The social science dealing with the principles, institutions, and conduct of politics and government, including the political behavior of individuals and organizations.

political science(P,,U,English-P,D,U,U)
science, political(,U,English-NP,UF,U,U)
politicologie(P,,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
ciencia política(P,,U,Spanish-P,D,U,U)
政治學(P,,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,,)
ng chih hsüeh(P,,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U,U)
zhèng zhì xué(P,,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)
zheng zhi xue(P,,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)

Top of the AAT hierarchies
....Activities Facet
........Disciplines (facet)
............disciplines
................social sciences
....................political science

practitioner(s)/student(s) are....	political scientists
thing(s) needing context are....	political concepts

Dutch....	De sociale wetenschap die zich bezighoudt met de principes, instellingen en handelswijzen van de politiek en regering, inclusief het politieke gedrag van individuen en organisaties.
Spanish....	La ciencia social que trata con los principios, instituciones y conductas de la política y gobierno, incluyendo el comportamiento político de los individuos y organizaciones.
Chinese (traditional)....	研究政治與政府原則、體制及經營的社會科學，包括個人與組織之政治行為。

political science............	[VP]
.................	Encyclopaedia Britannica (1991) Vol. 9, 565
.................	Encyclopedia Americana (1985) Vol. 2, 349
.................	Thesaurus of ERIC Descriptors (1990) BT social sciences, RT public administration
.................	Goel, Politcal Science Research (1988)
.................	Directory of Graduate Programs (1992)
.................	CDMARC Subjects: LCSH (1988-)
.................	Oxford English Dictionary (1989)
.................	Public Affairs Information Service Bulletin (1915-)
.................	Peterson's Guide to Graduate and Professional Programs (1967-) Vol. 3, 1877
.................	RILA, Subject Headings (1975-1990)
.................	Thesaurus of Sociological Indexing Terms (1992) RT public administration
.................	UNESCO Thesaurus (1977)
.................	Blackwell Encyclopaedia of Political Institutions (1987)
.................	Webster's Third New International Dictionary (1961)
.................	Random House Unabridged Dictionary (1993)
.................	BHA Subject Headings (1985-)
science, political............	[VP]
.................	Getty Vocabulary Program rules
politicologie............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	AAT-Ned (1994-)
ciencia política............	[CDBP-DIBAM]
.................	Di Tella, Diccionario de Ciencias Sociales y Políticas (1989) 77
政治學............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	智慧藏百科全書網 March 22, 2012
.................	大英百科全書線上繁體中文版 March 22, 2012
Subject:............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	Van Dale hedendaags Nederlands (1994)

Getty AAT: 300054438 Getty AAT: http://www.getty.edu/vow/AATFullDisplay?find=costume&logic=AND¬e=&subjectid=300054438
ASDC Union Catalog： political science 、science, political 、politicologie 、ciencia política 、政治學 、ng chih hsüeh 、zhèng zhì xué 、zheng zhi xue