What does "politology" mean?

The branch of social science concerned with theory, description, analysis and prediction of political behavior, political systems and politics broadly-construed.

What is a synonym for "politology"?

Common synonyms include: political science, political science.

Politology

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Noun

1
The branch of social science concerned with theory, description, analysis and prediction of political behavior, political systems and politics broadly-construed. rare, uncountable

Synonyms

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political science political science

Etymology

From polit(ics) + -ology, compare German Politologie.

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social science

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