#political science
- Aide-memoire — A concise and nuanced written diplomatic document handed over by an official representative during negotiations to summarize the state of discussions, fix the main points of an argument, or prevent omissions in a complex structural matter; a summary memorandum. In a broad sense, it designates any booklet, guide, or note intended to aid someone's memory in a technical field.
- Female voter — 1. A woman who has the legal right to vote and participates in public political or administrative elections to choose representatives in state bodies; a female voter. 2. That which chooses, selects, or sorts elements from a group based on qualitative, aesthetic, or functional criteria. 3. Historically, in rural environments, the term also designated the woman tasked with sorting grains or textile threads for the weaving loom.
- Voter — 1. A citizen who possesses the legal right to vote and participates in public elections to designate representatives or leaders within the political or administrative structures of the state; a voter or constituent. 2. Having the property or structural role of choosing, selecting, or sorting elements from an assembly based on pre-established criteria. 3. A technical device or apparatus used in industry for the automatic selection or sorting of materials, parts, or data.
- Choice — The act of choosing and its result; the possibility, right, or freedom to opt between multiple alternatives, persons, or courses of action. In the plural form (alegeri), it represents the public poll organized periodically via secret ballot to designate leaders or legal representatives in a democratic state.
- Anarchization — The act of 'anarhiza' and its result; the social, political, or organizational process through which a structure, state, institution, or group gradually or suddenly decays into a state of anarchy, total disorder, and disobedience. This structural phenomenon involves the collapse of chains of command, the voiding of internal regulations, and the loss of legal coercive control, leaving the community vulnerable to chaos.
- Non-national — Devoid of national character, situated outside the concept of nationhood, or denying the specific belonging, values, and traditions of a certain people. In a structural sense, the term describes concepts, ideological currents, or global organizations whose functional principles transcend ethnic identities or state borders, promoting a universal or cosmopolitan character.
- Annexationism — A political doctrine, attitude, or ideological orientation of a sovereign state that envisions, supports, or promotes the forced annexation and incorporation of foreign territories. This structural movement justifies the expansion of national borders by violating international law and suppressing the independence of other nations.
- Annexationism — An alternative, less frequent graphical variant, non-compliant with current academic norms, for the standard noun 'anexionism'. It denotes a political doctrine, attitude, or ideological orientation of a sovereign state that supports or promotes the expansion of national borders through the forced, unilateral annexation and incorporation of foreign territories.
- Annexation — A unilateral political and legal act through which a sovereign state forcibly incorporates, attaches, or extends its sovereignty over a foreign territory without the consent of the local population or the authorities of that region. This structural phenomenon constitutes a direct violation of public international law norms, frequently generating long-standing diplomatic disputes or armed conflicts.
- Prerevolutionary — Having occurred, existed, or structurally manifested during the period of time immediately preceding the outbreak of a major political or social revolution; used as a historical baseline. In socio-political analyses, the term describes the economic conditions, ideological currents, or class tensions specific to the old regime that grounded and precipitated the uprising.
- Anti-American — Manifesting hostility, opposition, or strong resentment toward the foreign policy, culture, society, or geopolitical interests of the United States of America. As a noun, it designates a person who rejects American values or global interventions.
- Unconstitutional — Contravening a state's Constitution, violating the fundamental law, or failing to comply with officially established constitutional norms and principles; unconstitutional. In a legal sense, the term describes ordinances, normative acts, government decisions, or administrative measures declared null and void by the Constitutional Court due to their legal non-compliance.
- Anti-corruption — Combating, preventing, or punishing acts of corruption, abuse of power, bribery, or trading in influence; a set of legislative measures, judicial structures, or public campaigns designed to ensure integrity within state institutions. In an institutional sense, it defines specialized control bodies and prosecutor offices tasked with investigating economic and administrative offenses.
- Anti-democratic — Contrary to democracy and its fundamental principles; violating civil liberties, equality before the law, and the rule of law. The term characterizes governing systems, doctrines, manifestations, or structural decisions that exclude the free participation of the people in public life, promoting instead the oppressive centralization of power.
- Anti-democracy — A state, organizational system, political regime, or social climate that represents the opposite of democracy; the total absence of democratic liberties, human rights, and political pluralism. In a conceptual sense, the term describes a structural reality governed by dictatorship, censorship, repression, and absolute control by a single non-elected authority.
- Anti-democratism — An attitude, political current, doctrine, or ideological orientation opposed to democracy and its fundamental principles; a rejection of political pluralism, the rule of law, and individual liberties. This structural phenomenon manifests through the justification or promotion of authoritarian regimes, totalitarianism, and the oppressive centralization of state power.
- Anti-imperialism — A political doctrine, ideological movement, or international attitude directed against imperialism, colonialism, and the tendencies of hegemony, expansion, or political, economic, and military dominance of a powerful state over other nations. In a structural sense, it promotes national sovereignty, self-determination, and the full independence of nations.
- Anti-Latinism — A political doctrine, ideological movement, or xenophobic attitude directed against Latin peoples, their culture, language, or historical heritage; a rejection of or prejudice toward the Neo-Latin or Mediterranean identity. In a historical and linguistic sense, it structurally represents a movement of opposition to the cultural, political, or religious influence of Rome or Latin states in various regions of the world.
- Anti-liberal — Opposing liberalism, its political, economic, or cultural principles; rejecting the idea of the free market, individualism, or the limitation of state intervention in society. In a structural sense, it describes statist doctrines, protectionist economic measures, or collectivist ideological movements.
- Anti-Marxism — A political doctrine, ideological movement, or theoretical attitude directed against Marxism, its economic, social, and historical principles (such as class struggle or dialectical materialism); a radical rejection of or criticism toward scientific socialism and communism. In a structural sense, it promotes private property, individualism, free-market capitalism, or democratic and conservative values in opposition to state collectivism.