public box for deposit of outgoing mailMAILED: to send by mail; to postMAILMAN: a man who delivers mailMAILMEN: a man who delivers mailMARK: a postmarkMOUNT: a hinge, card, or acetate envelope for mounting a stampOUTGOING: directed to an intended recipient (outgoing mail)PANE: one of the sections into which a sheet of postage stamps is cut for distributionZONE: US parcel post: any of the concentric bands of territory centered on a given postal shipment point designated as a distance bracket within which mail is charged at a single rate; also, a distance within which the same fare is charged by a common carrier (a fare zone)
Protest and Dissent
AGITATE: to stir up public discussion of; to attempt to arouse public feelingAGITATING: to stir up public discussion of; to attempt to arouse public feelingAGITATION: a persistent and sustained attempt to arouse public feeling or influence public opinion (as by appeals, discussions, or demonstrations)AGITATOR: one who stirs up public feeling on controversial issuesANARCH*: a leader or advocate of revolt or anarchyANARCHIC: a state of lawlessness or political disorder due to the absence of governmental authority; also, absence or denial of any authority or established orderANARCHICAL: a state of lawlessness or political disorder due to the absence of governmental authority; also, absence or denial of any authority or established orderANARCHY: a state of lawlessness or political disorder due to the absence of governmental authority; also, absence or denial of any authority or established orderANTIFA: a person or group actively opposing fascism; an anti-fascist movementCABAL: the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government)CAMARILLA: a group of unofficial often secret and scheming advisers; a cabalCLAMOR: insistent public expression (as of support or protest) (the current clamor about education); also, to become loudly insistent (clamored for full independence); also, to influence by means of clamorCOMMOTION: M-W’s 1st def.: a condition of civil unrest or insurrectionCOUP: a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group: a coup d'étatECOTAGE: destructive or obstructive action designed to publicize or harass people believed to be harming the environmentEFFIGY: an image or representation especially of a person, especially: a crude figure representing a hated personFRONT: a movement linking divergent elements to achieve common objectives; especially: a political coalitionMARCH: an organized procession of demonstrators who are supporting or protesting somethingRADICAL: associated with political views, practices, and policies of extreme change; also, advocating extreme measures to retain or restore a political state of affairs; also, one who is radical; also, favoring extreme changes in existing views, habits, conditions, or institutions; also, one who is radicalRADICALLY: associated with political views, practices, and policies of extreme change; also, advocating extreme measures to retain or restore a political state of affairs; also, one who is radical; also, favoring extreme changes in existing views, habits, conditions, or institutions; also, one who is radicalWHITE: instigated or carried out by reactionary forces as a counterrevolutionary measure (a white terror)
Public Lands, Parks, and Spaces
COMMON: a piece of land subject to common use: such as undivided land used especially for pasture or a public open area in a municipalityFLOAT: a government grant of a fixed amount of land not yet located by survey out of a larger specific tractMALL: a usually public area often set with shade trees and designed as a promenade or as a pedestrian walkMONUMENT: a national monument, a place of historic, scenic, or scientific interest set aside for preservation usually by presidential proclamationPARK: a piece of ground in or near a city or town kept for ornament and recreation; also, an area maintained in its natural state as a public property; also, an enclosed piece of ground stocked with game and held by royal prescription or grant; also, to enclose in a parkPARKING: a piece of ground in or near a city or town kept for ornament and recreation; also, an area maintained in its natural state as a public property; also, an enclosed piece of ground stocked with game and held by royal prescription or grant; also, to enclose in a parkPARKLAND: land with clumps of trees and shrubs in cultivated condition used as or suitable for use as a parkPATENT: an instrument making a conveyance of public lands; also: the land so conveyed PIAZZA: an open square especially in an Italian townPLAZA: a public square: a plazaPUBLIC: a place accessible or visible to the public —usually used in the phrase in public; also, accessible to or shared by all members of the community (the public library); also, of, relating to, or being in the service of the community or nationPUBLICLY: a place accessible or visible to the public —usually used in the phrase in public; also, accessible to or shared by all members of the community (the public library); also, of, relating to, or being in the service of the community or nation
Sovereignty
ANNEX: to incorporate (an additional geographic area) within the domain of a country, state, etc.ANNEXED: to incorporate (an additional geographic area) within the domain of a country, state, etc.CEDE: to yield or grant typically by treatyCEDED: to yield or grant typically by treatyCOLONIAL: of, relating to, or characteristic of a colony (colonial trade, a colonial capital); having the status of a colony (colonial territories); possessing or composed of colonies (Britain's colonial empire); or less commonly Colonial: of or relating to a period when an area is being colonized and especially to the period of European colonization in U.S. history between the early 17th century and the late 18th century (in colonial times); also, a member or inhabitant of a colony (British colonials in India; a rebellion of the colonials); also, a product (such as a coin or stamp) made for use in a colonyCOLONIALLY: of, relating to, or characteristic of a colony (colonial trade, a colonial capital); having the status of a colony (colonial territories); possessing or composed of colonies (Britain's colonial empire); or less commonly Colonial: of or relating to a period when an area is being colonized and especially to the period of European colonization in U.S. history between the early 17th century and the late 18th century (in colonial times); also, a member or inhabitant of a colony (British colonials in India; a rebellion of the colonials); also, a product (such as a coin or stamp) made for use in a colonyCOLONY: an area over which a foreign nation or state extends or maintains control (a former British colony); also, a group of people who establish residence in that area and who retain ties with the parent state (members of Plymouth colony)CONDOMINIUM: joint dominion, especially: joint sovereignty by two or more nations; or a government operating under joint rule; or a politically dependent territory under condominiumCORRIDOR: a narrow strip of land through foreign-held territoryCOUNTRY: a political state or nation or its territoryDEPENDENT: subject to another's jurisdiction (a dependent territory)DOMINION: often capitalized government: a self-governing nation of the Commonwealth of Nations other than the United Kingdom that acknowledges the British monarch as chief of stateENCLAVE: a distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territoryFLAG: nationality, especially the nationality of registration of a ship or aircraftINDEPENDENCE: the quality or state of being independent: not subject to control by others: self-governingINDEPENDENT: not subject to control by others: self-governing (an independent state)LAND: the people of a country (the land rose in rebellion)LIMIT: a geographic or political boundaryMARCH: a border region: frontier; especially: a district originally set up to defend a boundary —usually used in plural (the Welsh marches); also, to have common borders or frontiers (a region that marches with Canada in the north and the Pacific in the west)NATION: a politically organized nationality; a territorial division containing a body of people of one or more nationalities and usually characterized by relatively large size and independent statusNATIONAL: of or relating to a nation (national boundaries, the national flag) ; comprising or characteristic of a nationality (his national accent)NATIONALITY: political independence or existence as a separate nation; also, national character; also, a people having a common origin, tradition, and language and capable of forming or actually constituting a nation-state; also, an ethnic group constituting one element of a larger unit (such as a nation) (The country is home to five nationalities.); also, loyalty and devotion to a nationNATIONALIZATION: to give a national character toNATIONALLY: of or relating to a nation (national boundaries, the national flag) ; comprising or characteristic of a nationality (his national accent)NATIONHOOD: nationality: political independence or existence as a separate nationTUTELAGE: hegemony over a foreign territory: a trusteeship, the supervisory control by one or more countries over a trust territoryUNCEDED: Not in M-W; Collins has unceded, in British English adjective not ceded or handed over; unyieldedUNION: the formation of a single political unit from two or more separate and independent units; also, a political unit constituting an organic whole formed usually from units which were previously governed separately (such as England and Scotland in 1707) and which have surrendered or delegated their principal powers to the government of the whole or to a newly created government (such as the U.S. in 1789) (We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union … —U.S. Constitution)
Taxes, Tolls, and Tariffs
ASSESS: to impose (something, such as a tax) according to an established rate; also, to subject to a tax, charge, or levy; also, to make an official valuation of (property) for the purposes of taxation (Their property is assessed at $200,000.); also, to determine the rate or amount of (something, such as a tax, charge, or fine)ASSESSES: to impose (something, such as a tax) according to an established rate; also, to subject to a tax, charge, or levy; also, to make an official valuation of (property) for the purposes of taxation (Their property is assessed at $200,000.); also, to determine the rate or amount of (something, such as a tax, charge, or fine)DECIMATE: to exact a tax of 10 percent from (poor as a decimated Cavalier—John Dryden)DECIMATED: to exact a tax of 10 percent from (poor as a decimated Cavalier—John Dryden)DUTY: a tax, especially: a tax on imports (a 15 percent duty)LEVIED: the imposition or collection of an assessment; to impose or collect by legal authority (levy a tax); also, an amount leviedLEVY: the imposition or collection of an assessment; to impose or collect by legal authority (levy a tax); also, an amount leviedNONTAX*: not related to taxation (nontax matters); not derived directly from taxation (nontax funds)TARIFF: a schedule of duties imposed by a government on imported or in some countries exported goods; a duty or rate of duty imposed in such a schedule; also, to subject to a tariffTARIFFING: a schedule of duties imposed by a government on imported or in some countries exported goods; a duty or rate of duty imposed in such a schedule; also, to subject to a tariffTAXABILITY: the quality or state of being taxableTAXABLE: to levy a tax onTAXATION: the action of taxing, especially: the imposition of taxes; also, revenue obtained from taxes; also, the amount assessed as a taxTAXED: to levy a tax onTAXMAN: M-W has only the phrase “the taxman”: the department of the government that collects taxesTITHE: a small tax or levy; also, to levy a tithe onTITHED: a small tax or levy; also, to levy a tithe onTITHING: a small tax or levy; also, to levy a tithe onTOLL: a tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge); also, a charge for transportation; also, to take or levy toll; to exact part of as a toll; to take as toll; to exact a toll from (someone)TOLLBOOTH: a booth (as on a highway or bridge) where tolls are paidTOLLED: a tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge); also, a charge for transportation; also, to take or levy toll; to exact part of as a toll; to take as toll; to exact a toll from (someone)TOLLGATE: a point where the driver of a vehicle must pay a tollTONNAGE: a duty or impost on vessels based on cargo capacity; a duty on goods per ton transportedTRIBUTARY: a ruler or state that pays tribute to a conqueror; also, (adj) paying tribute to another to acknowledge submission, to obtain protection, or to purchase peace: subject; paid or owed as tribute (tributary gifts) [tribute = a payment by one ruler or nation to another in acknowledgment of submission or as the price of protection; also : the tax levied for such a payment; an excessive tax, rental, or tariff imposed by a government, sovereign, lord, or landlord; an exorbitant charge levied by a person or group having the power of coercion]UNTAXED: not subjected to taxation: not taxed (untaxed income/profits, untaxed property)WARRANT: a short-term obligation of a governmental body (such as a municipality) issued in anticipation of revenueWITHHOLD: to deduct (withholding tax) from income

Spelling Bee words related to GOVERNMENT, CIVICS, AND POLITICS
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