government; administration; ministry
political measures; policy
rule; government; administration
(political) administration; political power
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
executive; government; administration; governance; the authorities
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
domestic affairs; internal administration
consul (of the Roman republic)
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
new government; new administration
political disturbance; political change; change of government; political upheaval; overthrowing of a government; coup d'état
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
administration; government; administrator; consul (of the French republic; 1799-1804)
oppressive rule; tyrannical regime; despotism
government forces; government troops
household economy; housekeeping; homemaking
Kansei era (1789.1.25-1801.2.5)
Ansei era (1854.11.27-1860.3.18)
political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry
misgovernment; misrule; bad government
government; administration; statesmanship
imperial government; imperialism; monarchical rule
political situation; political affairs
executive officer; administrative official
self-government; autonomous government; devolved government (e.g. in the UK)
restoration of imperial rule
the government; Administration
government body; government agency
economic difficulties; financial difficulties; fiscal difficulties
benevolent rule; moratorium on debts
military administration; military government; military junta; government affairs relating to the military
form of government; system of government; polity
politics of fear; terrorism; reign of terror (esp. in the French revolution)
political offense; political offence; political crime; political offender; political prisoner; prisoner of conscience
educational policies or administration; Bunsei era (1818.4.22-1830.12.10)
current administration; present government
restoration of imperial rule; Restoration (England)
high (government) official
interference in the domestic affairs of another country
economic; financial; fiscal
Constitutional Democratic Party (1927-1940)
politician (esp. one who works only for their own personal gain); politico
administrative district; ward
Friends of Constitutional Government Party (1900-1940)
religion and politics; church and state
agricultural administration
governments of various countries
change of government; regime change
domain administration (Edo period); clan administration
political thought; political philosophy; political idea; idea about politics
despotic government; autocracy
administrative organ; administrative body; governmental body
the shogunate (administration)
international politics; world politics
political issue (problem)
participation in politics; suffrage; voting
civil administration; civil government; politics focused on the promotion of public welfare
sovereign power; the reins of government
new government; new administration
cloistered rule; government by cloistered emperors
administrative scrivener; notary public; paralegal qualified to prepare legal documents on administrative matters, e.g. immigration
government ordinance; cabinet order
anarchy; state of anarchy
puppet government; puppet regime
political principle, policy or platform
to come to power; to assume the reins of government
political organization; political organisation
non-intervention in the domestic affairs of another nation
businessman with political ties
constitutional government; (arch.) exemplary government; (arch.) excellent government
under the ... administration; within the ... government
dictatorship; despotic government
law and politics; justice administration
to administer affairs of state; to attend to government affairs
national finance; central government finance
political maneuvering; politicking; political machinations
parliamentarism; parliamentary government
political system; political institution; regime
prefectural government; prefectural administration
political climate; political situation
executive power; authority
separation of church and state
Imperial Russia (1721-1917); Tsarist Russia
the instability of a political situation; political instability
geopolitical; geostrategic
political economy; political science and economics
talking politics; discussion of a law case
(former) Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (now Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications)
political donation; political contribution
government sources; official quarters
finance reform; fiscal reconstruction
political friend; friend with the same political views
Kenmu Restoration (1333-1336)
unity of church and state; theocracy
Nationalist Government (of the Republic of China; 1924-1948)
Kansei Reforms (series of conservative government measures; 1787-1793)
provisional administrator in occupied territory during WWII
political organization (organisation)
republican form of government
ordinance-designated city (administrative division for cities with a population of over 500,000)
interim government; provisional government; caretaker government
government-affiliated; state-dominated; government-run
administrative organization
mobocracy; mob rule; ochlocracy
political judgement; political decision
independent administrative institution; independent administrative agency
(making something a) political issue
administrative; executive
sense of politics; feeling for politics
small government; limited government
domestic issue; internal affair
political tone; political flavour (flavor)
Friends of Constitutional Government Party (1900-1940)
political structure or mechanism
(national) isolationism; isolation policy
politburo; political bureau (of a communist party)
administrative agency; government authorities
administrative organization; administrative system; administrative structure
autopsy initiated by government authorities
vertically segmented administrative system; overcompartmentalized bureaucracy; system in which interministerial rivalry diminishes overall efficiency; (bureaucratic) sectionalism; interministerial rivalry; bureaucratic fiefdoms
political rally; political meeting; political gathering
constitutional government
reduced budget; budgetary austerities
political affairs; all phases of government
deputy minister; assistant minister
appeasement policy; policy of appeasement
economic crisis; financial crisis
running a government administration; managing a cabinet
politician (or someone otherwise engaged in politics); statesman
Kenseitō; Constitutional Party; Japanese political party formed in June 1898 through the merger of the Liberal Party and the Progressive Party
government dominated by the former domain cliques (Meiji-Taishō era); han-clique government; domain-clique government
chairman of (party) policy bureau; policy chief
foreign policy; diplomatic affairs
parties in government; the government and the ruling parties
participation in politics; political participation
metropolitan government (of Tokyo)
administrative service; public services; tax-funded services; government services
parliamentary investigation rights
economic problem; financial problem
interim government; provisional government; caretaker government
distrust of politics; political mistrust
government property; government owned
town organization; town organisation; town administration
political commentator (journalist, columnist)
unity of church and state
political dynamics; dynamics of political forces; the balance of political power
political intervention; political interference; political meddling
standard procedures of constitutional government; convention that the majority party in the lower house forms the cabinet (Taishō period); convention that leaders of the two major parties alternate as prime minister (Meiji and Taishō periods)
government by the imperial court
political strife (antagonism, conflict)
economic support; financial support
broadcast of political opinions; broadcast by candidate; party political broadcast
Imperial Rule Assistance Association (1940-1945)
communist regime; communist government
home economics; domestic science
one-child policy (of the PRC)
to administer affairs of state; to attend to government affairs
educational administration
ousting of vice-minister Ōkuma Shigenobu and his supporters from the Meiji government (1881)
(political) policy position; line of policy; party line
ministerial aide; government delegate
non-governmental organization; non-governmental organisation; NGO
expansionary fiscal policy
welfare policy; social welfare measures
administrative or executive order
economic power; economic strength
Official Development Assistance; ODA
government plane (esp. for transporting senior politicians, etc.)
special administrative region (of China; e.g. Hong Kong); SAR
realpolitik; pragmatic politics
Political Funds Control Act
postal privatisation (privatisation of Japan Post)
financial difficulties; pecuniary embarrassment
administrative measures (disposition)
racial segregation; apartheid
faculty of political science and economics; school of political science and economics
political jargon; political term
initiative taken by politicians (rather than by bureaucrats, in the formulation of a policy or bill)
money politics; plutocracy
political crime; political offence
policy shift; policy U-turn
austerity plan; austerity program; austerity programme
skill at administration; one's administrative skills
uprising demanding debt cancellation orders (Muromachi period)
government (public policy) focusing on the construction of public (community) buildings
political asylum; political exile
member of a political party
financial aid; financial assistance; financial help; financial support
independent administration
politicians, business leaders and bureaucrats; the worlds of politics, big business and bureaucracy
international politics (as a field of study)
(study of) public finance
New Economic Policy (Soviet Union, 1922-1928); NEP
(one's) administrative responsibilities
economic reform; fiscal reform
prefectural government (of Osaka or Kyoto)
misgovernment; maladministration
fiscal stimulus; increasing public spending
political realignment; a realignment of political parties
imperialisation policy (esp. on Korea during Japan's colonial rule) (imperialization); policy of imperialisation
politics and law; political science and law; way of governing
Fiscal Investment and Loan Program; FILP
democratic form of government
Society for the Study of Social Policy
administrative office; government agency
administration by close advisers; kitchen cabinet
fiscal and monetary policies of Takahashi Korekiyo in the 1930s
Chongqing government (Kuomintang government based in Chongqing during the Second Sino-Japanese War)
transition from military rule to democratic government
power base (of a government)
e-government; electronic government
representative government
Oklahoma City bombing (April 19, 1995)
political settlement; settling (a dispute) politically (without resorting to force)
merchant class culture that flourished in Edo during the Bunka-Bunsei period
planning a new government; plan for a new administration
disillusionment with politics
political fundraising party
democratic government; democratically elected government
conservative government; conservative administration
policy of reducing acreage (under cultivation)
money in politics; political corruption (through bribery); kleptocracy; (lit.) politics and (dirty) money
fiscal discipline; budgetary discipline
obscurantist policy; keep-the-people-ignorant policy
Administrative Management Agency
Taishō Political Crisis (1913)
administrative subrogation
Minister of Posts and Telecommunications
Local Government Finance Act
Palestinian Authority; Palestinian National Authority
Songun; military-first policy of North Korea
political theory focused on a parliamentary system; parliamentary regime theory
political fundraiser; organization that financially assists a political party
local governmental body that requires federal oversight to recover from its debts
policy statement; manifesto
austerity measure; fiscal austerity
tax cut policy; tax reduction policy; tax-abatement policy
whirlpool of political strife
policy research committee
constitutional monarchy; limited monarchy
ward management; ward administration
money politics; pork-barrel politics
politicians, business leaders and bureaucrats; the worlds of politics, big business and bureaucracy
enfranchisement of foreign residents; voting rights for foreign residents
regional administrator; local government official
local administrative organ; local government
local economy; local financial affairs
separation of church and state; separation of religious ritual and government administration
freedom to carry out political activities; freedom of political activity
administrative punishment; administrative penalty
government emergency radio system for disaster prevention and relief
Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd
Bunka-Bunsei period (approx. 1804-1830)
broader-based local government
Specific Administrative Agency; municipality or public body which has an appointed building officer and is responsible for issuing building certifications
Japan Finance Corporation; JFC
transport administration; transportation administration
currying of political favor; buying political influence
administrative and financial reforms
The Matsushita Institute of Government and Management
political solution; political settlement
politicking by wining and dining
Gapsin Coup (failed reformist coup d'état in Korea; 1884); Kapsin Coup
Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy; CEFP
being something of a politician; having something of the politician in one
Constitutional Democratic Party (1927-1940)
international political economy
designated city or core city required to run its own public health centers
political situation; politicians' movements
government of Tokyo Metropolis
Japan Post (2003-2007) (abbr)
ordinance-designated city
Sunshine Policy (South Korean policy of engaging with North Korea)
reformist party; progressive party
government-managed health insurance
labor administration; labour administration
conservative (regressive) policy
government-controlled rice
administrative litigation (action)
Administrative Procedure Act
Japanese Society for Public Administration
Act on the Protection of Personal Information Held by Incorporated Administrative Agencies, etc.
Japan Educational Administration Society; JEAS
Japan Association for Planning Administration
National Chengchi University
political; politically; from a political point of view
Japanese Conference for the Study of Political Thought; JCSPT
Act on the Protection of Personal Information Held by Administrative Organs
separation of politics from economics
Japanese Political Science Association; JPSA
government funding; government-financed
Tokyo Kasei University Junior College
Tokyo Kasei Gakuin Tsukuba Women's University
National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies; GRIPS
Act on Substitute Execution by Administration
Hosei University, Tama Campus
Posts and Telecommunications University
International Institute of Administrative Sciences
Japan Academic Society for Educational Policy; JASEP
Act on Labor Relationship of Specified Independent Administrative Agency, etc. (2002)
centrism; middle-of-the-road politics
Administrative Case Litigation Act
Development Bank of Japan
Japan Economic Policy Association; JEPA
agencies of a central government
Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization; IMCO
Japan Association for Comparative Politics; JACP
dominant-party system; one-party dominant system
political action committee; PAC
centrist party; middle-of-the-road party
Administrative Reform Promotion Office; Administrative Reform Task Force
National Government Organization Act
political liberalization; political liberalisation
Kansai Society for Educational Administration; KSEA
State Minister in Charge of Science and Technology Policy
International Political Science Association
back-room political dealing
State Minister in Charge of Postal Services Privatization
Administrative Complaint Review Act
fiscal year; financial year
Administrative Reform Conference; Administrative Reform Council
tidbits of political gossip
Ministry of Civil Affairs (PRC)
Administrative Reform Commission (1983)
Kinmirai Seiji Kenkyūkai (faction of the Liberal Democratic Party); Ishihara faction
State Minister in Charge of Economic and Fiscal Policy
Government Paperwork Elimination Act (USA)
postal service privatization
National Policy Research Institute; NPRI
Ministry of Finance (China)
American Political Science Association
Kyōsei-kai (yakuza syndicate)
administration established through an unprincipled political coalition; government of convenience; cabinet created through an unholy alliance
one who is obsessed with (getting into, holding on to) political power; one who is obsessed with the idea of taking over government
Administrative Evaluation Bureau
Shikoku Branch Administrative Inspection Bureau
Institute for Information and Communications Policy; IICP
Three Noes (former Taiwan policy of no contact, no negotiation and no compromise with China)
Administrative Appeals Tribunal; AAT
National Institute for Education Policy Research
National Institute for Educational Policy Research
National Military Establishment (forerunner to the US Department of Defense; 1947-1949)
Deliberative Council on Political Ethics
National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management; NILIM
International Food Policy Research Institute; IFPRI
European Political Co-operation; EPC
public funding for political parties; party subsidy
policy-induced slump; stagnation resulting from poor economic policies
Political Party Subsidies Act
Constitutional Imperial Rule Party (1882-1883)
policy-related; policy based; policy relevant
National Institute of Science and Technology Policy; NISTE
policy-based financial institution; policy-driven financial institution; policy bank
three highest ranks in a ministry: minister, vice minister and parliamentary secretary
economic stability; fiscal stability
United States Military Government of the Ryukyu Islands (1945-1950)
Seiwa Seisaku Kenkyūkai (conservative faction of the Liberal Democratic Party); Abe faction
Kinki Postal Training Institute
representative government
Banchō Seisaku Kenkyūjo (faction of the LDP)
Institute of Fiscal and Monetary Policy
government-backed institution; government sponsored enterprise; GSE
Institute for Research on Public Policy
U.S. postal service; UNITED STATES POST OFFICE
United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands (1950-1972); USCAR
financial adjustment monies; public finance adjustment reserve funds stipulated in the Local Finance Act
ultra-loose monetary policy
Institute for Posts and Telecommunications Policy; IPTP
Posts and Telecommunications Training Institute
government subsidy; government grant
platform (e.g. of a party); policy statement; manifesto
cold political relations but hot economic relations (often said about China-Japan relations)
Policy Research Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries; PRIMAFF
Environmental Policy Institute
United States Military Government of the Ryukyu Islands (1945-1950)
United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands (1950-1972); USCAR
parliamentary under-secretary
cross-shareholdings policy
crony politics; nepotistic government
all-around policy; please-everyone policy
Sunshine Policy (South Korean policy of engaging with North Korea)
government-managed insurance
bloc party; satellite party
government-labour (e.g. liaison meeting); government-labor
government-guaranteed bond
administrative government agency; policy-making government agency
Sanseito (political party)
Look East policy (Malaysia)
government by relatives of ruler's wife
Kingdom of Tungning (Taiwan, 1661-1683); Koxinga dynasty
government whose core support comes from labourers and farmers (esp. the Soviet government)
Government of the Ryukyu Islands (1952-1972)
advisor (to the Ryukyuan King)
fiscal cliff (e.g. potential 2013 US financial crisis); fiscal precipice
Deliberative Council on Political Ethics (Diet Committee); ethics committee
debt cancellation order issued by the Emperor or the Shogun (during the Muromachi and Kamakura periods)