advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
egoism; egotism; selfishness
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
principle of laissez-faire
nationalism; extreme patriotism
backward-looking philosophy (ideology); conservatism
the principle of pleasing everyone; make-everybody-happy policy
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
individualism; egoism; selfishness
one's principles and position
(principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie; peace-at-any-price; don't rock the boat
humanism; humanitarianism
meritocracy; merit system
behaviorism; behaviourism; activism
empiricism; judging things from personal experience
jus sanguinis; principle that citizenship is determined by that of one's parents
illuminism; enlightenment
bottom-up approach to management; on-the-spot decision-making; hands-on approach (policy, etc.)
voluntary singlehood (as a principle or creed); singlehood by choice
(the principle of) nonresistance
familism; the treatment of society (an organization) as a family
symbolism (19th-century artistic movement)
Expressionism; representationalism
principle of living only for the moment
principles underpinning an agriculturally based economy
results-oriented approach; resultism; belief in results
intuitionism; intuitionalism
Nondenominationalism (a Japanese Christian group)
exclusivism; exclusionism
severe punishment policy; zero-tolerance policy; draconianism
constitutionalism; rule of law; legalism
antiforeignism; exclusionism; exclusivism; chauvinism
(Sun Yat-sen's) Three Principles of the People
the Orient for the Orientals
big family principle; extended family policy
Monroe Doctrine; Monroeism
(national) isolationism; isolation policy
Machism (philosophical ideas of Ernst Mach)
collectivism (giving priority to a group rather than any individual member)
sectarianism; sectionalism
principle of laissez-faire
diversionary tactics; concealing one's true motives until the last moment
demerit system; points-off system
gradualism; slow-and-steady policy
the principle of honorable death and no surrender
nulla poena sine lege; no punishment without law
family-oriented way of life; family-first way of life; cocooning
evangelicalism; evangelism
anticommunism; anti-communism
Islamism; political Islam; Islamic fundamentalism
Islamism; political Islam; Islamic fundamentalism
governing by law and reason rather than by military force
governing by law and reason rather than by military force
policy favouring major powers; policy of great powers favorable only to themselves
principle of virtuous government; virtue as the principle of good government
standardization; standardisation
principle of territorial jurisdiction
democracy (as propounded by Sun Yat-sen)
the "three noes principle" of no drive, no interest, and no sense of responsibility; principle of indolence, indifference, and irresponsibility
White Australia Policy (pre-1965 Australian immigration policy)
regionalism; sectionalism; localism
transcendentalism (literary style); Parnassianism
experimentalism (philosophy, esp. Dewey); experientialism
sectarianism; sectionalism
the principle of see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil; the policy of "see-not, hear-not, and speak-not"
principle (or ideology) of international cooperation
ultraconservative doctrine; ultraconservative policy
jus soli; (principle of) birthright citizenship
jus soli; (principle of) birthright citizenship
Neue Sachlichkeit (German art movement); New Objectivity
principle of nationality (according to which an offender should be tried in accordance with the law of his or her own country)
laying low, awaiting one's chance
slapdash approach; rough-and-ready method; speed-before-quality policy
(principle of) self-sufficiency
cost basis; cost principle
(belief in the desirability of) education by rote learning
archaism; pseudoclassicism
principle of being fair and just; fair and unbiased policy (unbiassed)
first-to-file principle (in patent law); first-to-file system
first-to-invent principle (in patent law); first-to-invent system
strategy of close-quarters fighting
worship or admiration of Western cultures
tokenism; appearance for appearance's sake
(Sun Yat-sen's) Three Principles of the People
meritocracy; performance-based system; achievement-based system
social constructionism; social constructivism
control-oriented education
market price basis; market price principle
no-fault liability principle
fault liability principle
ability-to-pay principle (of taxation)
advocacy of consumer rights (product safety, accurate labelling, etc.); consumer activism; consumer advocacy; consumer spending; high levels of consumption
currency principle; currency doctrine
policy of alignment with the United Nations; UN-centrism
philanthropinism; educational system established by J. B. Basedow
retributivism; retributive justice; principle of punitive justice; belief that crimes deserve suitable punishment
retributivism; retributive justice; principle of punitive justice; belief that crimes deserve suitable punishment
creophagism; creophagy; carnism
banking principle; banking doctrine
neo-romanticism; neoromanticism
principle of nonalignment; nonalignment policy
principle of national self-determination
America First (U.S. policy)
inclusionism; inclusivism
exclusionism; exclusivism
Japanism; Japanese nationalistic ideological movement
Japanism; Japanese nationalistic ideological movement