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