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
(philosophy of) not rocking the boat; (principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie
egoism; egotism; selfishness
aristocratism; patricianism; concept that only the nobility is qualified to rule
universal love (regardless of race, borders, religion, etc.); universal benevolence
humanism; humanitarianism
meritocracy; merit system
jus sanguinis; principle that citizenship is determined by that of one's parents
behaviorism; behaviourism; activism
empiricism; judging things from personal experience
illuminism; enlightenment
(the principle of) nonresistance
voluntary singlehood (as a principle or creed); singlehood by choice
bottom-up approach to management; on-the-spot decision-making; hands-on approach (policy, etc.)
nationalism; extreme patriotism
principle of living only for the moment
symbolism (19th-century artistic movement)
familism; the treatment of society (an organization) as a family
results-oriented approach; resultism; belief in results
principles underpinning an agriculturally based economy
exclusivism; exclusionism
anti-Semitism; antisemitism
antiforeignism; exclusionism; exclusivism; chauvinism
intuitionism; intuitionalism
following precedent (instead of trying something new); reliance on precedent
Nondenominationalism (a Japanese Christian group)
constitutionalism; rule of law; legalism
severe punishment policy; zero-tolerance policy; draconianism
(Sun Yat-sen's) Three Principles of the People
(national) isolationism; isolation policy
big family principle; extended family policy
Monroe Doctrine; Monroeism
Machism (philosophical ideas of Ernst Mach)
groupism; group mentality; collectivism
principle of laissez-faire
sectarianism; sectionalism
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
policy favouring major powers; policy of great powers favorable only to themselves
standardization; standardisation
governing by law and reason rather than by military force
governing by law and reason rather than by military force
backward-looking philosophy (ideology); conservatism
principle of virtuous government; virtue as the principle of good government
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-1966 Australian immigration policy)
regionalism; sectionalism; localism
transcendentalism (literary style); Parnassianism
experimentalism; experientialism
sectarianism; sectionalism
laying low, awaiting one's chance
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
following precedent (instead of trying something new); reliance on precedent
principle of nationality (according to which an offender should be tried in accordance with the law of his or her own country)
slapdash approach; rough-and-ready method; speed-before-quality policy
the principle of pleasing everyone; make-everybody-happy policy
(principle of) self-sufficiency
cost basis; cost principle
legalism; constitutionality
free conviction principle; principle of the free discretion of judges as to the probative value of evidence
(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
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 (US policy)
inclusionism; inclusivism
exclusionism; exclusivism
principle of compulsory prosecution (i.e. a public prosecutor must seek an indictment if evidence is sufficient)
inquisitorial system; nonadversarial system
big-ship, big-gun advocacy
reciprocity; reciprocity principle
Japanism; Japanese nationalistic ideological movement
Japanism; Japanese nationalistic ideological movement