Glossary: Politics
The meanings for some terms used on this subsite.
- dark triad
- Personality that has strong traits of psych
opath y, narci ssism and Machi avell ianis m. - democracy
- Political system where decisions are made on the basic of each person having one vote, even if it is as a vote for whom to represent them.
- Machiavellianism
- Temperamentally predisposed to be calculating, conniving, and deceptive. Essentially amoral, they use other people as stepping stones to reach their goals. From Meet the
Mach iavel lians from Psych ology Toda y, as at . - narcissism
- Encompasses a hunger for appreciation or admiration, a desire to be the centre of attention, and an expectation of special treatment reflecting perceived higher status. From Narci
ssism from Psych ology Toda y, as at . - neoliberalism
- Politico-economic system where government is meant to focus on supporting business activity, while doing as little else as possible.
- psychopathy
- Condition characterized by the absence of empathy and the blunting of other affective states. Callousness, detachment. From Psych
opath y from Psych ology Toda y, as at .