Entries in the Category Politics
Politics, courts, elections, voting, legislation, legislatures, campaigns, activism, partisanship, etc. You can also see citations assigned to this category.
hoghouse attrib. connotating legislation that has been stripped of its original provisions and amended to accomplish a different purpose. Also as verb. (posted Feb. 7, 2007) [full entry…]
IDP n. a person who is a refugee or (forced) migrant within his own nation (or region). (posted May. 6, 2004) [full entry…]
jet people n.pl. asylum-seekers, refugees, or immigrants who relocate by airplane. Also plane people. (posted Apr. 27, 2006) [full entry…]
Jorge Arbusto n. George H. W. Bush or George W. Bush. (posted Jul. 10, 2004) [full entry…]
KKN n. corruption, collusion, and nepotism. (posted Oct. 20, 2004) [full entry…]
knock and drag v. phr. to go door to door on an election day in search of favorable voters to escort to voting stations. (posted Jan. 29, 2007) [full entry…]
late train n. post-election support for a candidate, especially when switching from a losing candidate to a winning one. (posted Jun. 18, 2007) [full entry…]
Lochnerism n. generally, a form of judicial activism in which court decisions are made based upon presumed rights not specifically addressed by existing (Constitutional) law, especially when influenced by political or personal beliefs. (posted May. 5, 2005) [full entry…]
Madibaland n. South Africa. (posted Nov. 25, 2004) [full entry…]
magic Negro n. a real or fictional Black person who, especially in deference to White people, is perceived as non-threatening and servile, and appears to have a special ability to help White people. (posted Oct. 3, 2007) [full entry…]
non-paper n. an off-the-record or unofficial presentation of (government) policy. (posted Sep. 13, 2004) [full entry…]
Nork n. North Korea or a North Korean. (posted Dec. 8, 2006) [full entry…]
nuclear option n. especially in politics, an action of last resort; in recent years in the U.S., an extreme method of overcoming a filibuster related to the confirmation of judicial nominees. (posted Dec. 31, 2004) [full entry…]
numptorium n. the building used by the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood, or by extension, the parliament itself. (posted Jan. 3, 2005) [full entry…]
oil spot strategy n. a tactic in which a political or military organization secures an area to be used as a launch site for campaigns to other areas. (posted Oct. 4, 2005) [full entry…]
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