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- W. F. R. HardieWilliam Francis Ross "Frank" Hardie (25 April 1902 – 30 September 1990) was a Scottish cla
- W. T. CosgraveHead of government of the Irish Free State from 1922 to 1932
- W66 (nuclear warhead)The W66 thermonuclear warhead was used on the Sprint anti-ballistic missile system, design
- W70W70 was a two-stage, thermonuclear warhead that was developed for the MGM-52 Lance missile
- Wage slaveryTerm criticizing labor exploitation
- Wagner GroupRussian private military company
- WahhabismFundamentalist movement within Sunni Islam
- Waiting staffService occupation
- WaiverSurrender of a right or privilege
- Wales Act 2014British law dealing with devolution
- Wales Act 2017British law dealing with devolution
- WāliAdministrative title used for governors in the Muslim world
- Wali al-AhdArabic or Islamic term for a crown prince
- WalkoutIn labor disputes, a walkout is a labor strike, the act of employees collectively leaving
- Walt Disney Studios (division)American entertainment studio conglomerate
- Walter B. BealsWalter Burges Beals (July 21, 1876 – September 18, 1960) was an American judge who served
- Walter NellesWalter Nelles (April 21, 1883 – April 1, 1937) was an American lawyer and law professor. N
- WandervogelGerman youth movement
- Wang Peng (lieutenant general)Chinese general
- War economyActions taken by a state to mobilize its economy for war production
- War effortCoordinated mobilization of society's resources towards supporting a military force
- War novelLiterary genre
- War of aggressionMilitary conflict waged without the justification of self-defense
- War of successionConflict prompted by individuals claiming rightful leadership of a monarchy
- War resisterPerson who resists war
- Wards of JapanA ward (区, ku) is a subdivision of the cities of Japan that are large enough to have been
- Wards of the City of LondonThe City of London (also known simply as "the City") is divided into 25 wards. The city is
- Warehouse storeType of discount retailer
- WargameStrategy game that realistically simulates war
- WarlordPerson who has both military and civil control and power
- Warner Bros. PicturesAmerican film studio
- Warner Music GroupAmerican multinational entertainment and record label conglomerate
- Warrant (finance)Security that entitles the holder to buy stock
- Warrant (law)Order that serves as a specific type of authorization
- Warrant officerMilitary rank
- WarrantyContractual assurance given by a seller to a buyer
- WarriorPerson specializing in combat or warfare
- Wartime collaborationCooperation with the enemy against one's country of citizenship in wartime
- Wartime sexual violenceWartime sexual violence is rape or other forms of sexual violence committed by combatants
- Waste (law)Actionable harm caused by a tenant
- WatchmakerArtisan who makes and repairs watches
- Water board (Netherlands)Water management authorities in the Netherlands
- Water conflictConflict over an access to water resources
- Water fightA water fight is a type of mock combat using various water-dispensing devices to soak oppo
- Water rightRight of a user to use water from a water source
- WaterboardingTorture method simulating drowning
- Watered stockAsset with artificially high value
- Wau Holland FoundationThe Wau Holland Foundation (German: Wau Holland Stiftung; WHS) is a nonprofit foundation b
- Waves of democracyMajor surges of democracy in history
- Wealth taxTax on an entity's holdings of assets
- Wedge issueDivisive political or social issue
- Welaung languageWelaung, also known as Rawngtu Chin, is a purported Kuki-Chin-Mizo languages of Burma. It
- Welfare in JapanSocial welfare, assistance for the ill or otherwise disabled and the old, has long been pr
- Well drillingWell drilling is the process of drilling a hole in the ground for the extraction of a natu
- Welsh devolutionTransfer of powers to Wales
- Welsh GovernmentDevolved government of Wales
- Welsh lawPrimary and secondary legislation generated by the Senedd
- Western European Union1954–2011 international organisation and military alliance
- Western MarxismCurrent of Marxist theory
- Western UnionAmerican financial services company
- Western Union (alliance)1948–1954 European military alliance
- WestlawWestlaw is an online legal research service and proprietary database for lawyers and legal
- WEX Inc.WEX Inc. is a provider of payment processing and information management services to the Un
- Whig historyApproach to historiography
- WhipType of blunt implement used for striking
- Whip (politics)Position within some political parties
- Whipsaw strikeType of trade union strike
- WhistleblowingExposing of scandalous activity
- White SouthernersArguable ethnic group
- White-collar crimeFinancially motivated nonviolent crime
- White-collar workerSocial class; person who performs intellectual labor
- Whitewashing (communications)Sanitizing and hiding of undesirable qualities
- Whole life insuranceWhole life insurance, or whole of life assurance (in the Commonwealth of Nations), sometim
- Whole-process people's democracyChinese Communist Party concept
- Wholesale bankingWholesale banking is the provision of services by banks to larger customers or organizatio
- WholesalingSale of goods or merchandise to retailers rather than end consumers
- WikiLeaksNews leak publishing organisation
- Wildcat strikeStrike action unsupported by a union
- Wilhelm PieckPresident of East Germany from 1949 to 1960
- Willem DreesPrime Minister of the Netherlands from 1948 to 1958
- William Everard (Digger)William Everard (bap. 1602, d. in or after 1651) was an early leader of the Diggers.
- William Jefferson Clinton Federal BuildingThe William Jefferson Clinton Federal Building is a complex of several historic buildings
- Willie Walsh (businessman)William Matthew Walsh (born 25 October 1961) is an Irish airline executive who is currentl
- Willingness to acceptIn economics, willingness to accept (WTA) is the minimum monetary amount that а person is
- Windfall taxHigher tax rate on companies
- Wing commanderCommissioned rank in the RAF and air forces of other Commonwealth countries
- WintershallWintershall Holding GmbH, based in Kassel, was Germany's largest crude oil and natural gas
- WIPO Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional KnowledgeTreaty on intellectual property
- Wire transferMethod of electronic funds transfer
- Withdrawal (military)Military tactic in which retreating forces maintain contact with the enemy
- Withdrawal from the European UnionLegal process of Article 50 of the Treaty of European Union
- Withdrawal of Greenland from the European CommunitiesGreenland leaving the EC, precursor to the EU
- Witness impeachmentProcess of calling into question the credibility of an individual testifying in a trial
- WokePolitical slang
- Wolong National Nature ReserveWolong National Nature Reserve (from Chinese 卧龙; wòlóng; 'crouching dragon'), officially k
- Women in international lawInternational law is a series of verbal agreements and written contracts between nations t
- Women in the militaryWomen participating in military activities
- Women in warInvolvement of women during periods of war
- Women in warfare (1500–1699)Women have played a leading role in active warfare. The following is a list of prominent w
- Women's Auxiliary Australian Air ForceThe Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force (WAAAF) was formed in March 1941 after consider
- Women's Royal Australian Naval ServiceThe Women's Royal Australian Naval Service (WRANS) was the women's branch of the Royal Aus
- Women's wingWomen's organization related to an organization
- Women's workWork believed to be exclusively the domain of women
- Wong Tai Sin DistrictWong Tai Sin District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is the only landlocked d
- Word-of-mouth marketingType of marketing
- Work-to-ruleIndustrial action in which employees do no more than the minimum required
- Worker cooperativeCooperative that is owned and self-managed by its workers
- Workers' controlParticipation in management by employees
- Workers' councilForm of political and economic organization
- Workers' Party of KoreaRuling party of North Korea
- Workers' right to access the toiletWorkers' right to access the toilet refers to the rights of employees to take a break when
- Workers' self-managementForm of organizational management
- Working capitalDifference between a firm's assets and liabilities used to fund day-to-day operations
- Working Group on Arbitrary DetentionUnited Nations working group
- Working timePeriod of time that an individual spends at paid occupational labor
- Workplace democracyApplication of democratic principles to places of work
- Workplace violenceAssault, abuse or threat that occurs in the workplace
- Works Progress AdministrationU.S. government program of the 1930s and 1940s
- Workweek and weekendParts of the week devoted to labor and rest, respectively
- World Anti-Doping AgencyFoundation created by the International Olympic Committee
- World Bank GroupGroup making loans to developing countries
- World Boardgaming ChampionshipsThe World Boardgaming Championships is a convention held yearly since 1999 by the Boardgam
- World Charter for Prostitutes' Rights1985 document about sex workers' rights
- World Council of ChurchesInter-church organization
- World Economic ForumSwiss international advocacy organization
- World Federation of Democratic YouthInternational left-wing youth organisation
- World Federation of Trade UnionsInternational trade union federation
- World Food ProgrammeFood-assistance branch of the UN
- World Governance IndexIndex developed in 2008 by the Forum for a New World Governance
- World governmentNotion of a single common political authority for all of humanity
- World Heritage CommitteeBody selecting UNESCO World Heritage Sites
- World Heritage Convention1972 international treaty
- World Intellectual Property OrganizationSpecialized agency of the United Nations
- World Jewish CongressInternational federation
- World Socialist MovementInternational organisation of socialist parties
- World Trade Union ConferenceThe World Trade Union Conference was a conference that was held between 6–17 February 1945
- World warWar involving major global states
- World War I conscription in AustraliaDuring the second half of World War I, the First Australian Imperial Force experienced a s
- World Wide Web ConsortiumInternational standards organization
- World Wildlife FundInternational non-governmental environmental organization
- World-systemSocioeconomic system
- WritFormal written order issued by an entity
- Writ of prohibitionWrit directing a subordinate to stop doing something the law prohibits
- WrongdoingAct that is illegal or immoral
- Wrongful executionExecution of a convict who is actually innocent
- Wu Shuqing (economist)Wu Shuqing (Chinese: 吴树青; 3 January 1932 – 10 January 2020) was a Chinese economist and ed