poli sci

or pol·y sci

[ pol-ee sahy ]

noun

, Informal.

1. political science ( def ):

   to major in poli sci.

Word History and Origins

Origin of poli sci¹

By shortening

Example Sentences

I was a poli sci and theater major in college.

From Los Angeles Times

As writer Brian Grubb tweeted, the “silver lining of this election is the rest of the country learning that pennsylvania has a tatted-up 6′8 lt. governor who supports recreational marijuana and prison reform and lives in a converted car dealership and looks kind of like if the undertaker had a poli sci degree.”

From Washington Post

And that was among a sample of voters that, according to the UNF poli sci professor who directed the survey, leaned to a “very slight” degree toward having voted for Trump over Clinton in 2016.

From Slate

“That’s when I realized that I wanted to be able to major in political science when I got the opportunity to come back to college. So when I got the scholarship, I knew right away that I wanted to major in poli sci.”

From Washington Times

“It’s no mystery; it’s Poli Sci 101: Do what your customer wants,” said Representative Dave Brat, a Virginia Republican.

From New York Times

Related Words

• civics