political institutions

Political institutions are the formal and informal structures, rules, and organizations that shape how political power is acquired, exercised, and constrained within a society.

Observed surface forms (8)

• political body ×5
• parliamentary institution ×2
• party system ×2
• political agency ×2
• government structure ×1
• indigenous political institution ×1
• political administrative structure ×1
• power-sharing institution ×1

Instances (16)

• European institutions
• Constitutional Convention of Puerto Rico via concept surface "political body"
• Kathiawar Agency via concept surface "political agency"
• Rajputana Agency via concept surface "political agency"
• His Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition via concept surface "parliamentary institution"
• Northern Ireland Assembly (1973) via concept surface "power-sharing institution"
• Parliamentary Council via concept surface "political body"
• Belgian party system via concept surface "party system"
• Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party via concept surface "political body"
• Sixth Party System in United States politics via concept surface "party system"
• Boule via concept surface "political body"
• council of chiefs via concept surface "indigenous political institution"
  surface form: Council of Chiefs (Mohawk)
• Hebei–Chahar political and military affairs via concept surface "political administrative structure"
• Imperial Russian administrative system via concept surface "government structure"
• Council of the Revolution via concept surface "political body"
• OSCE Parliamentary Assembly via concept surface "parliamentary institution"