political scientist
noun [ C ] uk/pəˌlɪt.ɪ.kəl ˈsaɪ.ən.tɪst/ us/pəˌlɪt̬.ə.kəl ˈsaɪ.ən.tɪst/
政治学家;政治学学者
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. 巴格达大学的一位政治学家对即将举行的伊拉克选举发表了评论。
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- 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.