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