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383. Fact
Bilateral agreement
An agreement between two countries.
384. Fact
Blockades
Imposing closure of ports and waterways to prevent ships from reaching or leaving it.
385. Fact
Bolshevism
The doctrine of proletarian dictatorship as propounded by lenin.
386. Fact
Bourgeoise
Capitalist class in marxian terminology.
387. Fact
Buffer state
A small neutral state between two big states.
388. Fact
By-election
A mid term election to fill a seat rendered vacant.
389. Fact
Casting vote
A vote casting of which decides the tie.
391. Fact
Charged affairs
The senior most diplomat after the head of the mission, officiating in his absence.
392. Fact
Coalition
Combination of two or more parties with the purpose of forming a composite government.
393. Fact
Confederation
Alliance of nations for some specific purpose our retaining the respective individual nation sovereignty.
394. Fact
Cold war
The state of ideological or wordy warfare between two countries or blocks.
395. Fact
Envoy
A diplomatic emissary accredited to the country and holding position below that of an ambassador.
396. Fact
Fifth column
An anti-national clique of spies and saboteurs.
397. Fact
Floor crossing
The act of changing political loyalty by a person or a group.
398. Fact
Franchise
Right to cast vote in the public elections.
399. Fact
Gallup poll
An opinion poll-may be with the help of interview.
400. Fact
Genocide
Intention to destroy wholly or in part a religious, ethnic or political group.
401. Fact
Gherao
Encircling a person and rending him incapable of doing anything till he/she concedes demands.
402. Fact
Glosnost
Means openness. Term used for reforms introduced in russian society by m.gorbachov.
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Nobel Prize : Physics
Year : 1955
Name : polykarp kusch
Country : united states.
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