| FEDERALISM | • federalism n. A system of national government in which power is divided between a central authority and a number of… • federalism n. The belief that such a system is superior to other forms of government. • federalism n. (Theology) Covenantalism. |
| GENERALISM | • generalism n. Generalization: lack of specialization. • GENERALISM n. the practice of studying many different things rather than specializing in one subject. |
| LIBERALISM | • liberalism n. The quality of being liberal. • liberalism n. (Politics) Any political movement founded on the autonomy and personal freedom of the individual, progress… • liberalism n. (Economics) An economic ideology in favour of laissez faire and the free market (related to economic liberalism). |
| LITERALISM | • literalism n. Literal interpretation or understanding; adherence to the exact letter or precise significance, as in… • literalism n. (Art) The style of art portraying a subject as literally and accurately as possible. • LITERALISM n. adherence to the explicit substance of an idea or expression. |
| BICAMERALISM | • bicameralism n. (Government) The practice of dividing legislative bodies into two chambers with complementary powers… • bicameralism n. (Psychology) Ambiguous misnomer for Julian Jaynes’s theory of bicamerality, probably never used by Jaynes… • BICAMERALISM n. the state of being bicameral, having two chambers. |
| BILATERALISM | • bilateralism n. Having a matching arrangement on each of two sides. • bilateralism n. The policy of having bilateral agreements between two countries (as opposed to unilateralism and multilateralism). • BILATERALISM n. two-sidedness; equality in value of trade between two countries. |
| ILLIBERALISM | • illiberalism n. The principle, state or quality of being illiberal. • ILLIBERALISM n. opposition to or lack of liberalism. |
| NEOLIBERALISM | • neoliberalism n. A political ideology or ideological trend based on neoclassical economics that espouses economic liberalism… • neoliberalism n. (US) The ideology associated with the New Democrats and the Democratic Leadership Council. • NEOLIBERALISM n. the state of being a neoliberal, a liberal who de-emphasizes traditional liberal values in order to make progress by more pragmatic means. |
| TRILATERALISM | • TRILATERALISM n. the state of being trilateral, having three parties. |
| TRILITERALISM | • triliteralism n. The quality of being triliteral. • TRILITERALISM n. the state of being triliteral, consisting of three letters. |
| UNICAMERALISM | • unicameralism n. (Government) The principle and practice of having a legislative body consisting of a single chamber. • UNICAMERALISM n. the state of being unicameral, having, or consisting of, a single chamber. |
| UNILATERALISM | • unilateralism n. A tendency of nations to act on their own, or with only minimal consultation and involvement with other nations. • UNILATERALISM n. the state of being unilateral, also UNILATERALITY. |
| ANTILIBERALISM | • antiliberalism n. (Politics) Antiliberal beliefs and practices. • ANTILIBERALISM n. opposition to liberalism. |
| MULTILATERALISM | • multilateralism n. Unbiased trade between nations, in contrast to bilateralism. • multilateralism n. A system by which nations consult others in matters of foreign policy, by way of organisations such… • MULTILATERALISM n. the state of being multilateral, having many sides. |
| ULTRALIBERALISM | • ultraliberalism n. Ultraliberal beliefs generally. • ULTRALIBERALISM n. extreme liberalism. |