0 someone who studies political science (= how people get or compete for power and how it is used in governing a country):
A political scientist at Baghdad university commented on the forthcoming Iraqi elections.
This book by two prominent political scientists provides a groundbreaking look at the impact of global organizations.
"The nature of the world creates constraints on foreign policy," says the Harvard political scientist and former presidential aide.
Political scientists generally regard voter ignorance as rational - given the inability of a single voter to affect the outcome of an election.
"What's at stake for Democrats is the image of the party," says Ross Baker, a political scientist at Rutgers University in New Jersey.
