Federation: 1. The act of federating, especially a joining together of states into a league or
federal union.
2. A league or association formed by federating, especially a government or political
body established through federal union.
federal union.
2. A league or association formed by federating, especially a government or political
body established through federal union.
DEFINITIONS
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Metaphor: A metaphor is a figure of speech concisely comparing two things, saying that one is the
other. A metaphor asserts two things are the same.
other. A metaphor asserts two things are the same.
Evidence: A thing or things helpful in forming a conclusion or judgment.
Definitions, as they will be used in this site, with links to on-line sources.
Analogy: Drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect between two things.
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Capitalism: An economic system in which the means of production and distribution are privately
or corporately owned and development is proportionate to the accumulation and
reinvestment of profits gained in a free market.
or corporately owned and development is proportionate to the accumulation and
reinvestment of profits gained in a free market.
K.I.S.S.: The KISS principle: KISS is a bacronym for the empirical principle "Keep it simple,
stupid". KISS states that design simplicity should be a key goal and that unnecessary
complexity should be avoided.
stupid". KISS states that design simplicity should be a key goal and that unnecessary
complexity should be avoided.
Federal: Of or constituting a form of government in which sovereign power is divided between a
central authority and a number of constituent political units.
central authority and a number of constituent political units.
Constitution: a. The system of fundamental laws and principles that prescribes the nature,
functions, and limits of a government or another institution.
b. The document in which such a system is recorded.
functions, and limits of a government or another institution.
b. The document in which such a system is recorded.
Judicial Review: A court's authority to examine an executive or legislative act and to invalidate
that act if it is contrary to constitutional principles.
that act if it is contrary to constitutional principles.
Federalism: A principle of government that defines the relationship between the central government
at the national level and its constituent units at the regional, state, or local levels. Under
this principle of government, power and authority is allocated between the national
and local governmental units, such that each unit is delegated a sphere of power
and authority only it can exercise, while other powers must be shared.
at the national level and its constituent units at the regional, state, or local levels. Under
this principle of government, power and authority is allocated between the national
and local governmental units, such that each unit is delegated a sphere of power
and authority only it can exercise, while other powers must be shared.
Etymology: 1. The origin and historical development of a linguistic form as shown by determining its
basic elements, earliest known use, and changes in form and meaning (emp. added)
2. The branch of linguistics that studies the origin and history of words.
basic elements, earliest known use, and changes in form and meaning (emp. added)
2. The branch of linguistics that studies the origin and history of words.
Ethos: The disposition, character, or fundamental values peculiar to a specific person, people,
culture, or movement.
culture, or movement.
Moral: 1. Of or concerned with the judgment of the goodness or badness of human action and
character: moral scrutiny; a moral quandary.
2. Teaching or exhibiting goodness or correctness of character and behavior: a moral lesson.
3. Conforming to standards of what is right or just in behavior; virtuous: a moral life.
4. Arising from conscience or the sense of right and wrong: a moral obligation.
character: moral scrutiny; a moral quandary.
2. Teaching or exhibiting goodness or correctness of character and behavior: a moral lesson.
3. Conforming to standards of what is right or just in behavior; virtuous: a moral life.
4. Arising from conscience or the sense of right and wrong: a moral obligation.
Enabler: One that enables another to achieve an end; especially : one who enables another to
persist in self-destructive behavior (as substance abuse) by providing excuses or
by making it possible to avoid the consequences of such behavior.
persist in self-destructive behavior (as substance abuse) by providing excuses or
by making it possible to avoid the consequences of such behavior.
Accessory: (legal term) An accessory is a person who assists in the commission of a crime, but who
does not actually participate in the commission of the crime as a joint principal. The
distinction between an accessory and a principal is a question of fact and degree:
does not actually participate in the commission of the crime as a joint principal. The
distinction between an accessory and a principal is a question of fact and degree:
Elitism: The belief that certain persons or members of certain classes or groups deserve favored
treatment by virtue of their perceived superiority, as in intellect, social status, or financial
resources.
treatment by virtue of their perceived superiority, as in intellect, social status, or financial
resources.
Imply: 1: to involve or indicate by inference, association, or necessary consequence rather than
by direct statement <rights imply obligations>
2: to express indirectly <his silence implied consent>
by direct statement <rights imply obligations>
2: to express indirectly <his silence implied consent>
Inherent: 1. existing as an essential constituent or characteristic; "the Ptolemaic system with its
built-in concept of periodicity"; "a constitutional inability to tell the truth"
2. inherent - in the nature of something though not readily apparent; "shortcomings
inherent in our approach"; "an underlying meaning"
built-in concept of periodicity"; "a constitutional inability to tell the truth"
2. inherent - in the nature of something though not readily apparent; "shortcomings
inherent in our approach"; "an underlying meaning"
Epitome: 1. A representative or perfect example of a class or type: "He is seen . . . as the epitome of
the hawkish, right-of-center intellectual" (Paul Kennedy).
the hawkish, right-of-center intellectual" (Paul Kennedy).
Expression: 1. The act or an instance of transforming ideas into words
2. The act of expressing, conveying, or representing in words, art, music, or movement;
a manifestation: an expression of rural values.
2. The act of expressing, conveying, or representing in words, art, music, or movement;
a manifestation: an expression of rural values.
Intent: A determination to perform a particular act or to act in a particular manner for a specific
reason; an aim or design; a resolution to use a certain means to reach an end.
reason; an aim or design; a resolution to use a certain means to reach an end.
Intentional: 1. Done deliberately; intended: an intentional slight.
2. Adj. intentional - characterized by conscious design or purpose; "intentional
damage"; "a knowing attempt to defraud"; "a willful waste of time"
2. Adj. intentional - characterized by conscious design or purpose; "intentional
damage"; "a knowing attempt to defraud"; "a willful waste of time"
Conspiracy: An agreement between two or more persons to engage jointly in an unlawful or criminal
act, or an act that is innocent in itself but becomes unlawful when done by the
combination of actors.
act, or an act that is innocent in itself but becomes unlawful when done by the
combination of actors.
Law and Fact: A term used to denote issues or events that have taken place and the legal jurisdiction
that governs how they are viewed. Fact in legal terms, is the event, while law refers
to the actual rules that determine how facts are viewed by the courts. Lawyers and
courts may separate fact and law to differentiate them; thus, a Question of Fact
concerns the actual events of a case as they might be examined by a jury, while a
Question of Law focuses on the legal rules and principles as determined by a judge,
and applied to the facts by a jury.
that governs how they are viewed. Fact in legal terms, is the event, while law refers
to the actual rules that determine how facts are viewed by the courts. Lawyers and
courts may separate fact and law to differentiate them; thus, a Question of Fact
concerns the actual events of a case as they might be examined by a jury, while a
Question of Law focuses on the legal rules and principles as determined by a judge,
and applied to the facts by a jury.
Generation: In population biology and demography, the generation time is the average time
between two consecutive generations in the lineages of a population. In human
populations, the generation time typically ranges from 22 to 33 years.
between two consecutive generations in the lineages of a population. In human
populations, the generation time typically ranges from 22 to 33 years.
Assimilation: 1. the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another
2. the state of being assimilated; people of different backgrounds come to see
themselves as part of a larger national family
2. the state of being assimilated; people of different backgrounds come to see
themselves as part of a larger national family
Heterogeneous: 1. differing or opposite in structure, quality, etc.; dissimilar; incongruous; foreign
2. composed of unrelated or unlike elements or parts; varied; miscellaneous
2. composed of unrelated or unlike elements or parts; varied; miscellaneous
Homogeneous: 1. Consisting of parts all of the same kind.
Identity Politics: 1. politics in which groups of people having a particular racial, religious, ethnic,
social, or cultural identity tend to promote their own specific interests or
concerns without regard to the interests or concerns of any larger political group
2. assigning a particular "identity" to a group of individuals, based on an, arbitrary
set of user defined traits, which is then used to judge all individuals in that group
social, or cultural identity tend to promote their own specific interests or
concerns without regard to the interests or concerns of any larger political group
2. assigning a particular "identity" to a group of individuals, based on an, arbitrary
set of user defined traits, which is then used to judge all individuals in that group
Euphemism: the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or
suggest something unpleasant
suggest something unpleasant
Microcosm: A microcosm is a small society, place, or activity which has all the typical features of
a much larger one and so seems like a smaller version of it.
a much larger one and so seems like a smaller version of it.
Anarchy: 1. a state of society without government or law.
2. political and social disorder due to the absence of governmental control:
2. political and social disorder due to the absence of governmental control: