Specialist dictionary

Political ideas

Ideologies, political values, rights, liberty, equality and theories of government.

Core vocabulary

52 featured terms

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Conservatismnoun

a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes

Conservativismnoun

a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes

Democracynoun

the political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by their elected representatives

Equalitynoun

a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced; "on a par with the best"

Equationnoun

a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced; "on a par with the best"

Equivalencenoun

a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced; "on a par with the best"

Freedomnoun

the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints

Ideologynoun

an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation

Justicenoun

judgment involved in the determination of rights and the assignment of rewards and punishments

Liberalismnoun

a political orientation that favors social progress by reform and by changing laws rather than by revolution

Libertynoun

freedom of choice; "liberty of opinion"; "liberty of worship"; "liberty — perfect liberty — to think or feel or do just as one pleases"; "at lib…

Nationalismnoun

love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it; "they rode the same wave of popular patriotism"; "British nationalism was in the air and pa…

Parnoun

a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced; "on a par with the best"

Patriotismnoun

love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it; "they rode the same wave of popular patriotism"; "British nationalism was in the air and pa…

Political orientationnoun

an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation

Political theorynoun

an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation

Socialismnoun

a political theory advocating state ownership of industry

Absolutismnoun

an ideological belief in the complete and unrestricted power of government.

Administrationnoun

the act of meting out justice according to the law

Americanismnoun

loyalty to the United States and its institutions

Anarchismnoun

a political theory favoring the abolition of governments

Autocracynoun

a political theory favoring unlimited authority by a single individual

Chauvinismnoun

fanatical patriotism

Collectivismnoun

a political theory that the people should own the means of production

Communismnoun

a political theory favoring collectivism in a classless society

Constitutionalismnoun

advocacy of a system of government according to constitutional principles

Discretionnoun

freedom to act or judge on one's own

Egalitynoun

social and political equality; "egality represents an extreme leveling of society"

Enfranchisementnoun

freedom from political subjugation or servitude

Federalismnoun

the idea of a federal organization of more or less self-governing units

Imperialismnoun

a political orientation that advocates imperial interests

Independencenoun

freedom from control or influence of another or others

Independencynoun

freedom from control or influence of another or others

Jingoismnoun

fanatical patriotism

Judicaturenoun

the act of meting out justice according to the law

Latitudenoun

freedom from normal restraints in conduct; "allowed his children considerable latitude in how they spent their money"

Libertarianismnoun

an ideological belief in freedom of thought, speech and action

Libertynoun

personal freedom from servitude or confinement or oppression

Licencenoun

freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech)

Licencenoun

excessive freedom; lack of due restraint; "when liberty becomes license, dictatorship is near" - Will Durant; "the intolerable license with whic…

Licensenoun

freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech)

Licensenoun

excessive freedom; lack of due restraint; "when liberty becomes license, dictatorship is near" - Will Durant; "the intolerable license with whic…

Moderatismnoun

a political philosophy of avoiding the extremes of left and right by taking a moderate position or course of action

Monarchismnoun

a belief in and advocacy of monarchy as a political system

Playnoun

the removal of constraints; "he gave free rein to his impulses"; "they gave full play to the artist's talent"

Radicalismnoun

the political orientation of those who favor revolutionary change in government and society

Reactionnoun

extreme conservatism in political or social matters; "the forces of reaction carried the election"

Republicanismnoun

the political orientation of those who hold that a republic is the best form of government

Runnoun

unrestricted freedom to use; "he has the run of the house"

Theocracynoun

the belief in government by divine guidance

Tienoun

equality of score in a contest

Utopianismnoun

the political orientation of a Utopian who believes in impossibly idealistic schemes of social perfection