— political economist .
1. a social science dealing with political policies and economic processes, their interrelations, and their influence on social institutions.
2. (in the 17th-18th centuries) the art of management of communities, esp. as affecting the wealth of a government.
3. (in the 19th century) a social science similar to modern economics but dealing chiefly with governmental policies.
4. economics (def. 1).
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