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(Encyclopedia) ombudsmanombudsmanämˈbədzmən [key] [Swed.,=agent or representative], public official appointed to deal with individual complaints against government acts. The office originated in…Abdallahi, Sidi Ould Cheikh
(Encyclopedia) Abdallahi, Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi, Sidi Ould Cheikh sēˈdē &oomacr;ld shāk äbdəläˈē [key], 1937–2020, Mauritanian political leader, president of…Okuma, Shigenobu
(Encyclopedia) Okuma, ShigenobuOkuma, Shigenobushēgāˈnōb&oomacr; ōˈk&oomacr;mä [key], 1838–1922, Japanese statesman. He was an early supporter of the emperor and entered the Meiji government…Hezbollah
(Encyclopedia) Hezbollah [Arab., = Party of God], Lebanese Shiite political party and militia. Founded in 1982 with Iranian help to oppose Israeli forces occupying S Lebanon, Hezbollah launched…executive
(Encyclopedia) executive, one who carries out the will or plan of another person or of a group. In government, the term refers not only to the chief administrative officer but to all others who…Gyurcsány, Ferenc
(Encyclopedia) Gyurcsány, FerencGyurcsány, Ferencfĕˈrĕnts dy&oobreve;rˈchänyə [key], 1961–, Hungarian politician and investment executive, b. Pápa. Educated as a teacher and economist, he was…Goodnow, Frank Johnson
(Encyclopedia) Goodnow, Frank JohnsonGoodnow, Frank Johnsong&oobreve;dˈnō [key], 1859–1939, American expert on government; grad. Amherst (B.A., 1879; M.A., 1887) and Columbia (LL.B., 1882). After…Wang An-shih
(Encyclopedia) Wang An-shihWang An-shihwäng än-shûr [key], 1021–86, Chinese Sung dynasty statesman. As a chief councilor (1069–74, 1075–76) he directed sweeping administrative and fiscal reforms that…political science
(Encyclopedia) political science, the study of government and political processes, institutions, and behavior. Government and politics have been studied and commented on since the time of the ancient…McCloy, John Jay
(Encyclopedia) McCloy, John Jay, 1895–1989, U.S. government official, b. Philadelphia. A lawyer, he gained an international reputation when after a long investigation he fixed responsibility on the…Trending
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