| Term | Definition / Meaning / Stand for |
| ABM |
Anti-Ballistic Missile (defense policy) |
| AFL-CIO |
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations |
| AI |
Artificial Intelligence (used in political decision-making) |
| AIPAC |
American Israel Public Affairs Committee |
| ALP |
Australian Labor Party |
| AMC |
Anti-Monopoly Coalition |
| AMLO |
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (Mexican president) |
| ANC |
African National Congress |
| ANOVA |
Analysis of Variance (used in political research) |
| APA |
American Psychological Association (political ideologies in society) |
| APC |
All Progressives Congress (Nigeria) |
| ARP |
Affordable Retirement Plan |
| ASEAN |
Association of Southeast Asian Nations |
| ATF |
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives |
| BCE |
Before Common Era (historical political time frame) |
| BCTF |
British Columbia Teachers' Federation |
| BFP |
Bureau of Fire Protection |
| BIC |
Budget Implementation Committee |
| BIP |
Basic Income Program |
| BIPOC |
Black, Indigenous, and People of Color |
| BJP |
Bharatiya Janata Party (India) |
| BLC |
Basic Labor Code |
| BLI |
Basic Level Income (concept in political theory) |
| BPA |
Budget Process Act |
| BPN |
Bureau of Political Networks |
| BRICS |
Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa |
| BSA |
Budgetary Support Allocation (policy allocation) |
| BSC |
Basic Security Concept |
| BSE |
Bombay Stock Exchange (economic policy) |
| BVI |
British Virgin Islands (territorial politics) |
| CCC |
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S. history) |
| CDA |
Commonwealth Development Agency |
| CEC |
Chief Election Commissioner |
| CES |
Committee of Economic Socialists |
| CGT |
Confederation General of Workers |
| CIAA |
Central Investigation and Anti-Corruption Bureau |
| CNC |
Canadian National Congress |
| CNG |
Compressed Natural Gas (policy on alternative fuels) |
| CPI(M) |
Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| CPI |
Communist Party of Indonesia |
| CPL |
Communist Party of Laos |
| CSD |
Commission on Sustainable Development |
| CST |
Central Security Trade |
| CWC |
Child Welfare Committee |
| DAC |
Development Assistance Committee |
| DCT |
Democracy and Civic Trust |
| DDC |
District Development Council |
| DFL |
Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (Minnesota) |
| DHS |
Department of Homeland Security |
| DIPLO |
Diplomacy |
| DLA |
Democratic Labour Party |
| DLA |
Democratic Left Alliance |
| DLP |
Democratic Labor Party (Australia) |
| DMI |
Democratic Movement Initiative |
| DOMA |
Defense of Marriage Act |
| DPL |
Democratic People's League |
| DPP |
Democratic Progressive Party (Taiwan) |
| DPW |
Department of Public Works |
| EAC |
East African Community |
| ECHR |
European Court of Human Rights |
| EDC |
Economic Development Corporation |
| EIB |
European Investment Bank |
| EIT |
Economic and Investment Treaty |
| EIT |
Environmental Impact Trust |
| EJES |
European Justice and Equity Standards |
| ELF |
Earth Liberation Front |
| EMB |
Election Management Body |
| ENI |
European Neighbourhood Initiative |
| EPL |
European Progressive League |
| ESP |
European Socialist Party |