factious(tribal)
partisan: Her partisan speech angered the opposing party.
board
Senate
Congress
diplomatic(tactful): She is always diplomatic when she deals with angry students.
diplomacy(tact): The clerk spoke with diplomacy to the angry customer.
confederate(partner, company): The gangster and his confederates were arrested.
league
affiliate(associate, ally): She affiliates herself with a new law firm.
unconventional
dictatorial(tyrannical)
domestic: The police called the fight between the husband and wife a domestic matter.
potent(cogent, powerful): His potent speech impressed all the people present.
authoritative: Make sure you ask an authoritative source for directions.
influential(powerful)
centralized
authority: The teacher gave her assistant the authority to grade papers.
privilege(prerogative)
democracy: People must participate in their government if a democracy is to work.
petition
domain(field, region)
territory
nationality
kingdom(realm)
realm(field, domain)
regimen
sovereignty
autonomy(independence): The nation's autonomy was compromised by the treaty.
commission: The president appointed a commission to study poverty.
committee: The committee planned the club's budget for next year.
election: How many people voted in the last election?
ballot(vote, poll)
ideology
parade(procession, march)
govern(determine, control): The evil dictator governed unfairly.
confer: I conferred with my friends about what we should eat for dinner.
entitle: Every citizen is entitled to equal protection under the law.
exploit(explore): The company exploited the workers by falsely promising them pay raises.
maneuver(move, step, tactic): At the last moment, the basketball player made a clever maneuver that allowed a goal to be made.
reform(regenerate): The reform and open policy has brought us Chinese people a rich and colourful life.
inspect(examine, survey): The general inspected the troops.
emigrate: Mary emigrated from Germany to France during World War I.
immigrate: Britain immigrated many colonists to the New World.
exile(banish, deport): The king was exiled when his empire was taken over.
enslave: The addict was enslaved by drugs.
hustle(hurry, hasten): To make more money, the restaurant owner hustled customers in and out quickly.
impel(compel, urge): He was impelled by a strong passion to save the diseased boy.
oust(dismiss, throw out): He was ousted from his position as chairman.
banish(exile, expel): The naughty child was banished to his room until dinner.
deport
enable(make possible, allow, help): An unexpected inheritance enabled me to buy a house.
reign(govern, rule): The old king has been reigning the nation for 30 years.
dominate(control): The older brother dominated his younger siblings.
abdicate(abandon): King Edward abdicated in 1936.
administer(govern, supervise): The personnel director administers the attendance policy.
administration(management): Lisa is involved in administration at the company she works for.
institute(establish, set up, start): The village instituted a welfare system on their own.
amendment
colonize: Britain colonized many parts of Africa.
check(examine, inspect): Raising interest rate is commonly used as a tool to check inflation.
monarchy
republican
anarchism
doctrine(principle)
immigrant
municipal
strike(work stoppage): In France, going on strike is frequently being utilised by the union in fighting for the workers' interest, which strikes the nation's economy heavily.
scandal(disgrace, defamation): The president's scandal was soon publicized and exaggerated.
vote
welfare
Ideas are like the stars—we never reach them, but like mariners, we chart our course by them. –C.Schur