ideology | | |
n. (cognition) | 1. ideology, political orientation, political theory | an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation. |
| ~ orientation | an integrated set of attitudes and beliefs. |
| ~ totalism, totalitarianism, absolutism | the principle of complete and unrestricted power in government. |
| ~ 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. |
n. (cognition) | 2. ideology | imaginary or visionary theorization. |
| ~ theorisation, theorization | the production or use of theories. |
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