Terms starting with “P”

On certain ballots, voters are instructed to draw a single line to connect the head and tail of the arrow that points to the choice to vote for a candidate or measure, instead of f...

(PAA) First level of the PKI Certification Management Authority that approves the security policy of each PCA. (CNSSI-4009) (NISTIR)

A form of access control that uses an authorization policy that is flexible in the types of evaluated parameters (e.g., identity, role, clearance, operational need, risk, heuristic...

(PCA) Second level of the PKI Certification Management Authority that formulates the security policy under which it and its subordinate CAs will issue public key certificates. (CNS...

A system entity that makes authorization decisions for itself or for other system entities that request such decisions. Source: NIST IR 7657

A system entity that requests and subsequently enforces authorization decisions. Source: NIST IR 7657

(PMA) Body established to oversee the creation and update of Certificate Policies, review Certification Practice Statements, review the results of CA audits for policy compliance,...

Recognizing that, when a CA in one domain certifies a CA in another domain, a particular certificate policy in the second domain may be considered by the authority of the first dom...

(PBAC) A form of access control that uses an authorization policy that is flexible in the types of evaluated parameters (e.g., identity, role, clearance, operational need, risk, an...

(1) relating to the government or the public affairs of a country. (2) Relating to the ideas or strategies of a particular party or group in politics.

(PAC) From FEC's glossary: Popular term for a political committee that is neither a party committee nor an authorized committee of a candidate. PACs directly or indirectly establis...

From FEC's glossary: Popular term for a political committee that is neither a party committee nor an authorized committee of a candidate. PACs directly or indirectly established, a...

Any employee who is appointed by the President, the Vice President, or agency head.

A meeting at which local members of a political party register their preference among candidates running for office or select delegates to attend a convention.

The required information that must accompany any political advertisement that is paid for by a candidate, committee, or individual that is published, displayed, or circulated for t...

Any organization that involves itself in the political process, including political parties, non-governmental organizations, advocacy groups, and special interest groups.

An organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a country's elections. It is common for the members of a political party to have similar ideas about politics, and parties...

Refers to a candidate or elected official's relationship to a particular party, not necessarily to a particular set of philosophical beliefs. In terms of voting, this usually refer...

The declared policy of a political party or group.

A "county, city, or school district or any other governmental entity that: (A) embraces a geographic area with a defined boundary; (B) exists for the purpose of discharging functio...

A person who is professionally involved in politics, especially as a holder of or a candidate for an elected office.

(1) To check the status of or record the opinion of a voter. (2) The process of voting in an election.

The "list of eligible electors to whom ballots are delivered or who are permitted to enter a voting machine for the purpose of casting their votes at an election." Col. Stat. §1-1-...

A site used to check in, process, or tabulate ballots from multiple precincts as a central location.