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(US, derogatory, chiefly in right-wing discourse) A justice (usually referring to a member of a Supreme, High or Appellate court) who makes rulings based on personal political views or considerations rather than on the law, or who issues rulings intended to have political effects.
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(UK politics, historical) The alliance in the 1980s between the SDP and the Liberal Party, precursor of the Liberal Democrats.
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(US, politics) A refusal to support a nomination made by the party with which one has been connected; a breaking away from one's party.
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A supporter of William Jennings Bryan (1860–1925), US orator and politician, and a dominant force in the populist wing of the Democratic Party.
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(historical) In Spain and Portugal, one who supports the constitution.
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(communism) A standing administrative body of communist parties, analogous to a board of directors, of both ruling and nonruling parties of former and existing socialist states.
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(politics) A militant leftist group in Venezuela.
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(Marxism) Clipping of commanding heights of the economy: Certain strategically important sectors of the economy such as public utilities and natural resources.
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(US, informal) A state of affairs perceived as oppressive, overly arbitrary, or totalitarian.
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(slang, derogatory) A Communist sympathizer; a liberal.
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One who rules the world.
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Alternative form of counterrevolutionary [In opposition to a revolution.]
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(Nigeria) A person who has switched political parties.
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(derogatory) A political orator or leader who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience rather than by using rational argument.
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The stopping or hindering of democracy.
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(countable) A state with a democratic system of government.
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Pertaining to democracy; constructed upon or in line with the principle of government chosen by the people.
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A set of principles of internal organization, mainly associated with Leninism, in which political decisions reached by voting are binding upon all members of the party.
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(politics) A situation when ostensibly democratic organizations or institutions (particularly governments) are seen to be falling short of fulfilling the principles of the parliamentary democracy in their practices or operation where representative and linked parliamentary integrity becomes widely discussed.
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A revolution in which a democracy is instituted, replacing a previous non-democratic government, or a revolution which is brought about through democratic means, usually without violence.
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Obsolete spelling of democratic [Pertaining to democracy; constructed upon or in line with the principle of government chosen by the people.]
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The principles or spirit of a democracy.
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Relating to, or supporting, democratism.
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Relating to, or supporting, democratism.
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The spread of democracy as a concept.
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Member of a demogerontia.
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(US politics) A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party.
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(Marxism) The temporary period following the fall of capitalism characterized by a struggle to achieve a classless, stateless and moneyless communist society
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Alternative form of dirigisme [A policy of strong state control over the economy and related social matters.]
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A policy of strong state control over the economy and related social matters.
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(economics, US, Canada) The ability of consumers to influence the economy and business decisions by their spending
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A supporter of e-democracy.
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Relating to e-democracy.
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(historical) A 16th-century political movement in the Kingdom of Poland and, later, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, seeking the revendication of public and state lands which were illegally held by various magnates.
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(Canada, politics) Supporter of the view that the province of Québec should remain within the Canadian federal system; an opponent of Québec‐based separatism or sovereigns.
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(politics, figuratively) A person who acts independently of the organization to which he or she belongs.
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(historical) The principles of the Free Soil Party, which opposed slavery in the United States in the mid-19th century.
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(Dominica) A member of the Dominica Freedom Party.
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(US, historical) The abolitionist beliefs of William Lloyd Garrison (1805–1879), American journalist, suffragist, and social reformer.
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An extreme political partisan.
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(Australian politics, informal) The Australian Labor Party.
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(politics) a member of a political party supporting labor
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Synonym of limousine liberal
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Pronunciation spelling of liberal. [(now rare outside set phrases) Pertaining to those arts and sciences the study of which is considered to provide general knowledge, as opposed to vocational/occupational, technical or mechanical training.]
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Abbreviation of Liberal. [Of or relating to the Liberal party, its membership, or its platform, policy, or viewpoint.]
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(colloquial) One who supports liberation for some group.
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A supporter of any of several liberal parties.
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(politics, uncountable) A political ideology supporting competitive multiparty elections and majority rule constrained by minority rights.
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(derogatory) Language used by political liberals.
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Obsolete spelling of liberalest
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(US, politics) Synonym of lunchbox Democrat
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(politics) A political party with a strong influence in a country's politics.
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A politician or bureaucrat of mediocre ability.
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Alternative form of me-tooism [(politics) The act of following or taking on a policy of another (especially competing) person or political party.]
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(politics) The policy of a socialist choosing to join a bourgeois government.
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Orwellian systems or methods generally; totalitarian propaganda, surveillance, repression, etc.
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extreme political liberalism
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(politics) A theoretical concept within Marxism-Leninism and a form of government in communist states which developed after World War II and in theory allowed for a multi-class, multi-party democracy on the pathway to socialism, rather than a pure proletarian dictatorship.
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Any of the particular people's political parties.
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An adherent of modern-day Peronism, including any of the political parties that identify themselves as such.
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(politics) A supporter of Pol Potism.
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(derogatory, offensive) An ignorant person who discusses politics.
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The various political viewpoints represented as a continuum, ranging from the extreme left to the extreme right.
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(UK) The section of the left-wing political establishment typically educated at polytechnics (or similar new universities).
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A person who advocates democratic principles.
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In favour of democracy.
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In favour of democracy.
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A member or supporter of a Progressive Party.
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(Britain, Ireland, politics) A government consisting of a coalition of three or more parties, particularly parties with divergent ideologies.
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a protest movement that began in September 1998 throughout Malaysia.
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One who is the subject of a reform.
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(Canada, historical) A member of the Reform movement in 19th-century Canada.
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(dated, 18th century) An advocate or supporter of political reform in the United Kingdom. (Common from ca 1790 to 1830.)
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The state of being in revolution.
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Of, belonging to, or constituting a party or political group that advocates socialism.
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(US) subsidized for social reasons
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(humorous, nonstandard) Informal spelling of socialist. [One who supports or advocates socialism.]
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(historical) A supporter of Spartacus, who led a slave rebellion against the ancient Roman Empire.
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(informal, derogatory, sometimes used attributively) A politician or bureaucrat supporting excessive spending.
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(figuratively, politics) a period of political liberalization and democratization
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(historical) A general term for similar revolutions in recent times; cf. Arab Spring
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(Marxism) The state machinery; state apparatus.
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(US politics) A state which may vote Democratic or Republican, in a given election or generally.
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(politics) A style of corrupt democratic politics.
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(informal, derogatory) A politician or bureaucrat supporting excessive taxes or spending.
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Synonym of e-democratic
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(derogatory, slang) Supply-side economics, particularly in reference to policies based on the Laffer curve.
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the outward appearance of democracy, while actually concentrating power in a form of authoritarianism
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