campaigning
candidacy
candidature
electioneering
political campaign | the campaign of a candidate to be elected |
stablemate
stable companion | a horse stabled with another or one of several horses owned by the same person |
political correctness
political correctitude | avoidance of expressions or actions that can be perceived to exclude or marginalize or insult people who are socially disadvantaged or discriminated against |
| political incorrectness | the use of expressions or actions that can be perceived to exclude or marginalize or insult groups who are socially disadvantaged or discriminated against |
politics
political science
government | the study of government of states and other political units |
| politics political sympathies | the opinion you hold with respect to political questions |
economics
economic science
political economy | the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management |
political orientation
ideology political theory | an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation |
platform
political platform
political program
program | a document stating the aims and principles of a political party, their candidate simply ignored the party platform, they won the election even though they offered no positive program |
political campaign
campaign
run | a race between candidates for elective office, I managed his campaign for governor, he is raising money for a Senate run |
| party political party | an organization to gain political power, in Perot tried to organize a third party at the national level |
machine
political machine | a group that controls the activities of a political party, he was endorsed by the Democratic machine |
political action committee
PAC | committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates |
political unit
political entity | a unit with political responsibilities |
political system
form of government | the members of a social organization who are in power |
| political movement | a group of people working together to achieve a political goal |
| companion | one paid to accompany or assist or live with another |
commissar
political commissar | an official of the Communist Party who was assigned to teach party principles to a military unit |
companion
comrade
fellow familiar associate | a friend who is frequently in the company of another, drinking companions, comrades in arms |
companion fellow traveler
fellow traveller | a traveler who accompanies you |
detainee
political detainee | some held in custody |
| political dissident | a dissenter from political orthodoxy |
machine politician
ward-heeler
political hack
hack | a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends |
party boss
political boss
boss | a leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates appointments, party bosses have a reputation for corruption |
| political prisoner | someone who is imprisoned because of their political views |
| political scientist | a social scientist specializing in the study of government |
politician
politico
pol
political leader | a person active in party politics |
tablemate
dining companion | someone you dine with |
political contribution
political donation | a contribution made to a politician or a political campaign or a political party |
politics
political relation | social relations involving intrigue to gain authority or power, office politics is often counterproductive |
civil liberty
political liberty | one's freedom to exercise one's rights as guaranteed under the laws of the country |
political arena
political sphere | a sphere of intense political activity |
company
companion
accompany keep company | be a companion to somebody |
bloodthirsty
bloody-minded
sanguinary | marked by eagerness to resort to violence and bloodshed, bloody-minded tyrants, bloodthirsty yells, went after the collaborators with a sanguinary fury that drenched the land with blood-G.W.Johnson |
| broad-minded | inclined to respect views and beliefs that differ from your own, a judge who is broad-minded but even-handed |
broad
large-minded
liberal
tolerant | showing or characterized by broad-mindedness, a broad political stance, generous and broad sympathies, a liberal newspaper, tolerant of his opponent's opinions |
| open-minded | ready to entertain new ideas, an open-minded curiosity, open-minded impartiality |
narrow-minded
narrow | lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view, a brilliant but narrow-minded judge, narrow opinions |
close-minded
closed-minded | not ready to receive to new ideas |
petty
small-minded | contemptibly narrow in outlook, petty little comments, disgusted with their small-minded pettiness |
| dirty-minded | having lewd thoughts |
addled
befuddled muddled
muzzy
woolly
wooly
woolly-headed
wooly-minded | confused and vague, used especially of thinking, muddleheaded ideas, your addled little brain, woolly thinking, woolly-headed ideas |
progressive
reformist
reform-minded | favoring or promoting reform (often by government action) |
| right-minded | disposed toward or having views based on what is right, respect for law which every right-minded citizen ought to have- Bertrand Russell |
| strong-minded | marked by vigorous independence of thought and judgment |
| fair-minded | of a person, just and impartial, not prejudiced |
| evil-minded | having evil thoughts or intentions |
apt(p)
disposed(p)
given(p)
minded(p) tending(p) | (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward, he is apt to ignore matters he considers unimportant, I am not minded to answer any questions |
| like-minded | of the same turn of mind |
b exalted
elevated
sublime
grand
high-flown
high-minded
lofty
rarefied
rarified
idealistic
noble-minded b | of high moral or intellectual value, elevated in nature or style, an exalted ideal, argue in terms of high-flown ideals- Oliver Franks, a noble and lofty concept, a grand purpose |