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Monday, June 14th, 2010 | Author: markross
noun [mon-er-kee] 1. A state or nation in which the supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in a monarch. Compare absolute monarchy, limited monarchy. 2. Supreme power or sovereignty held by a single person. monarch (noun) [mon-ahrk] 1. A hereditary sovereign, as a king, queen, or emperor. 2. A sole and absolute ruler of a state or nation. Dictionary.com
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Monday, May 24th, 2010 | Author: markross
noun 1. Devoted love, support, and defense of one’s country; national loyalty. Dictionary.com
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Thursday, May 20th, 2010 | Author: markross
noun 1. The principle or practice of unselfish concern for or devotion to the welfare of others (opposed to egoism). Dictionary.com
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Thursday, May 20th, 2010 | Author: markross
noun 1. The habit of valuing everything only in reference to one’s personal interest; selfishness (opposed to altruism). 2. Egotism or conceit. 3. Ethics. the view that morality ultimately rests on self-interest. Dictionary.com
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Tuesday, May 11th, 2010 | Author: markross
adjective [ih-gal-i-tair-ee-uhn] 1. Asserting, resulting from, or characterized by belief in the equality of all people, esp. in political, economic, or social life. noun 2. A person who adheres to egalitarian beliefs. Dictionary.com
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Sunday, April 18th, 2010 | Author: markross
noun 1. The act of federating or uniting in a league. 2. The formation of a political unity, with a central government, by a number of separate states, each of which retains control of its own internal affairs. 3. A league or confederacy. 4. A federated body formed by a number of nations, states, societies, unions, etc., each retaining control of its own internal affairs. Dictionary.com
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Sunday, April 18th, 2010 | Author: markross
noun 1. The act of confederating. 2. The state of being confederated. 3. A league or alliance. 4. A group of confederates, esp. of states more or less permanently united for common purposes. 5. The Confederation, the union of the 13 original U.S. states under the Articles of Confederation 1781–89. Dictionary.com
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Friday, March 12th, 2010 | Author: markross
noun 1. An economic doctrine that flourished in Europe from the sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries. Mercantilists held that a nation’s wealth consisted primarily in the amount of gold and silver in its treasury. Accordingly, mercantilist governments imposed extensive restrictions on their economies to ensure a surplus of exports over imports. In the eighteenth century, mercantilism was challenged by the doctrine of laissez-faire. (See also Adam Smith.) Dictionary.com
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Monday, March 08th, 2010 | Author: markross
noun 1. A social theory advocating the liberty, rights, or independent action of the individual. 2. The principle or habit of or belief in independent thought or action. 3. The pursuit of individual rather than common or collective interests; egoism. 4. Individual character; individuality. 5. Philosophy. a. The doctrine or belief that all actions are determined by, or at least take place for, the benefit of the individual, not of society as a whole. Dictionary.com
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Monday, March 08th, 2010 | Author: markross
noun 1. The principles or system of ownership and control of the means of production and distribution by the people collectively, usually under the supervision of a government. 2. The political principle of centralized social and economic control, esp. of all means of production. Dictionary.com
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Monday, June 15th, 2009 | Author: markross
noun 1. An oligarchy (Greek) (oligocracy) is a form of government in which power effectively rests with a small elite segment of society distinguished by royalty, wealth, family ties, military might, or religious hegemony. Wikipedia.com
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Sunday, June 14th, 2009 | Author: markross
adjective 1. rigorous; unusually severe or cruel: 2. exceedingly harsh; very severe: a draconian legal code; draconian budget cuts. – 1876 (earlier Draconic, 1680), from Draco, Gk. statesman who laid down a code of laws for Athens 621 B.C.E. that mandated death as punishment for minor crimes. Dictionary.com
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Saturday, June 13th, 2009 | Author: markross
noun 1. An economic system based on a free market, open competition, profit motive and private ownership of the means of production. Capitalism encourages private investment and business, compared to a government-controlled economy. Investors in these private companies (i.e. shareholders) also own the firms and are known as capitalists. Dictionary.com
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Friday, June 12th, 2009 | Author: markross
noun 1. A policy of making changes, esp. social changes, by degrees; gradualism. Dictionary.com
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Friday, June 12th, 2009 | Author: markross
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1. The Marxist-Leninist version of Communist doctrine that advocates the overthrow of capitalism by the revolution of the proletariat. [proh-li-tair-ee-uht]
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Thursday, June 11th, 2009 | Author: markross
noun (to·tal·i·tar·i·an·ism) 1. Centralized control by an autocratic authority 2. The political concept that the citizen should be totally subject to an absolute state authority Merriam-Webster.com
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Thursday, June 11th, 2009 | Author: markross
noun 1. A political philosophy, movement, or regime (as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition Merriam-Webster.com
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Thursday, June 11th, 2009 | Author: markross
noun 1. Any of various theories or systems of social organization in which the means of producing and distributing goods is owned collectively or by a centralized government that often plans and controls the economy. Dictionary.com
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Thursday, June 11th, 2009 | Author: markross
noun 1. A system of government in which the state plans and controls the economy and a single, often authoritarian party holds power, claiming to make progress toward a higher social order in which all goods are equally shared by the people. Dictionary.com
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Wednesday, June 10th, 2009 | Author: markross
noun 1. One believing in moderate political change and especially social improvement by governmental action Merriam-Webster.com
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Thursday, March 19th, 2009 | Author: markross
noun 1. Government in which one person has uncontrolled or unlimited authority over others; the government or power of an absolute monarch.
2. A nation, state, or community ruled by an autocrat.
3. Unlimited authority, power, or influence of one person in any group.
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Thursday, March 19th, 2009 | Author: markross
noun 1. The rule of a despot; the exercise of absolute authority.
2. Absolute power or control; tyranny.
3. An absolute or autocratic government.
4. A country ruled by a despot.
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Sunday, February 22nd, 2009 | Author: markross
noun 1. A class of persons holding exceptional rank and privileges, esp. the hereditary nobility.
2. A government or state ruled by an aristocracy, elite, or privileged upper class.
3. Government by those considered to be the best or most able people in the state.
4. A governing body composed of those considered to be the best or most able people in the state.
5. Any class or group considered to be superior, as through education, ability, wealth, or social prestige.
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Thursday, February 05th, 2009 | Author: markross
noun, adjective 1. Law. a person to whom property or power is entrusted for the benefit of another.
-adjective 2. Law. of or pertaining to the relation between a fiduciary and his or her principal: a fiduciary capacity; a fiduciary duty.
3. Of, based on, or in the nature of trust and confidence, as in public affairs: a fiduciary obligation of government employees.
4. Depending on public confidence for value or currency, as fiat money. Dictionary.com
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Friday, January 16th, 2009 | Author: markross
noun 1. A theory and movement, prominent about 1932, advocating control of industrial resources, reform of financial institutions, and reorganization of the social system, based on the findings of technologists and engineers.
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