ilmu pemerintahan

Indonesian

Etymology

ilmu (“science”) +‎ pemerintahan (“governance”), calque of Dutch bestuurskunde (“public administration”).

Noun

ilmu pemerintahan (first-person possessive ilmu pemerintahanku, second-person possessive ilmu pemerintahanmu, third-person possessive ilmu pemerintahannya)

1. (education) public administration: a field of study concerning this, sometimes considered a branch of political science.

   Synonyms: administrasi publik, ilmu pemerintahan

   Synonym: sains pentadbiran (Standard Malay)

Further reading

• “ilmu pemerintahan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.