USLA Glossary of Terms
Below is a list of keywords defined either by definition, origin of said term, or as defined by the United States Code.
Important Keywords
Important terms that are used commonly and found most often through media sources including online, television, and print. Definitions sourced from Merriam-Webster, Etymology (origin of words), and United States Code definition and link source.
Political
MW: "of or relating to government, a government, or the conduct of government"
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/political
Etymology: "of or pertaining to a polity, civil affairs, or government"
Policy
MW: "prudence or wisdom in the management of affairs"; "a high-level overall plan embracing the general goals and acceptable procedures especially of a governmental body"
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/policy
Etym: "study or practice of government; good government"; "political organization, civil administration"
Government
MW: "the body of persons that constitutes the governing authority of a political unit or organization"
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/government
Etym: "act of governing or ruling"
US Code: 5 U.S. Code § 4101 - Government means the Government of the United States and the government of the District of Columbia.
Administration
MW: "performance of executive duties"; "the execution of public affairs as distinguished from policy-making"
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/administration
Etym: "act of giving or dispensing"; "aid, help, cooperation,; direction, management"
Republic
MW: "a government having a chief of state who is not a monarch and who in modern times is usually a president"; "a government in which supreme power resides in a body of citizens entitled to vote and is exercised by elected officers and representatives responsible to them and governing according to law"
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/republic
Etym: "state in which supreme or executive power rests in the people via representatives chosen by citizens entitled to vote"
https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=republic
US Code: 22 USC § 611(l) - includes any of the states which were signatory to the Final Act of Second Meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the American Republic at Habana, Cuba, July 30th, 1940.
Democracy
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Constitution
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Augmented
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Subjective
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Objective
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Person
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Corporation
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Citizen
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Resident
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Nationalism
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Socialism
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Communism
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Patriot
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Human
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Freedom
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Liberty
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Justice
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Tyranny
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Oligarch
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Bureaucrat
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Sovereign
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Fascism
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