20 The topic of this glossary is about Social Science especially focus about buisness politics, anthropology and the society in general terms
I made this glossary to help the future students in that program to learn briefly about the concepts, words, and theories they will learn, talk, and use in this program.
accountant
noun
a register of financial transactions providing access to funds on demand, trough a variety of different channels.
Example: my uncle is an accountant
fr: comptable
Acculturation
A process in which members of one cultural group adopt the beliefs and behaviors of another group
Example: he made a process of acculturation
fr: Acculturation
animism
noun
the attribution of soul to plants, inanimate objects, and natural phenomena
Example: I'm interested in animism
fr: animisme
anthropologist
noun
a scientist interested in what it is to be human in all of our many different societies around the world today and in the past
Example: my friend is an anthropologist
fr: anthropologue
archaeology
noun
the systematic study of the material remains of human behaviour in the past
Example: i want to study archeology in the future
fr: archéologie
autocracy
noun
a country or government that is controlled by a single person
Example: this country is an autocracy
fr: autocratie
backbencher
noun
a Member of Parliament who isn't a government minister or an opposition leader
Example: this man is a backbencher
fr: député d'arrière-ban
bill of lading
noun
a document issued by a carrier to a shipper, listing and acknowledging receipt of goods for transport and specifying terms of delivery
fr: connaissement maritime
bookkeeping
noun
the activity or occupation of keeping records pf the financial affairs of a business
fr: tenue de livre compte
break even
noun
reach a point in a business venture when the profits are equal to the costs
fr: seuil de rentabilité
class
noun
a group of people bought of as a unit because they are similar in terms of social or economic factors
Example: a lot of people want to be a part of the wealthy class
fr: classe
commerce
noun
Large-scale buying and selling of goods and services within and between societies that usually have market economies
Example: the dynamics of the American commerce are interesting to me
fr: commerce
culture
noun
the learned patterns of behaviour and thought that help a group adapt to it's surroundings
Example: I love my culture
fr: culture
Discharge resolution
noun
In the Senate, a special motion that any Senator may introduce to relieve a committee of consideration of a bill before it.
fr: résolution de décharge
ethnology
noun
he study of characteristics of various people and the differences and relationships between them
Example: i have a good understanding of ethnology
fr: ethnologie
filibuster
noun
an informal term for extended debate or other procedures used to prevent a vote on a bill in the Senate
fr: obstruction
insurrection
noun
a violent attempt to take power from a government
Example: in some countries people tried to do an insurrection
fr: insurrection
paleoanthropology
noun
the scientific study of the fossil remains of extinct members of the genus Homo sapiens
Example: My teacher is learning me some concepts about paleoanthropology
fr: paléoanthropologie
plutocracy
noun
a country or government controlled by the wealthy, either directly or indirectly
Example: our country is a plutocracy
fr: ploutocratie
pollster
noun
a person or company that researches public opinion