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- Pablo Hernández de CosPablo Hernández de Cos (born 20 January 1971) is a Spanish economist who served as the 70t
- Pacific Forum InternationalPacific Forum is a Honolulu-based foreign policy research institute focused on the Indo-Pa
- Pacific Islands ForumIntergovernmental organisation of island nations in the Pacific Ocean
- Package deliveryType of delivery service
- Pacta sunt servandaLatin legal phrase
- Pak Thae-songPremier of North Korea since 2024
- Pakistan–United Kingdom relationsBilateral relations
- Pakistani rupeeCurrency of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
- Palais de la Cour de JusticeThe Palais de la Cour de Justice is a building complex acting as the seat of the Court of
- Palazzo della FarnesinaThe Palazzo della Farnesina is an Italian government building located between Monte Mario
- PaleoconservatismPolitical philosophy
- PaleolibertarianismRight-wing political activism strategy
- Palestine Liberation OrganizationOfficial representative of Palestinians
- Palestine–United Kingdom relationsBilateral relations
- Palestinian Legislative CouncilUnicameral legislature of the Palestinian Authority
- Palestinian nationalismMovement for self-determination and sovereignty of Palestine
- Palestinian political violenceAs Palestinians have not had a fully recognized state with a regular army, much of Palesti
- Pan AmUnited States airline (1927–1991)
- Pan-African ParliamentInternational parliament
- Pan-European identityPersonal identification with Europe
- Pan-Green CoalitionTaiwanese nationalist political group
- Pan-IslamismMovement advocating unity of Muslims under one state
- Pan-nationalismNationalism beyond national boundaries
- Panama as a tax havenOne of the oldest and best-known tax havens in the Caribbean
- Panama Papers2016 document leak scandal
- PanasonicJapanese multinational electronics corporation
- Panda diplomacyChina's use of giant pandas as diplomatic tools
- Papal crossThe papal cross is a Christian cross, which serves as an emblem for the office of the Pope
- Par valueStated value or face value of a financial instrument
- Para-fascismRight-wing regimes and movements similar to fascism
- Paradise Papers2017 documents leak related to offshore investment
- Paradox of toleranceLogical paradox in decision-making theory
- ParalegalParaprofessional who assists qualified lawyers in their legal work
- Parallel importA parallel import is a non-counterfeit product imported from another country without the p
- ParamilitaryOrganization similar to, but not part of, a military
- Paramount leaderMost important political figure in China
- Paramount PicturesAmerican film and distribution company
- Paraphrasing of copyrighted materialIssue in copyright law
- Parcel postType of mailing
- PardonForgiveness of a crime by the government
- Parental leaveTime taken off to care for a newborn
- Parents' rights movementCivil rights movement related to family law
- Pareto efficiencyWeakly optimal allocation of resources
- Pareto principleStatistical principle about ratio of effects to causes
- Paris ClubInternational organization
- Parish meetingMeeting that all the electors in a civil parish in England are entitled to attend
- Park Ji-hyun (politician)Park Ji-hyun (Korean: 박지현, Korean pronunciation: ; born 29 March 1996) is a South Korean p
- Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949United Kingdom legislation establishing the supremacy of the House of Commons
- Parliament of IndiaBicameral legislature of India
- Parliament of IrelandFormer parliament of Ireland
- Parliament of LebanonLegislature of Lebanon
- Parliament of South AfricaBicameral legislature of South Africa
- Parliament of the United KingdomThe Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme
- Parliament of the World's ReligionsSeries of meetings intended to create a global interfaith dialogue
- Parliament Square, EdinburghParliament Square, Edinburgh, Scotland, is located off the High Street, part of the Royal
- Parliamentary groupGroup of members of different political parties
- Parliamentary Labour PartyThe Parliamentary Labour Party (PLP) is the parliamentary group of the Labour Party in the
- Parliamentary leaderPolitical title of the person leading a parliamentary group
- Parliamentary procedureGuidelines to conduct meetings
- Parliamentary republicForm of government
- Parliamentary sovereigntyConstitutional legal doctrine
- Parliamentary sovereignty in the United KingdomConstitutional principle of the United Kingdom
- Parliamentary systemForm of government
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Devolution and Regional GrowthBritish junior minister
- Parol evidence ruleCommon law rule relating to contracts
- ParoleConditional release of a prisoner
- ParricideIntentional killing of one's parent(s)
- Partial-order planningTopic in automated planning
- Participation bankingIslamic banking in Turkey and MENA
- Participatory budgetingDemocratic financial decision-making process
- Participatory justiceParticipatory justice, broadly speaking, refers to the direct participation of those affec
- ParticracyForm of government
- Partisan (military)Member of a resistance movement
- Partition (law)Legal act of dividing an estate
- Partition (politics)Political border splitting a territory
- Partnership on AIPartnership on Artificial Intelligence to Benefit People and Society, otherwise known as P
- Party admissionException to hearsay in law of evidence
- Party and state leadersOverview of national leaders of China
- Party leaders of the United States House of RepresentativesParty leaders of the United States House of Representatives, also known as floor leaders,
- Party leaders of the United States SenateThe positions of majority leader and minority leader are held by two United States senator
- Party of Labour of AlbaniaRuling party of Albania from 1945 to 1991
- Party switchingChanging of political parties by elected officials
- Party-directed mediationForm of conflict resolution
- Party-line voteVote within a deliberative assembly where a majority of party members vote the same way
- Party-list proportional representationFamily of voting systems
- Passive managementMarket-weighted investing strategy
- Passports of the European UnionPassports issued by European Union member states
- Patent analyticsPatent analytics is the process of analyzing the patent documents, disclosures and other i
- Patent applicationApplication filed at a patent office
- Patent claimDefined scope of legal protection
- Patent Cooperation TreatyInternational patent law treaty
- Patent infringementBreach of the rights conferred by a patent
- Patent law in the NetherlandsPatent law in the Netherlands, or simply Dutch patent law, is mainly governed by the Kingd
- Patent law of ChinaPeople's Republic of China patent law
- Patent law of the European UnionEuropean Union patent law is a subset of European patent law. It also serves as the supers
- Patent opposition proceedingsPatent opposition proceedings are administrative mechanisms within the patent law framewor
- Patent prosecutionLegal proceeding
- Patent trollPejorative term related to intellectual property
- Patent valuationIntellectual property assets such as patents are the core of many organizations and transa
- PatentabilityConcept in patent law
- PatentleftPatentleft is the practice of licensing patents (especially biological patents) for royalt
- Patently unreasonableFormer Canadian legal doctrine
- PaternalismSociological behaviour
- Paternalistic conservatismStrand of conservatism
- PathéFrench film production company
- Patients' rightsSet of principles to protect the interest of those receiving medical care
- Patil (title)Indian honorific title
- PatriarchalismPatriarchalism is an archetypal political conception that arose most succinctly in sevente
- PatricideAct of killing one's father
- Patrol boatSmall naval vessel
- PatronageSupport that one organization or individual bestows to another
- Paulo PortasPortuguese media and political figure
- PawnbrokerIndividual or business that offers loans, using personal property as collateral
- Payday loanShort-term unsecured loan
- PaymentTransfer of value from one party to another
- Payment cardCard issued by a financial institution
- Payment systemSystem used to settle financial transactions through the transfer of monetary value
- PayPalAmerican multinational financial technology company
- Payroll taxTax imposed on employers or employees
- Peace processDiplomatic end to war
- Peace through strengthPhrase that suggests that military power can help preserve peace
- Peace treatyAgreement between hostile parties
- Peace, order, and good governmentPolitical-philosophical phrase in Commonwealth countries
- PeacebuildingNonviolent intervention to prevent conflict
- Peacebuilding CommissionUnited Nations intergovernmental advisory body
- Peaceful transition of powerConcept critical to establishing democratic governments
- PeacekeepingActivities intended to create conditions that favour lasting peace
- PeacemakingConcept in conflict resolution
- Pedophile advocacy groupsGroups that advocate for child-adult sex
- Pedro CastilloPresident of Peru from 2021 to 2022
- Pedro SánchezPrime Minister of Spain since 2018
- Pedro Segura y SáenzPedro Segura y Sáenz (4 December 1880 – 8 April 1957) was a Spanish Cardinal of the Roman
- PeerageSystem of nobility
- Peerages in the United KingdomNoble titles in the United Kingdom
- PemexMexican state-owned petroleum corporation
- PEN InternationalWorldwide association of writers
- Pen-down strikeForm of protest where employees refuse to perform their duties
- Penal damagesPenal damages are liquidated damages which exceed reasonable compensatory damages, making
- Penal labourType of forced labour performed by prisoners
- Penal military unitMilitary formation consisting of convicts mobilized for military service
- Penal populismPopulism on criminal justice
- Peng LiyuanFirst Lady of China since 2012
- Penitent thiefThief pardoned by Jesus on the cross
- PennyUnit of currency in various countries
- Penny (British pre-decimal coin)Former denomination of sterling coinage
- Penny (Canadian coin)Former Canadian coin worth one cent
- Penny (United States coin)Current lowest-value American coin
- PenologySubfield of criminology
- Pension fundProgram, fund, or scheme that provides retirement income
- Pension systems by countryThe table below shows the pension systems pillars by country.
- People for the American WayAmerican progressive advocacy group
- People for the Ethical Treatment of AnimalsAmerican animal rights organization
- People smugglingIllegal transportation of people
- People's Action PartySingaporean political party
- People's Armed PoliceChinese paramilitary organization
- People's Assembly of North KoreaThe People's Assembly of North Korea (Korean: 북조선인민회의) was the unicameral legislature of t
- People's Bank of ChinaCentral bank of the People's Republic of China
- People's congressForm of government in the People's Republic of China
- People's democratic dictatorshipMaoist political concept of democracy
- People's Liberation ArmyCombined military forces of the People's Republic of China
- People's Liberation Army NavyMaritime service branch of the Chinese People's Liberation Army
- People's organizationOrganizations in the CCP's united front
- People's Police (China)Civil police force of the People's Republic of China
- PepsiCoAmerican multinational food and beverage corporation
- Perfect competitionMarket structure in which firms are price takers for a homogeneous product
- Perfect crimeColloquial term
- PerfidyWar crime involving breaking of a promise
- Performance effectsStrategy researchers want to understand differences in firm performance. Studies show that
- Periodic detentionType of judicial punishment
- PerjuryFalsifying an oath or affirmation
- Permanent Committees of the Pan-African ParliamentTo help coordinate efforts in dealing with issues on the continent the Pan-African Parliam
- Permanent Court of ArbitrationIntergovernmental organization
- Permanent Court of International JusticeInternational court from 1922 to 1946
- Permanent establishmentFixed place of business
- Permanent members of the United Nations Security CouncilFive countries influential in world affairs
- Permanent representativeHead of a diplomatic mission to an international organisation
- Permanent representative to the United NationsA permanent representative to the United Nations (sometimes called a "UN ambassador") is t
- Permanent residencyStatus of a person in a country
- PeronismArgentine political movement
- Perpetual bondFinancial bond with no maturity date
- Perpetual travelerA perpetual traveler (also PT, permanent tourist or prior taxpayer) is a person who bases
- Perpetual warLasting state of war with no clear ending conditions
- Pershing Square HoldingsPershing Square Holdings is a large Guernsey investment trust dedicated to long-term inves
- Person having ordinary skill in the artConcept in patent law
- Personal budgetPlan for the coordination of income and expenses
- Personal financeBudgeting and expenses
- Personal jurisdictionCourt jurisdiction over the parties of a lawsuit
- Personal propertyProperty which can be moved from one location to another
- Personal sellingMarketing tactic
- Personality rightsIndividuals' control of their identity for commercial uses
- Peruvian realThe real was the currency of Peru until 1863. Sixteen silver reales equalled one gold escu
- Perverting the course of justiceCriminal offence
- PEST analysisBusiness analysis framework
- Pet foodAnimal feed for pets
- Peter and Paul FortressOriginal citadel of Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Peter Buck (restaurateur)Peter Buck (December 19, 1930 – November 18, 2021) was an American physicist, restaurateur
- Peter CoryPeter deCarteret Cory, CC QC (October 25, 1925 – April 7, 2020) was a puisne judge of the
- Peter J. KatzensteinPeter Joachim Katzenstein FBA (born February 17, 1945) is a German-American political scie
- Peter Seah Lim HuatPeter Seah Lim Huat (Chinese: 佘林发; pinyin: Shé Línfā; born 1947) is a business executive.
- Peter Struck (politician)Peter Struck (24 January 1943 – 19 December 2012) was the German Minister of Defence under
- Petit juryHears the evidence in a trial as presented by both the plaintiff and the defendant
- PetitionWritten request, e.g. to a government
- PetrobrasBrazilian majority state-owned oil and gas corporation
- Petroleum industryExtraction and sale of petroleum products
- Petroleum refining processesMethods of transforming crude oil
- PetrostateCountries that primarily produce oil or natural gas
- Petty officerMilitary rank
- PeugeotFrench automotive brand founded in 1810
- PfandbriefThe Pfandbrief (plural: Pfandbriefe), a mostly triple-A rated German bank debenture, has b
- PfizerAmerican multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology corporation
- PhalanxInfantry formation
- Pharmaceutical Benefits SchemeThe Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) is a program of the Australian Government that su
- Pharmaceutical distributionThe distribution of medications has special drug safety and security considerations. Some
- Pharmaceutical industryIndustry involved with discovery, development, production and marketing of drugs
- Pharmaceutical sales representativePharmaceutical sales representatives or Medical sales respresentatives are salespeople emp
- Pharmacy (shop)Shop that provides pharmaceutical drugs
- Phil BarkerPhil Barker (born 5 November 1932) is one of the major figures in the development of the m
- Philippe Le BillonPhilippe Le Billon is a researcher known for his work in political ecology and on the poli
- PhilipsDutch multinational technology company
- Phillip BlondPhillip Blond (born 1 March 1966) is an English political philosopher, Anglican theologian
- Phillip DavidsonPhillip Buford Davidson Jr. (November 26, 1915 – February 7, 1996) was an American lieuten
- Phillips curveEconomic model relating wages to unemployment
- Philosopher kingHypothetical wise ruler described by Plato
- Philosophical aspects of the abortion debateThe philosophical aspects of the abortion debate are logical arguments that can be made ei
- Philosophy of warTheory of causes and ethics of armed conflict
- PhishingForm of social engineering
- PhysiocracySchool of thought in economics
- Piazza San LorenzoPiazza San Lorenzo is a city square in Florence, Italy, with the Basilica of San Lorenzo,
- PicketingForm of protest, usually labor action
- PickpocketingType of larceny involving theft from pockets
- Piercing the corporate veilTemporary rescission of corporate personhood
- Pierre BesnardPierre Besnard (8 October 1886 – 19 February 1947) was a French anarcho-syndicalist. He wa
- Pierre De GeyterPierre Chrétien Degeyter (French: , Flemish: ; 8 October 1848 – 26 September 1932) was a B
- Pierre KrähenbühlPierre Krähenbühl (born 8 January 1966) is director-general of the International Committee
- Pierre LerouxFrench philosopher, political economist and encyclopedist
- Pierre Leroux (author)Pierre Leroux (born 1958 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian novelist, journalist and scree
- Pierre MulelePierre Mulele (11 August 1929 – 3 or 9 October 1968) was a Congolese rebel active in the S
- Pieve TesinoPieve Tesino (La Piève in local dialect) is a comune (municipality) in Trentino in the nor
- Pigouvian taxTax on activity generating negative externalities
- Pike Place MarketPublic market in Seattle, Washington
- PillarisationDivision of civil society along religio-political lines
- Pilot officerMilitary rank
- Ping An InsuranceChinese insurance company
- Pink SaturdayPink Saturday is a street party held the Saturday night before San Francisco Pride (Gay Pr
- Pink tide21st-century success of left-leaning Latin American leaders
- PinochetismChilean political ideology named after Augusto Pinochet
- Pioneer movementOrganization for children operated by a communist party
- Pirate decryptionDecoding of pay TV or pay radio signals
- PixarAmerican computer animation studio
- Pixar RenderManPixar RenderMan (also known as RenderMan) is a photorealistic 3D rendering software produc
- Place de la RépubliqueThe Place de la République (French pronunciation: ; English: Republic Square; known until
- Placer miningTechnique of mining stream bed deposits for minerals
- Plain view doctrineIn the United States, the plain view doctrine is an exception to the Fourth Amendment's wa
- PlaintiffParty which initiates a court case
- PlanList of steps with details of timing and resources, used to achieve a goal
- Planned economyType of economic system
- Planned ParenthoodUS nonprofit reproductive health services organization
- Plant breeders' rightsRight of exclusive control over a plant
- Plant genetic resourcesPlant genetic resources materials and uses
- Plant rightsNotion of rights to which plants may be entitled
- PleaAnswer to a claim made by someone in a common law criminal case
- Plea bargainAgreement in a criminal case between the prosecutor and defendant
- PleadingIn law, statement of a party's claims to another party's claims in a civil action
- Pleading (Elgar)"Pleading" is a poem written by Arthur L. Salmon, and set to music by the English composer
- Pleading (England and Wales)Pleading in England and Wales is covered by the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR). These rules s
- Pleading (United States)Pleading in United States Federal courts is governed by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedu
- Pledge of AllegianceLoyalty oath to the flag and republic of the U.S.
- PlenipotentiaryDiplomat with full powers
- PlumberTradesperson specializing in water and sewage systems
- Pluralism (political theory)View of politics as governmental but under heavy influence of non-governmental groups
- Plurality votingType of electoral system
- PlurinationalismCoexistence of two or more sealed or preserved national groups within a polity
- PlutocracySociety controlled by the wealthiest citizens
- PoachingIllegal hunting or fishing of wildlife
- Point of saleTime and place where a retail transaction is completed
- Point-class sealift shipThe Point class is a class of six roll-on/roll-off sealift ships originally procured under
- PoisoningMedical condition
- Poland (European Parliament constituency)In European elections, the member state of Poland is subdivided into constituencies. Howev
- Poland and the euroPoland does not use the euro as its currency. However, under the terms of their Treaty of
- Poland–United Kingdom relationsBilateral relations
- Police and crime commissionerElected official in England and Wales
- Police officerWarranted employee of a police force
- Police power (United States constitutional law)Capacity of the states to regulate behavior and enforce order
- Police stateState that exercises extreme control over civil society and liberties
- PolicyGuidelines to guide decisions and achieve rational outcomes
- Polish złotyCurrency of Poland
- Politburo of the Chinese Communist PartyExecutive committee of the CCP
- Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist PartyCommittee of the top leadership of the Chinese Communist Party
- Political and Legal Affairs Commission of the Central Military CommissionAgency for Chinese military law enforcement
- Political and Security CommitteePermanent body within the European Union
- Political campaign staffPolitical campaign staff are the group of people who formulate and implement the strategy
- Political censorshipCensorship of political opinions
- Political colourColours used to represent a political ideology, movement or party
- Political Commissar of the People's Liberation Army NavyThe Political Commissar of the People's Liberation Army Navy is the political head of the
- Political correctnessMeasures to avoid offense or disadvantage
- Political crimeOffense against the state, its government, or the political system
- Political culture of CanadaThe political culture of Canada is in some ways part of a greater North American and Europ
- Political culture of GermanyThe political culture of Germany as of the early 21st century is known for the popular exp
- Political culture of the United StatesThe political culture of the United States has been influenced by the various European nat
- Political defenseA political defense is a defense to a criminal charge in which the defendant asserts at tr
- Political economyStudy of the development of social production
- Political globalizationGrowth of the worldwide political system
- Political groups of the European ParliamentGroups of aligned legislators in European Parliament
- Political ideologies in the United StatesIdeologies and ideological demographics in the United States
- Political internationalTransnational organizations coordinating similar political parties
- Political kidnappingPolitical kidnapping is kidnapping which is conducted to obtain political concessions from
- Political legitimacyRight and acceptance of an authority
- Political machineType of political group
- Political moderateRejection of radical or extreme political views
- Political parties in the United StatesAmerican electoral politics have been dominated by successive pairs of major political par
- Political polarization in the United StatesPolitical polarization is a prominent component of politics in the United States. Scholars
- Political positions of Bernie SandersBernie Sanders is an American politician who has served as a senator from Vermont since 20
- Political positions of David CameronPolitical positions of the former British Prime Minister
- Political process theory (law)Theory of judicial interpretation
- Political questionLegal doctrine of political matters' justiciability
- Political revolution (Trotskyism)Trotskyist theoretical concept
- Political status of TaiwanDispute over sovereignty and independence of Taiwan
- Political syncretismCombining elements from across the left–right spectrum
- Political systemSystem of politics and government
- Political unionUnion of smaller states or governments
- Political unitarismConcepts that enforce fully unified system of government
- Political violenceViolence conducted with political goals
- Political warfareUse of political means to compel an opponent with hostile intent
- Political Work Department of the Central Military CommissionPolitical office of the Chinese armed forces
- PoliticianPerson active in politics
- Politics of ApuliaThe politics of Apulia, Italy take place in the framework of a semi-presidential represent
- Politics of AustraliaIn Australia, politics operates under the written Australian Constitution, which sets out
- Politics of BerlinBerlin is a city-state and the capital of the Federal Republic of Germany.
- Politics of BrazilThe politics of Brazil take place in a framework of a federal presidential representative
- Politics of CalabriaThe Politics of Calabria, Italy takes place in a framework of a presidential representativ
- Politics of CampaniaThe Politics of Campania (Campania, Italy) takes place in a framework of a presidential re
- Politics of CanadaThe politics of Canada functions within a framework of parliamentary democracy and a feder
- Politics of ChinaIn the People's Republic of China, politics functions within the parameters of a unitary c
- Politics of ColombiaThe politics of Colombia take place in a framework of a presidential representative democr
- Politics of country subdivisionsThis list summarizes the administrative divisions which have a separate article on their p
- Politics of EgyptThe politics of Egypt have been shaped by the presidency of Abdel Fattah el-Sisi since he
- Politics of FranceFrance is a semi-presidential system determined by the Constitution of the Fifth Republic.
- Politics of Friuli-Venezia GiuliaThe regional government of the autonomous region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia in Italy, has th
- Politics of GermanyGermany is a democratic and federal parliamentary republic, where federal legislative powe
- Politics of Hong KongThe politics of Hong Kong takes place in a framework of a political system dominated by it
- Politics of IndiaThe politics and government in the Republic of India work in adherence to the Constitution
- Politics of IsraelPolitics in Israel are based on parliamentary democracy. The Prime Minister of Israel is t
- Politics of ItalyThe politics of Italy are conducted through a parliamentary republic with a multi-party sy
- Politics of JapanIn Japan, politics are conducted in a framework of a dominant-party bicameral parliamentar
- Politics of LebanonLebanon is a parliamentary democratic republic within the overall framework of confessiona
- Politics of LimpopoAs a province of South Africa, Limpopo province is governed through a parliamentary system
- Politics of MacauPolitics of Macau takes place in the framework of a multi-party presidential system domina
- Politics of MexicoThe politics of Mexico function within the framework of the federal presidential represent
- Politics of MoliseThe politics of Molise, Italy takes place in a framework of a presidential representative
- Politics of MpumalangaAs a province of South Africa, Mpumalanga is governed through a parliamentary system of go
- Politics of NigeriaThe federal government of Nigeria is composed of three distinct arms: the executive, the l
- Politics of North KoreaThe politics of North Korea (officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea or DPRK)
- Politics of Northern IrelandSince 1998, Northern Ireland has devolved government within the United Kingdom. The govern
- Politics of PakistanThe Politics of Pakistan (سیاسیاتِ پاکستان ; ALA-LC: Siyāsiyāt-e-Pākistān) takes place wit
- Politics of PeruThe politics of the Republic of Peru takes place in a framework of a unitary semi-presiden
- Politics of PiedmontThe politics of Piedmont, a region of Italy, takes place in a framework of a presidential
- Politics of RussiaThe politics of Russia function within the framework of the federal semi-presidential repu
- Politics of SardiniaThe Politics of Sardinia (Sardinia, Italy) takes place in a framework of a presidential re
- Politics of SicilyThe Politics of Sicily, Italy takes place in a framework of a semi-presidential representa
- Politics of SloveniaThe politics of Slovenia takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative demo
- Politics of South AfricaThe Republic of South Africa is a unitary parliamentary democratic republic. The President
- Politics of South KoreaThe politics of South Korea take place in the framework of a presidential representative d
- Politics of SpainThe politics of Spain takes place under the framework established by the Constitution of 1
- Politics of SwedenThe politics of Sweden take place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democra
- Politics of TaiwanTaiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is governed in a framework of a representa
- Politics of the Eastern CapeLike the other eight provinces in South Africa, Eastern Cape is governed by a parliamentar
- Politics of the European UnionThe political structure of the European Union (EU) is similar to a confederation, where ma
- Politics of the United KingdomThe United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy which, by legislation and convention, oper
- Politics of the United StatesIn the United States, politics functions within a framework of a constitutional federal re
- Politics of the Western CapeThe politics of the Western Cape differs from that of most other provinces in South Africa
- Politics of Trentino-Alto Adige/SüdtirolThe Politics of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy) takes p
- Politics of TurkeyThe politics of Turkey take place in the framework of a constitutional republic and presid
- Politics of West VirginiaFrom the time of the Great Depression through the 1990s, the politics of West Virginia wer
- PolityGroup of people with a collective identity
- Poll taxFixed tax paid by every liable individual
- Pollution insurancePollution insurance is a type of insurance that covers costs related to pollution. This ca
- PolyarchyPolitical rule by multiple people
- Polycentric lawTheoretical legal structure
- Ponzi schemeType of financial fraud
- Pope Pius VIHead of the Catholic Church from 1775 to 1799
- PopolarismoPolitical doctrine conceived by Luigi Sturzo
- Popular assemblyDirect democratic institution
- Popular democracyNotion of direct democracy
- Popular initiativePopular voter petition systems
- Popular initiative in SwitzerlandLaw suggested by the people of Switzerland
- Popular monarchyMonarchical titles referring to people rather than territories
- Popular sovereigntyIdea that the people are the source of all power
- Populism in CanadaPopulism has been part of Canada's political culture through its history and across the po
- Populism in EuropePopulism has been a notable feature of European politics for centuries, with several movem
- Populism in Latin AmericaPopulism refers to a range of political stances that emphasise the idea of "the people" an
- Populism in New ZealandDuring the 1990s New Zealand saw a growth in populism, a political trend whose advocates c
- Populism in the United StatesPopulism in the United States reaches back to the presidency of Andrew Jackson in the 1830
- Pornography laws by regionPornography laws by region vary across jurisdictions in terms of definitions and restricti
- Porter's five forces analysisFramework to analyse level of competition within an industry
- Porter's generic strategiesPursuit of competitive advantage
- Portfolio optimizationProcess of selecting a portfolio
- Portrait of Luca PacioliThe Portrait of Luca Pacioli is a painting attributed to the Italian Renaissance artist Ja
- Portugal–United Kingdom relationsPortugal and the United Kingdom maintain bilateral relations. The relationship, largely dr
- Portuguese escudoCurrency of Portugal from 1911 to 2002
- Position of trustOverview of concept
- Positive accountingBranch of accounting research
- Positive libertyAbility to fulfill one's purposes
- Possession of stolen goodsCategory of crime
- Post convictionLegal process after a trial results in conviction of the defendant
- Post-Brexit United Kingdom relations with the European UnionBilateral relations
- Post-democracyState operating with formal but co-opted democratic systems
- Post-industrial societyService and knowledge-based society
- Post-politicsCritique of post-Cold War politics of consensus
- Post-war consensusPeriod in British political history, 1945 to 1970s
- Post-work societyForm of society
- Postal savings systemBanking services offered by a postal system
- PosterType of graphic advertisement
- Posting ruleA mailed contract is accepted when the letter is posted
- PostmatesPostmates Inc. is an American food delivery service, founded in 2011, and acquired by Uber
- Postpositivism (international relations)In international relations theory, post-positivism refers to theories of international rel
- Potential enlargement of the European UnionPotential candidates for admission into the European Union
- Potential re-accession of the United Kingdom to the European UnionFollowing a 2016 referendum, the United Kingdom withdrew from the European Union at the en
- PoujadismFar-right political ideology
- PowellismBritish right-wing ideology
- Power (international relations)Concept in international relations
- Power of attorneyLegal form of delegation
- Power projectionCapacity of a state to deploy and sustain military forces outside its territory
- Power toolTool that uses an additional power source
- Prabowo SubiantoPresident of Indonesia since 2024
- Practice of lawActing as a lawyer
- Pragmatic conservatismPragmatic conservatism is a political ideology which refers to making decisions based on c
- Pre-emption rightRight to acquire property before any other acquirers
- Pre-industrial societySocieties before industrialization
- Preference-based planningForm of automated planning and scheduling
- Preferred stockType of stock senior to common stock
- Prefigurative politicsAnarchist theory
- PremierTitle for heads of government
- Premier of ChinaHead of government of China
- Premier of North KoreaHead of government
- Premier of TaiwanHead of government
- Premium (marketing)Promotional item that can be received as part of marketing
- Premium AEROTECPremium AEROTEC is a German aerospace manufacturing business, headquartered in Augsburg in
- Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty OrganizationIntergovernmental organization for nuclear-test banning
- Prerogative writCourt order directing a government or other court
- Preserved counties of WalesCeremonial divisions of Wales for lieutenancy and shrievalty purposes
- PresidencyGovernmental entity surrounding a president
- Presidency of the Council of the European UnionRotating presidency of the Council of Ministers
- President (corporate title)Leader of an organization
- President (government title)Title of the head of state in various governments
- President Ho Chi Minh's TestamentThe President Ho Chi Minh's Testament is a political document written by Vietnamese revolu
- President of ChinaState representative of the People's Republic of China
- President of FranceHead of state
- President of GermanyHead of state
- President of Germany (1919–1945)Head of state under the Weimar Constitution
- President of ItalyHead of state
- President of PolandHead of state
- President of RussiaHead of state
- President of South AfricaHead of state and government
- President of the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil)Political office of Brazil
- President of the council of stateThe official title president of the council of state, or chairman of the council of state
- President of the European Central BankHead of the European Central Bank
- President of the European CommissionHead of the European Commission
- President of the European CouncilHead of the European Council
- President of the European ParliamentHead of debate oversight in the European Union legislature
- President of the Federal Senate (Brazil)Head of the upper house of the National Congress of Brazil
- President of the Legislative Assembly of MacauThe President of the Legislative Assembly is the speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ma
- President of the Supreme Court of the United KingdomPresiding officer of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
- President of the Supreme Federal CourtHighest-ranking officer of the Brazilian judiciary
- President of the Supreme People's CourtHead of Chinese judiciary
- President of the United Nations General AssemblyChair and presiding officer of the body
- President of the United StatesHead of state and government
- President pro tempore of the United States SenateSecond-highest-ranking official of the US Senate
- Presidential systemForm of government
- PresidiumType of governing body
- Presidium of the National People's CongressPresiding body of the National People's Congress session
- Presumptive inclusionPresumptive inclusion is the idea that something should first be presumed to be included,
- PretenderSomeone who claims to be rightful holder of a throne that is vacant or held by another
- Prez (character)Comics character
- Price controlsGovernmental restrictions on prices
- Price signalSignal to increase or decrease quantity supplied or quantity demanded
- Primacy of European Union lawLegal principle
- Primary and secondary legislationTwo forms of law in democracies
- Primary marketMarket for direct issue of securities
- Primary stage of socialismSub-theory of Chinese Marxist thought
- Prime brokeragePackage of services offered by investment banks
- Prime ministerTop minister of cabinet and government
- Prime Minister and Heads of Devolved Governments CouncilIntergovernmental body in the United Kingdom
- Prime Minister of CanadaHead of government
- Prime Minister of IsraelHead of government
- Prime Minister of ItalyHead of government
- Prime Minister of JapanHead of government
- Prime Minister of RussiaHead of government
- Prime Minister of SpainHead of government
- Prime Minister of the United KingdomHead of government
- Prime-ministerial systemParliamentary system variant
- PrimorPrimor is a Hungarian title of nobility of Székely origin. It was the highest-ranking titl
- PrinceSon of a ruler or a title of nobility
- Prince consortHusband of a regnant monarch
- Prince Edmond de PolignacPrince Edmond Melchior Jean Marie de Polignac (19 April 1834 – 8 August 1901) was a French
- Princely rebellionType of civil war in absolute monarchies
- PrincessRegal rank and the feminine equivalent of prince
- Princess consortWife of a reigning prince or king
- Principal areas of WalesSubdivisions of Wales; counties and county boroughs
- Principal officials of Hong KongPrincipal officials (Chinese: 主要官員), according to the Basic Law, are government officials
- Principal–agent problemConflict of interest when one person acts on another's behalf
- Principles of International Commercial ContractsRules for international contracts
- Principles of warRules and guidelines of military operations
- Printer (publishing)Printing terminology
- Prior artConcept in patent law
- Prior restraintSuppressing certain types of information before the fact
- Prior-appropriation water rightsLegal doctrine for rights to water use
- Prison escapeUnlawful evacuation from prisons
- Prison rapeForced sexual intercourse in prison
- Prison reformReform of the prison system
- Prison violenceViolence inflicted onto either another inmate, a prison guard, or self-inflicted
- Prisoner abuseMistreatment of imprisoned people by authorities
- Prisoner suicideSuicide by an inmate in a jail or prison
- Prisoners' rightsRights of detainees
- Prisoners' rights in international lawPrisoners' rights in international law are found in a number of international treaties. Fo
- Privacy laws of the United StatesPrivacy laws of the United States deal with legal concepts including the invasion of priva
- Private (rank)Lowest enlisted rank in many armed forces
- Private armyNon-governmental military force
- Private attorney generalInformal term for public interest lawyer
- Private bankBank owned by individuals or partners with unlimited liability
- Private bankingSpecial banking for wealthy individuals
- Private company limited by sharesType of business entity
- Private creditNon-publicly traded asset
- Private defense agencyA private defense agency (PDA) is a theoretical enterprise which would provide personal pr
- Private equityStock in an unlisted private company
- Private equity fundA private equity fund (abbreviated as PE fund) is a collective investment scheme used for
- Private equity in the 1980sPrivate equity in the 1980s relates to one of the major periods in the history of private
- Private equity in the 1990sPrivate equity in the 1990s relates to one of the major periods in the history of private
- Private equity in the 2000sPrivate equity in the 2000s represents one of the major growth periods in the history of p
- Private equity in the 2020sIn the 2020s private equity firms needed to respond to the COVID-19 recession. In the earl
- Private goodGood which is excludable and rivalrous
- Private intelligence agencyOrganisation
- Private investigatorPerson hired to undertake investigatory law services
- Private lawCivil legal system involving relationships between individuals
- Private military companyCompany providing armed combat or security services
- Private propertyProperty owned by non-governmental legal entities
- Private-equity secondary marketFinancial marketplace
- PrivateerPerson or ship engaging in maritime warfare under commission
- Privately held companyBusiness which is not publicly traded
- PrivatizationTransferring something from the public sphere to the private
- Privatized tax collectionPrivatized tax collection occurs wherever the state passes on its obligation to collect ta
- Privilege (evidence)Legal right or duty to refuse disclosure of evidence
- Privileges or Immunities ClauseThe Privileges or Immunities Clause is Amendment XIV, Section 1, Clause 2 of the United St
- Privity of contractLegal principle
- Privy councilBody that advises the head of state
- Privy Councillor (horse)Privy Councillor (1959 – October 1977) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire, best
- Privy PurseBritish sovereign's private income
- Prize (marketing)Marketing concept
- Pro se legal representation in the United StatesLatin for "for oneself"
- Pro-Beijing camp (Hong Kong)Political alignment in Hong Kong
- Pro-Beijing camp (Taiwan)Pro–People's Republic of China group
- Pro-democracy camp (Hong Kong)Hong Kong political faction in favour of universal suffrage
- Pro-EuropeanismFavouring European integration
- Probable causeLegal concept in US law
- ProbationPeriod of supervision over an offender
- Procedural justiceFairness in the processes that resolve disputes and allocate resources
- Procedural lawSum of the legal norms in court procedures
- Procedures of the Supreme Court of the United StatesThe Supreme Court of the United States is the highest court in the federal judiciary of th
- Proclamation of the Republic of Turkey29 October 1923 event in Ankara
- ProcrastinationAvoiding doing a task that needs to be completed
- Procter & GambleAmerican multinational consumer goods corporation
- Procurator-General of the Supreme People's ProcuratorateChinese government position
- ProcurementAcquisition of goods and services
- Procuring (prostitution)Facilitation or provision of a prostitute
- ProducerismBelief that workers benefit society more than those who get wealth through other means
- Product (business)Anything that can be offered to a market
- Product demonstrationSales and marketing technique
- Product liabilityArea of law in which product manufacturers are held responsible for damages caused
- Product managementOrganizational role in companies
- Product marketingProduct marketing is a sub-field of marketing that is responsible for crafting the messagi
- Product placementMarketing technique
- Production (economics)Process of using materials to produce something
- Production for useEconomic concept
- Production functionUsed to define marginal product and to distinguish allocative efficiency
- Production–possibility frontierVisualization of all possible options of output for a two-good economy
- Productive capacityProductive capacity is the maximum possible output of an economy. According to the United
- Productive efficiencyWhen one must decrease production of one good to increase another in an economy
- ProfessionVocation founded upon specialized educational training
- Professional abuseAbuse in professional settings
- Professional servicesCertain occupations in the service sector
- Professional services networkProfessional services networks are business networks of independent firms who come togethe
- Professional wargamingUsed by the military for training or research
- Proffer agreementAgreement in US criminal law
- Profit (accounting)Income distributed to BSC
- Profit (real property)Right to a land's natural resources
- Profit maximizationProcess to determine the highest profits for a firm
- Profit sharingPlan where employees share in profits
- Program 973973 Program (Chinese: 973计划) or also known as National Basic Research Program is a basic r
- Programme for International Student AssessmentScholastic performance study by the OECD
- ProgrammerPerson who writes computer software
- Progress studiesIntellectual movement
- Progressive AllianceSocial democratic and progressive political international
- Progressive Alliance of Socialists and DemocratsCentre-left political group of the European Parliament
- Progressive conservatismPolitical ideology combining progressive and conservative policies
- Progressive InternationalLeft-wing international organization
- Progressive LeagueBritish organisation for social reform and the promotion of scientific humanism
- Progressive MajorityProgressive Majority was an American political action committee that recruited, trained, a
- Progressive neoliberalismProgressive neoliberalism is a term that refers to the use of politically progressive rhet
- Progressive taxHigher tax on richer sources
- ProgressivismPolitical philosophy in support of progress and reform
- Progressivism in BangladeshPolitical ideology and reform movement in Bangladesh
- Progressivism in South KoreaPolitical ideology and reform movement in South Korea
- Progressivism in TaiwanProgressivism is a major political movement in Taiwanese politics. There are several progr
- Progressivism in the United StatesPolitical philosophy and reform movement
- ProgressNowU.S. progressive advocacy group
- ProhibitionOutlawing of alcohol
- ProjectAssignment planned to achieve a objective
- Project CybersynChilean 1971–73 economic management project
- Project managementPractice of leading the work of a team to achieve goals and criteria at a specified time
- Proletarian internationalismMarxist social class concept
- PromiseCommitment to do or not do something
- Promissory noteLegal instrument of payment
- Promotion (marketing)Promotion of a product or service
- Propaganda of the deedPolitical action meant to catalyse revolution
- Property crimeCriminal acts against private property
- Property insuranceInsurance that protects against most risks to property
- Property law in ChinaChinese property law has existed in various forms for centuries. Since the Chinese Communi
- Property Law of the People's Republic of ChinaThe Property Law of the People's Republic of China was a repealed law of the People's Repu
- Property managementManagement of real estate and physical property
- Property tax equalizationEqualization is a step in property taxation to bring a uniformity to tax assessment levels
- Proportional representationVoting system that makes outcomes proportional to vote totals
- Proportional rule (bankruptcy)The proportional rule is a division rule for solving bankruptcy problems. According to thi
- Proportional taxFixed fraction of source
- Proportionality (law)Several distinct principles of law
- Proposed further Welsh devolutionThere have been calls for further Welsh devolution, increasing the autonomy for Wales, sin
- Proprietary companyType of business entity
- Prosecutions DivisionCriminal Prosecution division
- ProsecutorLegal profession
- Prostitution lawLegality of prostitution
- Protectionism in the United StatesProtectionism in the United States is protectionist economic policy that erects tariffs an
- Proto-industrializationTheory viewing rural handicraft production as a precursor to industrialization
- Provincial Assembly of PunjabUnicameral legislature of Punjab, Pakistan
- Provincial Assembly of SindhUnicameral legislature of Sindh
- Provisions of OxfordEngland's written constitution of 1258
- Provocation (law)Criminal act resulting from loss of self control of individual(s)
- Proximate causeEvent deemed by law to be the effective cause of an injury
- Proxy murderMurder committed indirectly
- Proxy warType of armed conflict between two states or non-state actors
- Prudhoe Bay oil spillThe Prudhoe Bay oil spill (2006 Alaskan oil spill) was an oil spill that was discovered on
- Prüm ConventionLaw enforcement treaty in part of Europe
- PsephologyQuantitative scientific analysis of elections and balloting (within political science)
- PseudocommandoCategory of mass murderers
- Psychological warfareInformation operations to assist military objectives
- Pu Tian YueThe Pu Tian Yue (Chinese: 普天樂) is considered the first national anthem of China, though it
- Public affairs (military)Public affairs is a term for the formal offices of the branches of the United States Depar
- Public Audit (Wales) Act 2004The Public Audit (Wales) Act 2004 (c. 23) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdo
- Public bankState-owned or noncommercial financial institution
- Public companyCompany that offers its securities for sale to the general public
- Public consultationProcess to get public input
- Public criminologyAcademic tendency within criminology
- Public domainWorks outside the scope of copyright law
- Public financeStudy of the role of government within the economy
- Public goodGood that is non-excludable and non-rival
- Public inquiryOfficial review of events or actions ordered by a government body
- Public interest"Common well-being" or "general welfare"
- Public lawLaw governing government actions
- Public liabilityLaw of tort which focuses on civil wrongs
- Public limited companyPublicly traded limited liability company
- Public nuisanceOffence in English criminal law
- Public Order Act 1986The Public Order Act 1986 (c. 64) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that c
- Public policy doctrineBody of principles that underpin the operation of legal systems
- Public policy doctrines for the exclusion of relevant evidenceIn the law of evidence in the United States, public policy doctrines for the exclusion of
- Public propertySubset of state property for use of the public
- Public Security Police ForceBranch of the Macau Security Force
- Public trustThe concept of public trust relates back to the origins of democratic government and its s
- Public-order crimeType of crime; running contrary to social order
- Public–private partnershipPartnership between a government and private company
- Publications Office of the European UnionAcademic and legal publisher
- PublicityPublic visibility or awareness for any product, service, person or organization
- Publicity Department of the Chinese Communist PartyDivision of the CCP Central Committee
- Publishing industry in ChinaPublishing and printing in mainland China have a long history. The first printed book sold
- Pugwash Conferences on Science and World AffairsInternational organization
- Pulp and paper industryIndustry involved in manufacture of paper and paperboard
- Pulp millA pulp mill is a manufacturing facility that converts wood chips or other plant fiber sour
- Pulse of EuropePulse of Europe is a pro-European citizen's initiative, founded in Frankfurt, Germany by t
- Punch (combat)Striking blow with the closed fist
- Punitive damagesDamages assessed in order to punish the defendant for outrageous conduct
- PurchasingProcess a business or organization uses to acquire goods and services
- Purchasing power parityMeasure of prices in different countries
- PursuivantA pursuivant or, more correctly, pursuivant of arms, is a junior officer of arms. Most pur
- Put optionContract giving a seller the right to sell an asset to the buyer at a set price
- PwCMultinational professional services brand
- Pyramid schemeType of unsustainable business model