Capital (Disambiguation)

• A capital city (in many states the political, religious, and economic capital are the same):
• In geography and politics, a capital (also called capital city or political capital) of a country or other political entity is a city or town that contains the government. the phrase "political capital" has an alternative meaning, given below.
• In societies with official religions a capital is a religious capital.

• In finance and economics, capital is real or financial wealth.
• "Political capital", by analogy, is a phrase used for the still-unclaimed favors a politician or lobbyist other political entity is owed in return for favors he or she or it has in the past done. For example, a factory seeking permits to expand might "call in" the political capital it has built up by years of donating to school-construction projects. Also "cultural capital" in the sense of cultural value.

• Social capital and cultural capital are sociological terms.

• In architecture, the capital of a pillar or column is its top part.

• In orthography, a capital is another term for an upper case letter or majuscule.

• In literature, Capital is the English title of Das Kapital by Karl Marx.

• Capital is a French-language magazine.

• Capital punishment refers to death sentence.

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