Politics & International Affairs

cleanse C2

/klɛnz/ to purge of an ideology, bad thoughts, or sins M S

anarchist C2

/ˈæn.ɚ.kɪst/ a person who advocates anarchism, seeking a society organized without a coercive state or imposed hierarchy M S

stasis C2

/ˈsteɪsɪs/ Inactivity; a freezing, or state of motionlessness. M S

manifesto C2

/ˌmæn.əˈfes.toʊ/ a public written declaration of the principles, policies, aims, or intentions of a political party, government, or movement M S

makeshift C2

/ˈmeɪkˌʃɪft/ A temporary (usually insubstantial) substitution. M S

imperialist C2

/ɪmˈpɪriəlɪst/ a person who supports or practices imperialism M S

austerity C2

/ɔˈstɛɹɪti/ A government policy of cutting public spending and raising taxes to reduce debt. M S

conclave C2

/ˈkɑnˌkleɪv/ a private, confidential, or secret meeting of a select group M S

rile C2

/ɹɑel/ To stir or move from a state of calm or order. M S

totalitarian C2

/ˌtoʊtəlɪˈtɛɹiən/ characterized by a government in which the political authority exercises absolute and centralized control M S

legate C2

/ˈlɛɡɪt/ an official envoy or deputy, especially a representative sent by the pope or a sovereign M S

segue C2

/ˈsɛɡweɪ/ To move smoothly from one state or subject to another. M S

agitator C2

/ˈædʒ.əˌteɪ.tɚ/ a person who vigorously stirs others into political or social action, often a disapproving label for a protest organizer M S

empathetic C2

/ˌɛmpəˈθɛtɪk/ showing empathy or ready comprehension of others' states M S

subversion C2

/səbˈvɝːʒən/ the deliberate, often covert undermining of an established government, institution, or system M S

appeasement C2

/əˈpiːzmənt/ the act of calming, satisfying, or pacifying someone by meeting a demand or easing a grievance M S

jingo C2

/ˈdʒɪŋɡoʊ/ dated: used as a mild oath, usually in the phrase by jingo M S

dynastic C2

/daɪˈnæstɪk/ relating to a dynasty or to rule by successive members of one family M S

triumvirate C2

/traɪˈʌmvɝət/ a group of three people who share authority or responsibility M S

abdication C2

/ˌæbdəˈkeɪʃən/ the formal act of giving up a throne or other position of sovereign power M S

Bolshevism C2

/ˈbɑlʃəˌvɪzəm/ historical and political: the revolutionary Marxist doctrine and strategy of the Bolshevik faction led by Lenin M S

dethrone C2

/diˈθroʊn/ to remove a monarch from the throne or from sovereign power M S

apocryphal C2

/əˈpɑːkɹɪfəl/ Of doubtful authenticity, or lacking authority; not regarded as canonical. M S

anarchism C2

/ˈænəɹˌkɪzəm/ a family of political philosophies and movements skeptical of or opposed to coercive authority, especially the state, and favoring stateless social organization through voluntary cooperation M S

militarism C2

/ˈmɪl.ə.tɚ.ɪ.zəm/ the belief or policy that a country should maintain powerful armed forces and use them to gain political or economic advantage M S

nationalization C2

/ˌnæʃ.ən.əl.əˈzeɪ.ʃən/ the transfer of a privately owned industry, service, or asset into ownership or control by a national government M S

demagogue C2

/ˈdɛməɡɑɡ/ a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions and prejudices M S

mendacity C2

/mɛnˈdæsəti/ A deceit, falsehood, or lie. M S

leaderless C2

/ˈliːdɚləs/ having no person or group in command or providing direction M S

plenipotentiary C2

/plɛn.ɪ.poʊˈtɛn.ʃ(i)əɹ.i/ A person invested with full powers, especially as the diplomatic agent of a sovereign state, (originally) charged with handling a certain matter. M S

statesmanship C2

/ˈsteɪts.mən.ʃɪp/ skill, wisdom, and sound judgment in managing public affairs M S

opine C2

/oʊˈpaɪn/ To express an opinion; to state as an opinion; to suppose, consider (that). M S

statecraft C2

/ˈsteɪt.kræft/ skill and sound judgment in governing a state and managing its affairs, especially diplomacy and foreign policy M S

puissant C2

/ˈpjuəsənt/ Powerful, mighty, having authority. M S

factious C2

/ˈfæk.ʃəs/ inclined to form factions or provoke internal disagreement M S

committeeman C2

/kəˈmɪtimən/ dated: a man who serves on a committee M S

impolitic C2

/ɪmˈpɑː.lə.tɪk/ unwise or tactless because likely to cause offense or practical difficulty M S

analytically C2

/ˌæn.əˈlɪt.ɪ.kli/ by virtue of analysis M S

plutocracy C2

/pluːˈtɑː.krə.si/ a system of government or social control in which the wealthiest people hold political power M S

concordat C2

/kənˈkɔrˌdæt/ a formal agreement between the Holy See and a sovereign state regulating church affairs M S

bashaw C2

/bəˈʃɔ/ historical spelling of pasha: a man of high rank or authority in the Ottoman Empire M S

cosmopolitanism C2

/ˌkɑzməˈpɑlɪtənɪzm̩/ the moral or political view that all human beings belong to a single community and have obligations to one another across national boundaries M S

truculence C2

/ˈtrʌk.jə.ləns/ The state of being truculent; eagerness to fight; ferocity. M S

asiento C2

/ˌɑː.siˈɛn.toʊ/ historical: a contract granted by the Spanish Crown that gave a person or company a monopoly over a branch of colonial trade, especially the supply of enslaved Africans to Spanish America M S

suzerainty C2

/ˈsuː.zɚ.ɪn.ti/ a relationship in which a dominant state controls the external affairs of a subordinate but internally autonomous state M S

commonweal C2

/ˈkɑmənˌwil/ the welfare, prosperity, or good shared by all members of a community M S

Marxian C2

/ˈmɑːrk.si.ən/ relating to, developed from, or analytically influenced by Karl Marx's political, economic, and social theories, without necessarily implying adherence to Marxism M S

asperity C2

/əˈspɛɹɪti/ something hard to endure M S

quiescence C2

/kwiˈɛsəns/ a state of quiet, but possibly temporary, inaction M S

anarchical C2

/æˈnɑrkɪkəl/ lacking effective government, authority, or orderly control M S

possibilist C2

/ˈpɑː.sə.bəl.ɪst/ a socialist who favors immediately achievable reforms rather than an all-or-nothing commitment to revolution M S

anti-militarist C2

/ˌæn.tiˈmɪl.ə.tɚ.ɪst/ opposed to militarism, especially to the dominance or political use of powerful armed forces M S

syndicalism C2

/ˈsɪn.dɪ.kəl.ɪ.zəm/ a revolutionary labor doctrine advocating workers' control of the economy through trade unions and direct action such as a general strike M S

unallied C2

/ˌʌnəˈlaɪd/ not joined to another party by a political or military alliance M S

dissentient C2

/dɪˈsɛnʃənt/ expressing disagreement with a prevailing opinion, decision, or majority M S

timocracy C2

/tɪˈmɑkrəsi/ in Plato's political theory, a form of government ruled by people motivated chiefly by honor and military glory M S

correspondency C2

/ˌkɔrəˈspɑndənsi/ correspondence, agreement, or mutual relation, especially diplomatic relations between states M S

repatriate C2

/ɹiːˈpeɪ.tɹi.eɪt/ to send or bring someone back to their own country M S

sloganeering C2

/ˌsloʊ.ɡəˈnɪr.ɪŋ/ often disapproving: the use of short, memorable slogans to promote a cause or product, especially in place of detailed argument M S