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- S. Craig TaylorS. Craig Taylor Jr. was an American game designer who has worked primarily on board games
- S&P 500Large-cap American stock market index
- Sa'ar 6-class corvetteThe Sa'ar 6-class corvette is a series of four German-made corvettes ordered for the Israe
- SabotageDeliberate action aimed at weakening another entity
- Sacco and VanzettiItalian American anarchist duo executed by Massachusetts
- Sacred kingMonarch with a religious significance
- Safety crimeSafety crime refers to health and safety transgressions resulting from financially motivat
- Saint-CloudCommune in Île-de-France, France
- Saint-SimonianismFrench political, religious and social movement
- SalaryForm of periodic payment from an employer to an employee
- Salary packagingAustralian term for manipulation of employee benefits
- Sales managementTerm in sales business
- Salim Rubaya AliPresident of South Yemen from 1969 to 1978
- Salomé Zourabichvili5th president of Georgia
- Salt miningMining operation extracting rock salt or halite
- Salt Pit34°34′36.48″N 69°17′25.80″E / 34.5768000°N 69.2905000°E The Salt Pit and Cobalt were the c
- Salvation ArmyChristian denomination and charity
- Salvation Army corpsA Salvation Army corps is a local church organization and physical place of worship in The
- Sam Hou FaiChief Executive of Macau since 2024
- SamherjiSamherji hf. is a fishing and fish processing company in Iceland. It is the largest fishin
- Samuel AlitoUS Supreme Court justice since 2006
- San Marcello al CorsoSan Marcello al Corso, is an ancient titular and conventual church in Rome, Italy. It has
- Sanae TakaichiPrime Minister of Japan since 2025
- Sanctions (law)Enforcement used to incentivize obedience with the law
- Sanctuary cityAspect of immigration law
- Santer CommissionThe Santer Commission was the European Commission in office between 23 January 1995 and 15
- Santos GutiérrezJosé Santos Gutiérrez Prieto (October 24, 1820 - February 6, 1872), was a Colombian states
- SAPGerman multinational enterprise-software company
- SáparaThe Sápara, also known as Zápara or Záparo, are an indigenous people native to the Amazon
- SapperSoldier who performs a variety of military engineering duties
- Sarbanes–Oxley Act2002 U.S. law regarding corporate accounting
- SarkIsland in the southwestern English Channel
- SarkozysmPolitical terminology in France
- Satellite stateCountry which is nominally sovereign but under extensive influence from a larger state
- Saturation attackMilitary tactic of overwhelming the defending side
- Saudi Arabia–United Kingdom relationsBilateral relations
- Saudi AramcoSaudi Arabian state-owned petroleum and oil-trade company
- Saudi riyalCurrency of Saudi Arabia
- SavingIncome saved for later use
- Savings and loan associationType of financial institution
- Savings bankFinancial institution focused on savings deposits
- ScamAttempt to defraud a person or group
- ScarcityConcept in economics
- Schengen AreaGroup of European states without mutual border controls
- Schengen Information SystemEEA database to support law enforcement
- School shootingArmed attack at an educational institution
- School violenceCircumstance of violence
- Schuman Declaration1950 proposal for European industrial integration
- Science and Technology Commission of the Central Military CommissionChinese military agency
- Science attachéMember of a diplomatic mission
- Science for the PeopleAmerican organization
- Science outreachScience outreach, also called education and public outreach (EPO or E/PO) or simply public
- Scientific managementTheory of management
- Scientific Outlook on DevelopmentSocio-economic principle of the Chinese Communist Party
- ScientocracyScientocracy is the practice of basing public policies on science.
- Scorched earthMilitary strategy
- Scotland Act 1998Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Scotland Act 2012Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom to increase Scottish devolution
- Scotland Act 2016Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Scots civil procedureScots civil procedure governs the rules of civil procedure in Scotland. It deals with the
- Scots contract lawAspect of Scottish law
- Scots lawLegal system of Scotland
- Scottish Adjacent Waters Boundaries Order 1999The Scottish Adjacent Waters Boundaries Order 1999 (SI 1999/1126) is a statutory instrumen
- Scottish Agricultural RevolutionThe Agricultural Revolution in Scotland was a series of changes in agricultural practice t
- Scottish AssemblyThe Scottish Assembly was a proposed legislature for Scotland that would have devolved a s
- Scottish Children's Reporter AdministrationThe Scottish Children's Reporter Administration (SCRA) is an executive non-departmental pu
- Scottish devolutionTransfer of powers to Scotland
- Scottish GovernmentDevolved government of Scotland
- Scottish ParliamentDevolved parliament of Scotland
- Scottish Parliament constituencies and electoral regionsScottish Parliament constituencies and regions
- Scottish Solicitors' Discipline TribunalThe Scottish Solicitors' Discipline Tribunal (SSDT) is a specialist tribunal in Scotland w
- Scottish statutory instrumentType of law in Scotland
- Screen Actors GuildAmerican labor union (1933–2012)
- Screening (tactical)Screening is a defensive security tactic in which a screening force consisting of a picket
- ScribePerson who writes or copies manuscripts
- ScripAny substitute for legal tender or currency
- ScripophilyStudy and collection of stock and bond certificates
- SE postcode areaPostcode area within the United Kingdom
- Seabed warfareUndersea warfare which takes place on or in relation to the bottom of the ocean
- Seaman (rank)Military rank
- Search and seizurePolice powers
- Search reportIn patent law, a search report is a report established by a patent office, which mentions
- Search warrantType of court order
- SearsDepartment store chain in the United States
- Sébastien LecornuPrime Minister of France since 2025
- SecessionFormal withdrawal of a group from a political entity
- Second Chifley ministryThe Second Chifley ministry (Labor) was the 33rd ministry of the Government of Australia.
- Second Curtin ministryThe Second Curtin ministry (Labor) was the 30th ministry of the Government of Australia. I
- Second lieutenantJunior commissioned officer military rank
- Second Thatcher ministryGovernment of the United Kingdom from 1983 to 1987
- Second WorldFormer group of states aligned with the Soviet Union
- Secondary liabilitySecondary liability, or indirect infringement, arises when a party materially contributes
- Secondary marketMarket in issued financial instruments
- Secondary victimisationFurther victim-blaming by authorities
- Secretariat of the Chinese Communist PartyBody serving the Politburo of the CCP and its Standing Committee
- Secretariat of the Pan-African ParliamentThe Secretariat of the Pan-African Parliament provides administrative support to the Pan-A
- Secretariat-General of the European CommissionThe Secretariat-General (SG) is a service department of the European Commission. The SG is
- SecretaryOffice occupation supporting management
- Secretary (title)Leader or chief officer of an organisation
- Secretary General of the Central Commission for Discipline InspectionThe secretary general of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (Chinese: 中央纪律检查
- Secretary General of the CSTOThe secretary general of CSTO is the chief civil servant of the Collective Security Treaty
- Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum SecretariatThe Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat is the chief executive offi
- Secretary General of the Union of South American NationsThe Secretary General of the Union of South American Nations is the legal representative o
- Secretary of stateType of senior civil servant in the government of a state
- Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline InspectionHead of a Chinese Communist Party commission
- Secretary of the Central Political and Legal Affairs CommissionChinese Communist Party position
- Secretary of the District of ColumbiaThe Secretary of the District of Columbia is one of the officers of the Government of the
- Secretary-General of HezbollahHighest position within Hezbollah
- Secretary-General of the Council of the European UnionPolitical office of the European Union
- Secretary-General of the European CommissionCivil servant of the European Commission
- Secretary-General of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative ConferenceThe secretary-general of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consulta
- Secretary-General of the Nordic CouncilThe Secretary-General of the Nordic Council is the head of the Nordic Council Secretariat,
- Secretary-General of the Standing Committee of the National People's CongressPolitical office in the People's Republic of China (PRC)
- Secretary-General of the State CouncilPolitical office in the People's Republic of China
- Secretary-General of the United NationsHead of the United Nations Secretariat
- Section 1 of the Constitution of AustraliaSection 1 of the Constitution of Australia reads:
- Section 63 of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008UK law concerning pornography
- Sectoral collective bargainingForm of labor organizing allowing unions to cover a large set of economic activity
- Secular liberalismForm of liberalism which involves secular values
- Secularism in IsraelSecularism in Israel shows how matters of religion and how matters of state are related wi
- Secularism in TurkeyIn Turkey, secularism or laicism (see laïcité) was first introduced with the 1928 amendmen
- Securities Act of 1933The Securities Act of 1933, also known as the 1933 Act, the Securities Act, the Truth in S
- Securities commissionGovernment regulatory body
- Securities Industry and Financial Markets AssociationThe Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) is a United States indus
- Securities researchSecurities research is a discipline within the financial services industry. Securities res
- SecuritizationFinancial engineering practice
- Security (finance)Tradable financial asset
- Security agencyGovernmental organization that conducts intelligence activities
- Security Bureau (Hong Kong)Bureau of the Hong Kong Government
- Security dilemmaUnwanted escalation of interstate tensions
- Security guardPerson employed to protect properties or people
- Security hackerComputer security term; someone who hacks computer systems
- Security of personHuman right
- Security sector governance and reformProcess in international development
- Security studiesDiscipline of international relations
- SeditionIncitement of rebellion
- Seduction (tort)Obsolete common law civil wrong
- Seed moneyEarly financial support for a new project
- Seek truth from factsChinese slogan
- SegaJapanese video game company
- Segmenting-targeting-positioningFramework that implements market segmentation
- Segregated fundType of investment fund in Canada
- ŞehzadeOttoman title, equivalent to prince
- SeigneurFrench title of nobility
- Seigneur of SarkThe Seigneur of Sark is the lord of the manor of Sark in the Channel Islands. A female sei
- Sekarmadji Maridjan KartosoewirjoSoekarmadji Maridjan Kartosuwiryo (7 January 1905 – 5 September 1962) was an Indonesian Is
- Self-checkoutMachine for customers to complete a retail transaction
- Self-defence in international lawInternational law recognizes a right of self-defence according to the Chapter VII, Article
- Self-executing ruleThe self-executing rule, also known as "deem and pass" is a resolution that a bill be deem
- Self-governanceMode of governance
- Self-governing colonyType of British colony with its own elected government
- Self-incriminationAct of exposing oneself to an accusation of crime
- Self-ownershipConcept of property in one's own person
- Self-proclaimed monarchySelf-proclaimed role of power
- Self-sustainabilityNot requiring outside inputs to meet needs
- Sell sideSell side is a term used in the financial services industry to mean providing services to
- Selsdon GroupThe Selsdon Group is a British free-market economics pressure group, closely associated wi
- Semi-parliamentary systemForm of government
- Semi-presidential systemSystem of government
- Semi-variable costIn business and accounting, a semi-variable cost (also referred to as a mixed or semi-fixe
- Semiconductor industryDesign and fabrication of semiconductors
- Senatorial courtesySenatorial courtesy is a long-standing, unwritten, unofficial, and nonbinding constitution
- SeneddDevolved parliament of Wales
- Senedd constituenciesWelsh Parliament electoral districts
- Senior officerCategory of military officers, above junior officer ranks
- SeniorityStatus of being older or of a higher status/position in an organization than someone else
- Seniority (financial)In finance, seniority refers to the order of repayment in the event of a sale or bankruptc
- Sennur SezerSennur Sezer (12 June 1943, Eskişehir – 7 October 2015, İstanbul) was a Turkish poet and d
- Sentence (law)Decree of punishment in law
- Sentencing guidelinesSentencing guidelines define a recommended sentencing range for a criminal defendant, base
- Sentencing reformSentencing reform is the reform of sentencing. It is a component of the larger concept of
- Separation of church and statePrinciple to separate religious and civil institutions
- Separation of church and state in the United StatesPolitical principle in the United States
- Separation of powers in AustraliaThe separation of powers in Australia is the division of the institutions of the Australia
- Separation of powers in Hong KongThe concept of separation of powers has been considered and disputed in Hong Kong and its
- Separation of powers in the United KingdomThe concept of the separation of powers has been applied to the United Kingdom and the nat
- Separation of powers under the United States ConstitutionSeparation of powers is a political doctrine originating in the writings of Charles de Sec
- SeparatismAdvocacy for separation from a larger group
- SergeantRank in many uniformed organizations
- Sergeant majorMilitary rank and appointment
- Sergio ErmottiSergio Pietro Ermotti (born 11 May 1960) is a Swiss manager and investment banker. In Apri
- Sergio MattarellaPresident of Italy since 2015
- Serial rapistRapist who rapes many people regularly
- Serve the People (Norway)Communist organization in Norway
- Service (business)Subset of economic services
- Service economyEconomy mainly driven by sales of services
- Service managementService management in the manufacturing context, is integrated into supply chain managemen
- Service of processOfficial process of notifying someone of legal proceedings
- Session hijackingExploitation of a valid computer session
- Set (gang)In gang terminology, a set refers to a subgroup within a larger gang alliance. Sets vary i
- Set-off (law)Legal process replacing gross debts with net debts
- Settlement (litigation)Resolution between disputing parties about a legal case
- Settler colonialismColonialism which replaces natives with settlers
- Seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution1791 amendment regarding right to a jury trial
- Severance (land)Legal division of a land parcel or termination of a joint tenancy
- Severance packagePay and benefits an employee receives from their employer upon dismissal or layoff
- Severance taxTaxes imposed on removal of natural resources
- Sex and the lawRegulation by law of human sexual activity
- Sex in advertisingUse of sex appeal in advertising
- Sex offender registries in the United StatesIn the United States, sex offender registries exist at both the federal and state levels.
- Sex offender registryGovernment system to track sexual criminals
- Sex traffickingHuman trafficking for sexual purposes
- SexpionageUse of sexual activity in espionage
- Sexual and reproductive health and rightsConcept in human rights
- Sexual consentVoluntary agreement to engage in sexual activity
- Sexual consent in lawKey aspect in determining verdict
- Sexual ethicsStudy of ethical conduct in sexual behavior
- Sexual groomingSexual abuse compliance method
- Sexual harassmentUnwanted sexual attention or advances
- Sexual harassment in the militarySexual misconduct in the armed forces
- Sexual normConcept of normal sexuality, whether social or personal
- Sexual violence in Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea (PNG) is often labelled as potentially the worst place in the world for g
- Sexual violence in the Tigray warSexual violence in the Tigray War included, according to the United Nations Special Repres
- Sexually violent predator lawsUS state laws that confine dangerous sex offenders for public protection
- Shad (prince)Shad (Old Turkic: 𐱁𐰑, romanized: šad) was a state office in the early Central and East A
- Shadow cabinetFeature of the Westminster system of government
- Shaft sinkingProcess of excavating a vertical or near vertical tunnel from the top down
- Sham Shui Po DistrictSham Shui Po District is one of 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is the second poorest distri
- Shanghai Cooperation OrganisationEurasian multilateral security organisation
- Shanghai Stock ExchangeStock exchange in Shanghai, China
- Share (finance)Unit of equity ownership in the capital stock of a corporation
- Share Our WealthProposed American 1930s wealth distribution idea
- ShareholderIndividual or organization that owns part of a corporation through shares of its stock
- Shareholder activismShareholder using equity to pressure management
- Sheikh Mohammad KhalidIslamic Law Minister of Afghanistan since 2021
- Shelf corporationType of business entity
- Shell ChemicalsShell Chemicals is the petrochemicals arm of Shell plc. The name "Shell Chemicals" refers
- Shell plcBritish multinational oil and gas company
- Shen HaixiongShen Haixiong (Chinese: 慎海雄; pinyin: Shèn Hǎixióng; born April 4, 1967) is a Chinese journ
- SheriffGovernment official in some countries with historical ties to England
- Sheriff Personal Injury CourtThe Sheriff Personal Injury Court is a Scottish court with exclusive competence over claim
- SheriffdomJudicial district in Scotland
- Shia IslamismPolitical Islam in the Twelver Shi'a branch of Islam
- Shiba, TokyoShiba (芝) is an area of Minato ward in Tokyo, Japan and one of districts in the Shiba area
- Shift workEmployment practice
- Shining PathMaoist communist party in Peru
- Ship gun fire-control systemType of analogue fire-control system
- Ship's boatA ship's boat is a utility boat carried by a larger vessel. Ship's boats have always provi
- Shock and aweMilitary strategy based on overwhelming power
- Shock tacticsAll-out attack to break enemy lines
- Shock therapy (economics)Sudden release of price and currency controls
- Shoot-and-scootArtillery tactic
- Shopkeeper's privilegeLaw recognized in the United States
- ShopliftingTheft of goods from a retail establishment
- Shopping mallLarge indoor shopping center
- Short (finance)Selling unowned financial securities
- Show of forceOpen demonstration of military power intended to warn or to intimidate an opponent
- Show trialPublic trial in which the guilt or innocence of the defendant is predetermined
- Siad BarrePresident of Somalia from 1969 to 1991
- Sicilian MafiaOrganized Italian crime syndicate
- Sick leavePolicy allowing paid time off from work for health needs
- Siebel SystemsSiebel Systems, Inc. () was an American software company principally engaged in the design
- SiemensGerman multinational conglomerate
- Siemens & HalskeDefunct German electrical equipment and engine manufacturer; now Siemens
- Siemens familyThe Siemens family is the name of a German noble family, family of technology and telecomm
- Signals intelligenceIntelligence-gathering by interception of signals
- SignoriaMedieval Italian governing body
- SikaranSikaran is a Filipino Martial Art that involves hand and mostly foot fighting. As Sikaran
- Silk Road FundChinese state-owned investment fund
- Silver coinForm of coinage
- Silver miningExtraction of silver from the ground
- Similar fact evidenceConditions under which evidence can be admitted at trial
- Simone SegouinSimone Segouin (French: ; 3 October 1925 – 21 February 2023), also known by her nom de gue
- Simulation governanceSimulation governance is a managerial function concerned with assurance of reliability of
- Sin taxExcise or sales tax specifically levied on goods deemed harmful to society
- Sinai insurgencyIslamist insurgency in the Sinai Peninsula
- Sinaloa CartelTransnational drug-trafficking organization
- Sindh High CourtApex court of the Pakistani province of Sindh
- Singapore AirlinesNational airline of Singapore
- Singapore Mediation ConventionUnited Nations Convention on Mediation
- Singapore–United Kingdom relationsBilateral relations
- Single European ActRevision to the Treaty of Rome
- Single marketType of trade bloc with most trade barriers removed
- Single Resolution MechanismResolution procedure of the EU banking union
- Single transferable voteMulti-winner electoral system
- Single-entry bookkeepingMethod of accounting
- Single-member districtElectoral district with one representative in a legislature
- Sino-Albanian splitCold War communist schism
- SinopecChinese oil and gas enterprise
- SirHonorific title
- Sir Peter Halkett, 2nd BaronetSir Peter Halkett, 2nd Baronet (21 June 1695 – 9 July 1755) was a Scottish baronet who ser
- SiRFSiRF Technology, Inc. was a pioneer in the commercial use of GPS technology for consumer a
- Sister cityAgreement between geographical entities
- Sitdown strikeLabour strike tactic in which workers remain at their stations but refuse to work
- SittlichkeitHegelian moral-political concept
- SIX Swiss ExchangeStock exchange in Zürich, Switzerland
- Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution1791 amendment enumerating rights related to criminal prosecutions
- Skilled workerAny worker who has special skill, training, knowledge
- Skipp TownsendSkipp Townsend is an American gang expert from Los Angeles, California. For 27 years, he w
- SkyTeamAirline alliance
- Sleeper agentSpy in place with no immediate mission
- Slovene languageSouth Slavic language
- Small and medium enterprisesType of business with small personnel numbers
- Small businessBusiness with fewer employees or revenue
- Small powerTerm for a class of states
- Small-c conservativeConservative, not identifying with a conservative party
- Smart growthUrban planning philosophy
- Smiths Gully, VictoriaSmiths Gully is a town in Victoria, Australia, 35 km north-east of Melbourne's Central Bus
- SNCFNational state-owned railway company of France
- Social conservatismPolitical ideology advocating traditional values and power structures
- Social conservatism in the United StatesImpact of the political ideology
- Social contractConcept in political philosophy
- Social control theoryCriminological theory
- Social corporatismEconomic corporatism based upon a partnership between capital and labour
- Social Democratic Party of GermanyCentre-left political party in Germany
- Social Development Affairs CommitteeThe Social Development Affairs Committee of the National People's Congress (Chinese: 全国人民代
- Social dividendFinancial return on society's capital assets
- Social enterpriseType of organisation
- Social hygiene movementPublic health movement
- Social imperialismLeninist description of certain ideologies
- Social justice warriorPejorative term for a socially progressive person
- Social learning theoryTheory of learning and behaviour
- Social liberalismPolitical ideology within liberalism
- Social marketingUse of marketing theory, skills and practices to achieve social change
- Social movement unionismTrend in contemporary trade unionism
- Social pensionRegular cash transfer to older people
- Social policyAction of institutional agencies that aim to improve society
- Social protectionAnti-poverty policies and programs
- Social Security Trust FundType of trust fund in the United States
- Social servicesRange of public services
- Social teachings of Pope Pius XIISocial teachings of Pope Pius XII refers to encyclicals, apostolic constitutions and speec
- Socialism in Hong KongSocialism in Hong Kong is a political trend taking root from Marxism and Leninism which wa
- Socialism in the United StatesSocialism in the United States is a broad movement that has encompassed a wide range of te
- Socialism with Chinese characteristicsChinese Communist Party term
- Socialist calculation debateDiscourse on the applicability of central planning without capital markets
- Socialist democracyForm of democracy emphasizing socialism
- Socialist InternationalPolitical international of socialist, social democratic and labour parties
- Socialist lawType of legal system
- Socialist mode of productionMarxian economy centered around use value, planning and contribution-based distribution
- Socialist PartyIndex of articles associated with the same name
- Society for Individual FreedomThe Society for Individual Freedom (SIF) is a United Kingdom-based association of libertar
- Socket TR4Socket TR4, also known as Socket SP3r2, is a zero insertion force land grid array (LGA) CP
- Sodomy lawLaws criminalising certain sexual acts
- Sodomy laws in the United StatesAspect of United States law
- Soft powerAbility to co-opt rather than coerce
- Soft targetA "soft target" is a person, thing, or location that is easily accessible to the general p
- SoftBank GroupJapanese investment holding company
- SoftphoneA softphone is a software program for making telephone calls over the Internet using a gen
- Soil governanceGovernmental decision-making regarding the use of soil
- Sole proprietorshipBusiness legally synonymous with its owner
- Solemn vowType of promise made to God in liturgical forms of Christianity
- SolicitationInducing another person to commit a crime
- SolicitorLegal practitioner dealing mainly with matters that do not require courtroom advocacy
- Solidarity (Polish trade union)Polish trade union formed in 1980
- Solidarity actionAction in support of another disputant
- Solidarity tax on airplane ticketsTax to support disease treatment
- SongunNorth Korean militarist policy
- Sonia SotomayorUS Supreme Court justice since 2009
- Sonia YacoYouth activist
- SonyJapanese multinational corporation
- Sony MusicAmerican multinational music recording company
- Sony PicturesAmerican diversified multinational mass media and entertainment studio conglomerate
- SororicideAct of killing one's sister
- SortitionSelection of decision-makers by random sample
- Sound recording copyrightExclusive rights in sound recordings
- Sources of international lawTypes of sources of international law and the scholarly theories about them
- Sources of lawOrigin of rules regulating human conduct
- Sources of Singapore lawThere are three general sources of Singapore law: legislation, judicial precedents (case l
- South Africa–United Kingdom relationsBilateral relations
- South African administrative lawLaw over public authorities
- South African company lawRegulates corporations formed under the Companies Act
- South African identity cardThe South African smart identity card – known as a Smart ID Card – replaces the old green
- South African randCurrency of South Africa
- South American ParliamentThe South American Parliament is a proposed body of the Union of South American Nations (U
- South Asian Association for Regional CooperationIntergovernmental organization
- South Asian Free Trade AreaMultilateral trade agreement
- Southern African Development CommunityInter-governmental organization
- Southern AgrariansThe Southern Agrarians were twelve American Southerners who wrote an agrarian literary man
- Southern Poverty Law CenterAmerican civil rights organization
- Southwark London Borough CouncilSouthwark London Borough Council, also known as Southwark Council, is the local authority
- Southwest AirlinesAirline of the United States
- SovereignTitle applied variously in politics
- Sovereign democracyTerm describing modern Russian politics
- Sovereign immunityLegal doctrine
- Soviet dissidentsOpponents of Soviet ideology
- SovinternInternational organization of left-wing parties
- Soybean oilType of vegetable oil
- Spaak ReportThe Spaak Report or Brussels Report on the General Common Market is the report drafted by
- Space FenceThe Space Fence is a second-generation space surveillance system operated by the United St
- Space forceMilitary branch for space warfare
- Space Liability ConventionThe Convention on International Liability for Damage Caused by Space Objects, also known a
- Space warfareCombat that takes place in outer space
- Space weaponWeapons used in space warfare
- SpaceXAmerican spaceflight and AI company
- Spahn taxType of currency transaction tax
- Spain–United Kingdom relationsBilateral relations
- Spanish dollarSilver coin
- Spanish General Council of the Judiciary blockadeThe General Council of the Judiciary blockade was a constitutional crisis that has resulte
- Spanish prime-ministerial transitionThe Spanish prime-ministerial transition is a procedure by which the Prime Minister assume
- SparapetHereditary supreme military commander in ancient and medieval Armenia
- Spazio vitaleItalian fascist expansionist political project
- Speaker (politics)Presiding officer of a legislative body
- Speaker of the Grand National AssemblyPresiding officer of the legislature of Turkey
- Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom)Presiding officer of the House of Commons
- Speaker of the United States House of RepresentativesPresiding officer of the United States House of Representatives
- Speaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionThe Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission (SCEC), or simply the Speaker's Commit
- Speaking truth to powerNon-violent political tactic employed by dissidents
- Special administrative regionA special administrative region, special region, or special administrative area is a desig
- Special administrative regions of ChinaProvince-level autonomous subdivisions of the People's Republic of China
- Special agentCriminal investigator
- Special drawing rightsSupplementary foreign exchange reserve assets defined and maintained by the IMF
- Special forcesMilitary units trained to conduct special operations
- Special operationsSpecially designated military operations that are considered unconventional
- Special-purpose acquisition companyBusiness entity created for acquisitions
- Specialised Technical Committees of the African UnionThe Specialised Technical Committees are bodies in the African Union responsible to the Ex
- Specialist (rank)Military rank
- Specific performanceEquitable remedy in contract law
- SpectrolabSpectrolab is a manufacturer of space solar cells and panels headquartered in Sylmar, Cali
- Spectrum managementSpectrum management is the process of regulating the use of radio frequencies to promote e
- Speculative attackConcept in economics
- Speedy trialHuman right to trial without arbitrary or indefinite delay
- SPFSRussian financial transfer system
- Sphere of influencePolitical concept
- Sphere sovereigntyConcept in neo-Calvinism
- SpitzenkandidatEuropean political process
- Spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnościąSpółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością (lit. 'company with limited liability'), abbreviat
- Spot marketType of financial market
- SpotifySwedish audio streaming service
- Spree killerPerson killing in multiple locations in a short time
- Spy fictionFiction genre involving espionage
- Spy Museum (Tampere)Museum in Tampere, Finland
- Spy musicMusical style associated with espionage themes
- Spy ringGroup of spies working together
- SpyscapeNew York City espionage museum
- Squadron (army)Cavalry unit size designation
- Squadron leaderOF-3 rank in the Royal Air Force and other air forces
- SSE 180 IndexSSE 180 Index is the stock index of Shanghai Stock Exchange, representing the top 180 comp
- St Andrew's HouseSt Andrew's House (SAH) (Scottish Gaelic: Taigh Naoimh Anndra), on the southern flank of C
- Staatliche Museen zu BerlinThe Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (Berlin State Museums) are a group of institutions in Berl
- StagflationHigh inflation, low economic growth, and high unemployment
- Stakeholder (corporate)Member of groups without whose support the organization would cease to exist
- StalinismPolitical and economic policies implemented by Joseph Stalin
- StalkingUnwanted observation
- Stamp dutyTax levied on property purchases or documents
- Stan Hywet Hall and GardensStan Hywet Hall & Gardens (70 acres) is a historic house museum in Akron, Ohio. The estate
- Standard cubic footA standard cubic foot (scf) is a unit representing the amount of gas (such as natural gas)
- Standard form contractType of contract between two parties
- Standard of reviewAmount of discretion an appellate court applies to overturning a lower court's decision
- Standards Commission for ScotlandThe Standards Commission for Scotland is an independent body that has the purpose of advan
- Standing (law)Legal concept
- Standing armyPermanent army composed of full-time career soldiers or conscripts
- Standing Bureau of the Senate of RomaniaThe Standing Bureau of the Senate consists of the President of the Senate, four vice-presi
- Standing Committee of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative ConferenceThe Standing Committee of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Co
- Standing Committee of the 14th National People's CongressThe Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress initially consisted of 175 m
- Standing Committee of the 20th Central Commission for Discipline InspectionChinese government committee
- Standing Committee of the Central Commission for Discipline InspectionOrgan of the Chinese Communist Party
- Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative ConferenceChinese governmental organization
- Standing Committee of the National People's CongressPermanent organ of China
- Standing Rules of the United States SenateThe Standing Rules of the Senate are the parliamentary procedures adopted by the United St
- Stanley P. GoldsteinStanley P. Goldstein (June 5, 1934 – May 21, 2024) was an American businessman.
- Star AllianceAirline alliance
- StarbucksAmerican multinational coffeehouse chain
- StarostaSlavic title for an official or unofficial position of leadership
- Startup companyNew company developing a novel, scalable business
- StasimuseumMuseum in former Stasi headquarters
- State Administration of Foreign Experts AffairsGovernment agency in the People's Republic of China
- State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National DefenseMain defense technology agency of China
- State atheismOfficial promotion of atheism by a government
- State capitalismOwnership or control of an economy by a government
- State Council Information OfficeExternal name of the Central Propaganda Department of the Chinese Communist Party
- State Council of ChinaChief administrative authority
- State councillorSenior position in the State Council of China
- State court (United States)Court with jurisdiction over disputes with some connection to a U.S. state
- State DumaLower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia
- State governments of the United StatesConstituent governments of the United States
- State Grid Corporation of ChinaState-owned electric utility monopoly of China
- State immunityLegal doctrine
- State legislature (United States)Legislature of a U.S. state
- State nationalismNationalism that equates 'state identity' with 'nation identity'
- State of emergencyGovernment declaration for extraordinary power
- State responsibilityResponsibility of government in international law
- State-buildingTerm in social sciences and humanities
- State-corporate crimeState-corporate crime is a concept in criminology for crimes that result from the relation
- State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State CouncilChinese government body
- State-owned enterpriseGovernment entity
- State-owned enterprises of ChinaA state-owned enterprise of the People's Republic of China (Chinese: 国有企业) is a legal enti
- StatelessnessStatus of not being a national of any country
- Statement of changes in equityBasic type of financial statement
- States' rightsPolitical powers reserved for U.S. states
- StatismDoctrine that the political authority of the state is legitimate to some degree
- Statistical financeStatistical finance is the application of econophysics to financial markets. Instead of th
- Status of GibraltarPolitical dispute in the Iberian Peninsula
- Status offenseAction prohibited only to a certain class of people
- Statute of fraudsType of statute specifying that certain contracts must be in writing
- Statute of limitationsTime limit for starting legal proceedings
- Statute of reposeA statute of repose (sometimes called a nonclaim statute), like a statute of limitations,
- Statute of Westminster 1931Law recognising autonomy of British Dominions
- Statutory damagesStatutory damages are a damage award in civil law, in which the amount awarded is stipulat
- Statutory rapeSexual activity with a person under the age of consent
- Stay-behindClandestine preparations started by governments for anticipated invasions
- Stealth taxNew tax that is collected in a way that is not obvious
- Stéphane HesselWriter, Holocaust survivor and French Resistance member
- Steve White (author)Stephen White (born 1948) is an American science fiction author best known as the co-autho
- Steven L. KentSteven L. Kent (born August 28, 1960) is an American writer, known for both video game jou
- Stock certificateLegal document that certifies legal interest
- Stock marketPlace where stocks are traded
- Stock market indexFinancial metric which investors use to determine market performance
- Stock market index futureIn finance, a stock market index future is a cash-settled futures contract on the value of
- StockbrokerProfessional who buys and sells shares for others
- StoningMethod of capital punishment
- Stored-value cardPayment card with a monetary value stored on the card itself
- StoutStyle of dark beer
- Strain theory (sociology)Theory regarding causes of crime
- Strata titleForm of legal ownership for apartments
- Strategic authorityDevolved public authority in England
- Strategic authority mayorDirectly elected position in England
- Strategic bombingSystematic aerial attacks to destroy infrastructure and morale
- Strategic defenceType of military planning doctrine
- Strategic Defence and Security Review 2010The Strategic Defence and Security Review 2010 was announced by the formed Conservative-Li
- Strategic depthMilitary term: Distance between Front lines and Key assets
- Strategic essentialismConcept in postcolonial theory
- Strategic financial managementStudy of finance of an enterprise
- Strategic goal (military)Desired end-state of a war or a campaign
- Strategic intelligenceIntelligence that is required for forming national-level policy and military plans
- Strategic managementInitiatives to enhance the performance of firms in external environments
- Strategic planningOrganizational decision making process
- Strategic thinkingCognitive activity
- StrategyDiscipline for achieving objectives against unpredictability, complexity, and ambiguity
- Strategy mapDocument outlining the strategic goals of an organization
- StratocracyGovernment administered by military forces
- Street-level bureaucracyIndividuals who implement laws and public policies
- Stress test (financial)Simulation of a financial asset or institution under crisis conditions
- Strict liabilityResponsibility for consequences from activity despite absence of fault or criminal intent
- Strike (attack)Directed physical attack
- Strike actionWork stoppage by employees
- Structured financeSector of finance that manages leverage and risk
- Structured productPre-packaged investment strategy
- Student loanType of loan for educational expenses
- Studio GhibliJapanese animation studio
- Studios 301Studios 301 is an Australian recording studio and is both the longest-running professional
- StumpagePayment for the right to harvest timber
- Sub-lieutenantNaval officer, NATO rank OF-1
- Subcomandante MarcosMexican insurgent and spokesperson of EZLN
- SubcontractorPerson or business performing part of another's contract
- Subcultural theoryTheory in criminology
- Subdivisions of EnglandAdministrative division or non-administrative ceremonial area of England
- Subject-matter jurisdictionType of jurisdictional court authority
- Submarine warfareNaval warfare conducted by submarines
- SubpoenaWrit to compel testimony or the yielding of evidence
- Subprefectures of JapanAdministrative divisions
- Subregions of HungarySubregions of Hungary (in Hungarian, kistérségek, sing. kistérség) were subdivisions of Hu
- SubrogationSubrogation is the assumption by a third party (such as a second creditor or an insurance
- Subscription business modelRecurring price business model
- SubsidiarityPrinciple of social organization
- Subsidiarity (Catholicism)Organizing principle
- Subsidiarity (European Union)Principle of governance of the European Union
- Substantive due processLegal principle
- Substantive lawLaw governing societal behavior
- SubstitutionismSubstitutionism is a term in Marxist theory which refers to the relationship between the r
- Subterranean warfareWarfare conducted underground
- SubversionAttempt to transform the established social order and its structures
- Subway (restaurant)American fast food chain
- Succession of power in ChinaThe succession of power in China since 1949 takes place in the context of a one-party stat
- Succession planningSuccession planning is a process and strategy for replacement planning or passing on leade
- Succession to the British throneSuccession to the British throne is determined by descent, sex, legitimacy, and religion.
- Succession to the Dutch throneSince 1983, the crown of the Netherlands passes according to absolute primogeniture. From
- Succession to the Mosotho throneThe Succession to the throne of Lesotho is laid down in Chapter V of the African kingdom's
- Successors of Standard OilCompanies descended from Standard Oil
- Sufficiency of disclosureConcept in patent law
- Sugary drink taxTax or surcharge on soft drinks with high sugar content
- Suicide attackViolent tactic resulting in the attacker's intentional death
- SultanNoble title with several historical meanings
- Summary judgmentCourt judgment without a full trial
- Summary offenceCrime tried without a jury
- SummonsLegal order to attend proceedings
- Super angelTerm for venture capitalists who invest early
- Superior Court of the District of ColumbiaTrial court for the District of Columbia
- SupermajorityVoting requirement above 50% for passage
- SupermarketLarge format of grocery store
- SuperpowerState with extensive power or influence over much of the world
- SuperstateLarge and powerful state formed from smaller states
- SupervisionAct or instance of directing, managing, or oversight
- Supervisory and Judicial Affairs CommitteeCommittee of the National People's Congress in People's Republic of China
- Supervisory boardSuperior corporate board in a two-tier board system
- Supplemental jurisdictionSupplemental jurisdiction, also sometimes known as ancillary jurisdiction or pendent juris
- Supplementary protection certificateType of intellectual property right
- Supply chainSystem involved in supplying a product or service to a consumer
- Supply-side progressivismPolitical ideology
- Support and resistanceIn stock market technical analysis, support and resistance are certain predetermined level
- Supranational unionMultinational political union with a central authority
- Supreme audit institutionIndependent governmental audit agencies
- Supreme courtHighest court in a jurisdiction
- Supreme Court of AfghanistanHighest appeals court of Afghanistan
- Supreme Court of BangladeshHighest court of Bangladesh
- Supreme Court of CanadaHighest court of Canada
- Supreme Court of IndiaHighest court of jurisdiction in India
- Supreme Court of JapanHighest court of Japan
- Supreme Court of SloveniaThe Supreme Court of the Republic of Slovenia (Vrhovno sodišče Republike Slovenije) is, ac
- Supreme Court of the United KingdomFinal court of appeal in the UK
- Supreme Court of the United StatesHighest court of jurisdiction in the U.S.
- Supreme People's AssemblyUnicameral legislature of North Korea
- Supreme People's CourtHighest court in the People's Republic of China
- Supreme People's ProcuratorateChinese national legal agency
- Supreme state organ of powerInstitution in communist states
- SuretyPromise to assume responsibility for defaulted debt
- Surface miningType of mining in which the soil/rock above mineral deposits is removed
- Surface warfareMilitary operations involving the use of surface warships
- SurimonoSurimono (摺物) are a genre of Japanese woodblock print. They were privately commissioned fo
- Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands)Suriname was a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands between 1954 and 1975
- Surrender (military)Giving up control over territory or resources to another power
- SurtaxLevy of tax on tax
- SurugadaiKanda-Surugadai (神田駿河台, Kanda-Surugadai) is a district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It was na
- Survival InternationalUK-based non-governmental organisation
- Survival sexAct of engaging in prostitution for an extreme need
- Survival skillsTechniques for sustaining life, typically in adverse conditions
- SuspectPerson accused or suspected of committing a crime
- Suspended sentenceDeferred sentence of imprisonment
- Sustainable Development Goal 16United Nations sustainable development goal
- Sustainable financeFinance with an environmental objective
- Sustainable Governance IndicatorsThe Sustainable Governance Indicators (SGI), first published in spring 2009 and updated in
- SW postcode areaPostcode area within the United Kingdom
- Swap (finance)Exchange of derivatives or other financial instruments
- Swarming (military)Battlefield tactic to saturate defences
- SweatshopWorkplace that has socially unacceptable working conditions
- Sweden and the euroSweden does not currently use the euro as its currency and has no plans to replace the Swe
- Sweden–United Kingdom relationsBilateral relations
- Swedish kronaCurrency of Sweden
- Sweetmeat (horse)Sweetmeat (foaled 1841) was a successful English Thoroughbred racehorse that won 16 consec
- SWIFTFinancial telecommunication network
- Swiss francCurrency of Switzerland and Liechtenstein
- Swiss Leaks2015 exposé of tax avoidance scheme
- Swiss Performance IndexThe Swiss Performance Index (SPI) is a wide total-return index that tracks equity primaril
- Switzerland–European Union relationsBilateral relations
- SWOT analysisBusiness planning and analysis technique
- Symbols of the European UnionThe European Union (EU) uses a number of symbols, including the Flag of Europe, Anthem of
- SyndicalismForm of revolutionary organisation
- SyndicateSocial organisations of various types
- Synthetic Environment for Analysis and SimulationsSimulated environment
- Syrian opposition (2011–2024)Syrian groups opposed to the Assad regime during the Syrian revolution
- System integrationSystem integration is defined in engineering as the process of bringing together the compo
- System of multi-party cooperation and political consultationChinese Communist Party principle