political theory
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1. an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | orientation, |
| definition | : | an integrated set of attitudes and beliefs (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | anarchism, |
| definition | : | a political theory favoring the abolition of governments (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | autocracy, |
| definition | : | a political theory favoring unlimited authority by a single individual (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | centrism, moderatism, |
| definition | : | a political philosophy of avoiding the extremes of left and right by taking a moderate position or course of action (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | collectivism, |
| definition | : | a political theory that the people should own the means of production (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | communism, |
| definition | : | a political theory favoring collectivism in a classless society (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | conservatism, conservativism, |
| definition | : | a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | segregationism, |
| definition | : | a political orientation favoring political or racial segregation (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | constitutionalism, |
| definition | : | advocacy of a system of government according to constitutional principles (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | democracy, |
| definition | : | the political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by their elected representatives (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | social democracy, |
| definition | : | the belief in a gradual transition from capitalism to socialism by democratic means (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | domino theory, |
| definition | : | the political theory that if one nation comes under communist control then neighboring nations will also come under communist control (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | elitism, |
| definition | : | the attitude that society should be governed by an elite group of individuals (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | extremism, |
| definition | : | any political theory favoring immoderate uncompromising policies (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | fascism, |
| definition | : | a political theory advocating an authoritarian hierarchical government (as opposed to democracy or liberalism) (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | federalism, |
| definition | : | the idea of a federal organization of more or less self-governing units (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | imperialism, |
| definition | : | a political orientation that advocates imperial interests (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | leftism, |
| definition | : | the ideology of the political left; belief in or support of the tenets of the political left (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | liberalism, |
| definition | : | a political orientation that favors social progress by reform and by changing laws rather than by revolution (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | meritocracy, |
| definition | : | the belief that rulers should be chosen for their superior abilities and not because of their wealth or birth (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | libertarianism, |
| definition | : | an ideological belief in freedom of thought and speech (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | monarchism, |
| definition | : | a belief in and advocacy of monarchy as a political system (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | negritude, |
| definition | : | an ideological position that holds Black culture to be independent and valid on its own terms; an affirmation of the African cultural heritage (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | orleanism, |
| definition | : | the political philosophy of the Orleanists (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | progressivism, |
| definition | : | the political orientation of those who favor progress toward better conditions in government and society (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | radicalism, |
| definition | : | the political orientation of those who favor revolutionary change in government and society (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | reactionism, |
| definition | : | the political orientation of reactionaries (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | republicanism, |
| definition | : | the political orientation of those who hold that a republic is the best form of government (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | rightism, |
| definition | : | the ideology of the political right; belief in or support of the tenets of the political right (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | socialism, |
| definition | : | a political theory advocating state ownership of industry (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | theocracy, |
| definition | : | the belief in government by divine guidance (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | utopianism, |
| definition | : | the political orientation of a Utopian who believes in impossibly idealistic schemes of social perfection (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | dovishness, |
| definition | : | any political orientation favoring compromise to avoid conflict (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | hawkishness, |
| definition | : | any political orientation favoring aggressive policies (noun.cognition) |
| attribute | : | conservative, |
| definition | : | resistant to change (adj.all) |
| attribute | : | liberal, |
| definition | : | tolerant of change; not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or tradition (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | ideological, |
| definition | : | of or pertaining to or characteristic of an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | ideological, |
| definition | : | of or pertaining to or characteristic of an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation (adj.pert) |
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