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Bolshevism
The doctrine of proletarian dictatorship as propounded by lenin.

Bourgeoise
Capitalist class in marxian terminology.

Buffer state
A small neutral state between two big states.

By-election
A mid term election to fill a seat rendered vacant.

Casting vote
A vote casting of which decides the tie.

Caucus
A powerful group of party.

Charged affairs
The senior most diplomat after the head of the mission, officiating in his absence.

Coalition
Combination of two or more parties with the purpose of forming a composite government.

Confederation
Alliance of nations for some specific purpose our retaining the respective individual nation sovereignty.

Cold war
The state of ideological or wordy warfare between two countries or blocks.

Envoy
A diplomatic emissary accredited to the country and holding position below that of an ambassador.

Fifth column
An anti-national clique of spies and saboteurs.

Floor crossing
The act of changing political loyalty by a person or a group.

Franchise
Right to cast vote in the public elections.

Gallup poll
An opinion poll-may be with the help of interview.

Genocide
Intention to destroy wholly or in part a religious, ethnic or political group.

Gherao
Encircling a person and rending him incapable of doing anything till he/she concedes demands.

Glosnost
Means openness. Term used for reforms introduced in russian society by m.gorbachov.

Habeas corpus
A type of a writ issued by a high court or supreme court against illegal detention of a person.

Hot line
A direct telephone link between the white house and kremlin established in 1963.

Fact
In 1938, Hewlett-Packard became the first corporation to move to Silicon Valley. .. More >>