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- Baar, SwitzerlandBaar (German pronunciation: ) is a municipality in the canton of Zug in Switzerland.
- Babaoshan SubdistrictBabaoshan Subdistrict (Chinese: 八宝山街道; pinyin: Bābǎoshān Jiēdào) is a subdistrict on the s
- Babu (title)Indian honorary title
- Back BenchesBack Benches was a New Zealand political interview show, presented by Wallace Chapman and
- BackbencherParliamentarian who neither holds ministerial office nor shadows a minister
- Backlash (sociology)Strong adverse reaction to an idea, action, or object
- Bad debtDebt which is unlikely to be repaid and which the creditor is unwilling to collect
- Bagh printBagh print is a traditional Indian handicraft originating in Bagh, Dhar district of Madhya
- BaiduChinese internet services company
- BailConditional release of a defendant with the promise to appear in court
- Bailey v. Drexel Furniture Co.1922 United States Supreme Court case
- BailmentLegal relationship in common law
- Balance of Competences ReviewThe Balance of Competences Review was an “audit of what the EU (European Union) does and h
- Balance of paymentsDifference between the inflow and outflow of money to a country at a given time
- Balance of power (international relations)Theory in international relations
- Balance of tradeDifference between the monetary value of exports and imports
- Balance sheetAccounting financial summary
- Balanced scorecardStrategy performance management tool
- Balanced-arm lampA balanced-arm lamp, sometimes called a floating arm lamp, is a lamp with an adjustable fo
- Ballot titleA ballot title is the official, short, summary of a referendum that appears on the ballot.
- BanbishnMiddle Persian title
- Banco SantanderSpanish multinational bank
- BandhSouth Asian form of a general strike
- BanditryType of organized crime committed by outlaws
- Bangladeshi takaCurrency of Bangladesh
- Bank accountFinancial account maintained by a bank
- Bank for International SettlementsInternational financial institution owned by central banks
- Bank of AmericaAmerican multinational banking and financial services corporation
- Bank of ChinaChinese state-owned commercial bank
- Bank robberyCrime of stealing from a bank using violence or threat thereof
- Bank runMass withdrawal of money from banks
- Bank secrecyAgreement between a bank and its clients that activities remain private
- Bank tellerCustomer-facing bank employee
- Bankers TrustBankers Trust was a historic American banking organization. The bank merged with Alex. Bro
- Banking in VietnamBanking in Vietnam started in 1976 with the State Bank Vietnam, which became the central b
- BanknotePaper money issued by a bank
- Banknotes of TurkeyIn 1926, the Ministry of Finance introduced notes for the Republic of Turkey in denominati
- BanqAlternative spellings used for legal restriction evasion
- Bar (law)Legal profession as an institution
- Bar Standards BoardThe Bar Standards Board regulates barristers in England and Wales for the public interest.
- Barbados–United Kingdom relationsBilateral relations
- Barbara BrandenBarbara Joan Branden (née Weidman; May 14, 1929 – December 11, 2013) was a Canadian-Americ
- Bargaining model of warTransactional view of violent conflict in international relations theory
- BaronTitle of nobility in Europe
- Barrage (artillery)Artillery tactic
- BarristerType of lawyer
- Barroso CommissionEuropean Commission from 2004 to 2014
- BartenderPerson behind the bar who serves (usually alcoholic) beverages
- BarterDirect reciprocal exchange of goods or services without the use of money
- Basel IBanking requirements published in 1988
- Basel IIBanking regulation framework
- Basel IIIBanking regulation framework
- BASFGerman chemical company
- Basic intelligenceBasic intelligence is fundamental or factual information about a foreign country, organiza
- Basic Law for the Federal Republic of GermanyConstitution of Germany
- Batch productionMethod of manufacturing where the products are made as specified groups or amounts
- Batons of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of WellingtonArthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS (c. 1 May 1769 – 14 Septem
- BattalionMilitary unit size designation
- Battery (tort)Tort of contact
- Battle commandBattle command (BC) is the discipline of visualizing, describing, directing, and leading f
- Battle cryYell or chant taken up in battle
- Battle of the Monongahela1755 battle of the French and Indian War
- BattlespaceMilitary concept of a universal battlefield
- BayerGerman multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company
- BazaarType of public marketplace
- BegzadaTitles given within the Ottoman Empire
- Behavior modification facilityInstitution
- Behavioral economicsFactors influencing economic decisions
- Belgium–Germany relationsBelgium-Germany relations are the bilateral relations between Belgium and Germany. Both of
- Belgium–United Kingdom relationsBilateral relations
- Belize–United Kingdom relationsBilateral relations
- Bell LabsResearch and scientific development company
- BelligerentWarring party to military conflict
- BelwederBelweder (Polish pronunciation: ; from the Italian belvedere, "beautiful view") is a neocl
- Ben ChifleyPrime Minister of Australia from 1945 to 1949
- Bench (law)Legal term with several meanings
- Bench trialType of legal trial
- Beneficial ownershipLegal term
- Beneficiary (trust)Person(s) entitled to the benefit of a trust arrangement
- Benefit corporationType of for-profit entity
- BeneluxWestern European politico-economic union
- Benjamin Bloomfield, 1st Baron BloomfieldLieutenant General Benjamin Bloomfield, 1st Baron Bloomfield GCB GCH PC (13 April 1768 – 1
- Benjamin Ginsberg (political scientist)American political scientist
- Benjamin I. SchwartzBenjamin Isadore Schwartz (December 12, 1916 – November 14, 1999) was an American politica
- Berkshire HathawayAmerican multinational conglomerate holding company
- Berlin Declaration (2007)The Berlin Declaration (officially the Declaration on the occasion of the 50th anniversary
- BerlusconismTerm used to describe the political positions of Silvio Berlusconi
- Berne Convention1886 international assembly and treaty
- Bertelsmann Transformation IndexBenchmark for democracy and market economy
- Bertram Ashburnham, 5th Earl of AshburnhamBertram Ashburnham, 5th Earl of Ashburnham (28 October 1840 – 15 January 1913) was a Briti
- Best evidence ruleThe best evidence rule is a legal principle that holds an original of a document as superi
- Beta (finance)In finance, the beta (β or market beta or beta coefficient) is a statistic that measures t
- Bexley London Borough CouncilBexley London Borough Council, also known as Bexley Council is the local authority for the
- BeyHonorific title in Turkic languages
- BeylerbeyTitle in the medieval and modern Islamic world
- Bharatiya Janata PartyPolitical party in India
- BHPAustralian multinational mining and metals company
- Bhutanese ngultrumCurrency of Bhutan
- Bibi (title)South Asian honorific title
- BicameralismLegislature with two chambers
- Big businessLarge-scale corporate organization
- Big Society AwardThe Big Society Award was a British award set up by prime minister David Cameron in Novemb
- Big-box storePhysically large retail establishment
- Big-character posterMedium for protest and propaganda in China
- Big-game huntingHunting of large animals
- Bill (law)Proposed law
- Bill (United States Congress)In the United States Congress, a bill is proposed legislation under consideration by eithe
- Bill Anderson (businessman)William Anderson (born August 23, 1966) is an American business executive who has been the
- Bill of rightsProclamation of fundamental rights to citizens of a polity
- Bill of Rights 1689English civil rights legislation
- BillboardAdvertising signage
- BioprospectingExploration of nature for material with commercial potential
- BiosecurityPreventive measures designed to reduce the risk of infectious disease transmission
- Biotechnology Innovation OrganizationThe Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) is the largest advocacy association in the
- BirdLife InternationalConservation organization for birds, headquartered in Cambridge
- Birth aboard aircraft and shipsThe subject of birth aboard aircraft and ships is one with a long history in public intern
- Birth tourismTravel to give birth in another country
- BirthrightThings being due to a person upon or by fact of their birth
- BitcoinDecentralized digital cryptocurrency
- Black conservatismConservatism among communities of African descent
- Black conservatism in the United StatesMovement within conservatism among African Americans
- Black Lives Matter Global Network FoundationAmerican non-profit organization
- Black populismPolitical movement in the United States
- Black powerPolitical slogan and ideology
- Black Widow (Chechnya)Term for Islamist Chechen female suicide bombers
- Black–Scholes modelMathematical model of financial markets
- BlackmailCoercion based on threat of revealing information
- BlackRockAmerican investment company
- Blackstone's ratio1760s legal maxim by William Blackstone
- BlanquismLeft-wing revolutionary ideology
- Blasphemy lawLaw prohibiting blasphemy
- BlatcherismPortmanteau of the names of two British politicians
- Bled Strategic ForumThe Bled Strategic Forum is a global ideas platform founded by the government of the Repub
- BlitzkriegMilitary strategy pioneered by Nazi Germany
- Blizzard EntertainmentAmerican video game publisher and developer
- BloodsStreet gang founded in Los Angeles
- Bloody Sunday InquiryThe Bloody Sunday Inquiry, also known as the Saville Inquiry or the Saville Report after i
- Blowback (intelligence)Unintended consequence of covert operations, typically involving rogue terrorist groups
- Blue slip (U.S. House of Representatives)In the House of Representatives, a blue slip is a rejection slip given to tax and spending
- Blue-collar workerWorking-class person who performs manual labour
- Blue-water navyNaval force capable of operating across the deep waters of the open oceans
- BMWGerman automotive manufacturer
- BNP ParibasFrench multinational banking and financial services company
- BNP Paribas FortisBNP Paribas Fortis is an international bank based in Belgium and a subsidiary of French ba
- Boadilla del MonteBoadilla del Monte (Spanish: ) is a Spanish town and municipality located in the west of t
- Board of directorsType of governing body for an organisation
- Bodily integrityHuman right to personal autonomy, self-ownership, and self-determination
- Body politicMetaphor comparing a polity to a body
- BoeingAmerican aerospace and defense corporation
- Boeing UKBoeing United Kingdom Limited (; or simply Boeing UK) is a subsidiary of Boeing that opera
- Boko HaramAfrican jihadist organisation
- Bolivian bolivianoCurrency of Bolivia
- Bolling Air Force BaseBolling Air Force Base or Bolling AFB is a United States Air Force base in Washington, D.C
- BolsonarismBrazilian political ideology named after Jair Bolsonaro
- BonapartismFrench political ideology
- Bond (finance)Instrument of indebtedness
- Bond marketFinancial market where participants can issue new debt or buy and sell debt securities
- Bond valuationFair price of a bond
- BookkeepingRecording financial transactions or events
- BooksellingBusiness of selling and dealing with books
- Border controlMeasures taken to regulate the movement of goods and people across borders
- Border guardGovernment service concerned with security of national borders
- Borgo ValsuganaBorgo Valsugana (El Bórgo in local dialect) is a comune (municipality) in Trentino in the
- Boris JohnsonPrime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022
- Bosnian mujahideenMuslim volunteers during the Bosnian War
- Boston Stock ExchangeThe Boston Stock Exchange (now NASDAQ BX, formerly BSE) was a regional stock exchange form
- Both red and expertPolitical term from Mao-era China
- Boundaries ScotlandBoundaries Scotland is an independent body in Scotland created as the Local Government Bou
- Bounding overwatchBounding overwatch (also known as leapfrogging, moving overwatch, or the buddy system) is
- Bourgeois socialismPolitical terminology and perspective
- Bourse du TravailThe Bourse du Travail (French for "labour exchanges"), a French form of the labour council
- BoutiqueType of retail shop
- BoutonnièreA boutonnière (French: ) or buttonhole (British English) is a floral decoration, typically
- Bow GroupThe Bow Group is a UK-based think tank promoting conservative opinion. Founded in 1951, it
- Box breakerThe term box breaker pertains to the mobile phone industry; where there are companies or i
- BPBritish multinational oil and gas company
- BraamfonteinBraamfontein (English: blackberry spring, or more prosaicly blackberry springs; also known
- BrainwashingMethods that purportedly control a person's will, desire, or knowledge
- Brand ambassadorPaid representative of an organization
- Brand licensingRenting or leasing of an intangible asset
- Brand protectionPrevent third parties from using intellectual property
- Brazil–Cuba relationsBrazilian-Cuban relations are Bilateralism and Diplomacy of the Sovereign States of Brazil
- Brazil–European Union relationsBilateral relations
- Brazilian Civil CodeThe current Brazilian Civil Code (Law 10.406 of January 10, 2002) has been in force since
- Brazilian National CongressBicameral federal legislature of Brazil
- Brazilian realCurrency of Brazil
- Breach of contractType of civil wrong in contract law
- Breach of promiseCommon law tort relating to promise to marry
- Brent London Borough CouncilBrent London Borough Council, also known as Brent Council, is the local authority for the
- Brett KavanaughUS Supreme Court justice since 2018
- Brexit and the Irish borderEffect on Ireland's UK/EU border
- Brexit withdrawal agreement2020 EU–UK agreement for implementing Brexit
- Brian MulroneyPrime Minister of Canada from 1984 to 1993
- BriberyCorrupt solicitation, acceptance, or transfer of value in exchange for official action
- BRICSIntergovernmental organization
- BRICS PayDistributed payment messaging mechanism system
- BrigadierMilitary rank
- Brigadier generalSenior rank in the armed forces
- BrinkmanshipPolitical and military tactic
- Britain's Everyday HeroesBritain's Everyday Heroes is a book by former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown about th
- British AcademyNational academy of humanities and social sciences
- British administrative lawPart of UK constitutional law
- British AirwaysFlag carrier airline of the United Kingdom
- British Armed ForcesCombined military forces of the United Kingdom
- British company lawLaw that regulates corporations formed under the Companies Act 2006
- British IslandsLegal jurisdiction and term by law in the United Kingdom
- British National (Overseas) passportBritish passport for persons with BN(O) status
- British Nationality (Falkland Islands) Act 1983The British Nationality (Falkland Islands) Act 1983 (1983 c. 6) is an Act of Parliament pa
- British Overseas Territories Act 2002Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
- British Overseas Territories citizenType of British nationality
- British passportPassport issued to British nationals
- British Politics (journal)British Politics is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal covering British political
- British royal familyFamily of the British monarch
- British Virgin Islands company lawNational economic law
- British–Irish CouncilIntergovernmental organisation
- Broadcast licenseLicense granting permission to use radio frequency spectrum for broadcasting use
- BroadcomAmerican semiconductor company
- Broadway (Manhattan)North-south avenue in New York
- Broadway Bridge (Manhattan)The Broadway Bridge is a vertical-lift bridge across the Harlem River Ship Canal in the bo
- Broken-backed war theoryForm of conflict that could happen after a massive nuclear exchange
- BrokerPerson who arranges transactions between a buyer and a seller for a commission
- BroligarchySlang term for a society controlled by tech bros
- Bronisław KomorowskiPresident of Poland from 2010 to 2015
- Brotherhood economicsChristian economic system
- Brown v. Board of EducationLandmark 1954 U.S. Supreme Court decision
- Brown-water navyNaval force capable of operating in littoral waters
- Brunei–United Kingdom relationsBilateral relations
- Buddhist socialismSocialism based on the principles of Buddhism
- BudgetBalance sheet or statement of estimated receipts and expenditures
- Budget of the European UnionThe budget of the European Union (a.k.a. The Union's annual budget) is used to finance EU
- Buenos Aires Central Business DistrictThe Buenos Aires Central Business District is the main commercial centre of Buenos Aires,
- Buffer stateCountry between two powerful countries
- Building codeConstruction standards for buildings
- Building materialMaterial which is used for construction purposes
- Bulford CampBulford Camp is a military camp on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England. Established in 1
- Bulgarian BrailleBulgarian Braille is a braille alphabet for writing the Bulgarian language. It is based on
- Bulgarian languageEastern South Slavic language
- Bull (stock market speculator)Stock market speculator who buys with the expectation of short-term increase in value
- Bullion coinType of coin struck from precious metal
- BundesplatzThe Bundesplatz (literally: the "Federal Square") is the Government Plaza in Bern, the de
- BundespräsidialamtThe Bundespräsidialamt (German: ; "Office of the Federal President") is a federal agency (
- Burbank, CaliforniaCity in California, United States
- Burden of proof (law)Obligation on a party to prove their case
- Bureau of Indian AffairsUS government agency
- Bureau of Justice StatisticsU.S. criminal justice data agency
- Bureau of Labor StatisticsUS government agency
- Bureau of the European ParliamentAdministration bureau
- Bureau of the Pan-African ParliamentThe Bureau of the Pan-African Parliament is the essential leadership of the Pan-African Pa
- BureaucracyAdministrative system governing any large institution
- Bureaucratic collectivismTheory of class society
- Burger KingAmerican fast food restaurant chain
- Burggraf von RegensburgThe Burggraf von Regensburg (died after 1185) was a Middle High German lyric poet who wrot
- BurglaryUnlawful entering of a building
- BurgraveOfficial title for the ruler of a castle in medieval Europe
- Burlington HouseBuilding on Piccadilly in London, England
- Burnham ministryGovernment of the United Kingdom from 2026
- Business administrationAdministration of a commercial enterprise
- Business cycleIntervals of expansion and recession in economic activity
- Business developmentProcesses to develop growth opportunities within organizations
- Business ethicsApplication of ethical principles to the area of business activities
- Business judgment ruleCase law-derived doctrine in corporations law
- Business method patentType of patent
- Business modelDescription of how businesses operate
- Business model canvasStrategic management template
- Business networkingSharing of information or services between people, companies or groups
- Business planFormal written document containing the goals of a business
- Business processSystematic collection of tasks within a business
- Business process managementBusiness management discipline
- Business process outsourcing in the PhilippinesOne of the most dynamic and fastest growing sectors in the Philippines is the information
- Business rates in WalesBusiness rates is the commonly used name of Non-Domestic Rates in Wales, a tax on occupati
- Business records exceptionU.S hearsay rule
- Business valueBroad term for all forms of value in businesses
- Business-to-businessCommercial transaction between businesses
- BusinesspersonPerson involved in activities for profit
- ButcherCraftsperson responsible for the preparation and sale of meat
- Buyer decision processDecision-making process used by consumers
- By-electionElection to fill a vacant political office
- By-productSecondary product of an item or process
- BYD AutoChinese automobile manufacturer