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Definition of Political orientation
1. Noun. An orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation.
Generic synonyms: Orientation
Specialized synonyms: Absolutism, Totalism, Totalitarianism, Anarchism, Autocracy, Centrism, Moderatism, Collectivism, Communism, Conservatism, Conservativism, Segregationism, Constitutionalism, Democracy, Social Democracy, Domino Theory, Elitism, Extremism, Fascism, Federalism, Imperialism, Leftism, Liberalism, Meritocracy, Libertarianism, Monarchism, Negritude, Orleanism, Progressivism, Radicalism, Reactionism, Republicanism, Rightism, Socialism, Theocracy, Utopianism, Dovishness, Hawkishness
Attributes: Conservative, Liberal
Derivative terms: Ideological, Ideologist
Lexicographical Neighbors of Political Orientation
Literary usage of Political orientation
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Calcutta Review by University of Calcutta (1844)
"The authors indicated three types of political culture on the basis of political
orientation of the members of a political system: Where the people are ..."
2. The Praxis of Alain Badiou by Paul Ashton, A J Bartlett, Justin Clemens (2006)
"He insists 'for a political orientation to be worthy of submission to philosophy
... So, the specific political orientation is suitable to be elevated to a ..."
3. Battle for Ulster: A Study of Internal Security by Tom F. Baldy (1997)
"Consistent with this new political orientation, the IRA broke the long tradition
of "abstentionism," backing the candidacy of Bernadette Devlin in the ..."
4. "The Future Belongs to the People," by Karl Paul August Friedrich Liebknecht (1918)
"(b) Does the Government have a concrete program concerning this new internal
political orientation? (c) What is this program in detail? ..."
5. Society at a Glance: OECD Social Indicators by Oecd, OECD Staff (2005)
"In Sweden and Iceland, high membership rates are found in both church groups and
those of a political orientation, with close to 75% of respondents ..."
6. Government of the Future by Edwin Lau (2000)
"A shift in political orientation from left to right, or in the opposite direction
... political orientation has not been a reliable indicator of the pace or ..."
7. Russia's 1996 Presidential Election: The End of Polarized Politics by Michael McFaul (1997)
"... disenfranchised people who had lost their political orientation and were
therefore susceptible to Zhirinovsky's demagoguery.38 Before the presidential ..."
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