This page gathers the 4,910 dictionary entries belonging to the domain “Politics”, as labelled by Wiktionary. Each word leads to its full entry: definitions, etymology, pronunciation, examples. Page 32 of 49: from “Palliser shot” to “permanent mission”.
- Palliser shot noun A type of early cast-iron armour-piercing artillery projectile, with a pointed nose hardened by chilling during the casting process.
- palooka noun Someone incompetent or untalented.
- pals battalion noun A group of men who were friends before being enlisted, all of whom were placed into a single battalion in order to incentivize enlistment…
- paly adj Palewise; vertically striped.
- pan noun The part of a matchlock, flintlock, or wheellock firearm that holds the priming.
- panarchy noun Rule by all; a system of governance in which each person has absolute power.
- panic party noun A group of sailors given the task of pretending to abandon ship, so as to encourage a submarine to approach so that it can be attacked.
- panjandrum noun A massive, rocket-propelled, explosive-laden cart designed by the British military during World War II.
- pankration noun An Ancient Greek martial art combining aspects of boxing and wrestling, introduced in the Greek Olympic games in 648 BC.
- pannier noun A piece of basketwork for protecting archers, or, filled with gravel or sand, for forming and protecting embankments, etc.
- panther noun A creature resembling a big cat, typically incensed (“emitting fire”), and often having a multicolored hide, found in Ancient Greek…
- papelonné adj Divided into a pattern (counted as one of the heraldic furs) which resembles scales, such as are found on fish or on butterflies' wings…
- para-fascism noun A social order giving off impressions of being dynamically fascist and populist, but trying to abstain from its most radical practices.
- parachute candidate noun A candidate who runs for political office in an area where they do not live and with which they have no previous connection.
- parade noun Synonym of military parade: A show of troops, an assembly of troops as a show of force, to receive orders, or especially for inspection at…
- parade ground noun A large area of firm ground, formerly usually adjacent to fortifications and now usually a paved area at a military base or school, where…
- parade rest noun A position of rest in which the feet are 12 inches apart and the hands clasped behind the back, or the left hand is behind the back and the…
- parade square noun A large area of firm ground, often a paved area at a military base or school, where soldiers or cadets present themselves for inspection…
- parados noun Generally a screen or embankment to protect the rear of a position from enemy attack, from bomb splinters from behind, from enemy fire from…
- parallel noun One of a series of long trenches constructed before a besieged fortress, by the besieging force, as a cover for troops supporting the…
- parapet noun A fortification consisting of a wall.
- parataxis noun A coalition or "partisan camp" in the Ancient Greek political system.
- parish pump politics noun Political activity that is more evidently concerned with addressing the immediate needs of the local electorate than with strategy that…
- parliamentary under secretary noun A junior minister in certain government systems, particularly in the United Kingdom, who assists a senior minister (the Secretary of State)…
- parlour game noun The use of deliberately nebulous or confusing language.
- parry noun A simple defensive action designed to deflect an attack, performed with the forte of the blade.
- Parthian shot noun A military maneuver where archers on horseback turned their bodies back in full gallop to shoot at the pursuing enemy.
- particle beam noun Ellipsis of particle-beam weapon and particle beamer; synonym of ray gun.
- particularism noun The principle that individual states, races of a federation, etc., may act independently of a central authority.
- partitionism noun The treatment of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland as distinct.
- partitionist noun A political partisan who favours the partition of the province of Quebec with the western, southern portions and Montreal forming a…
- partridge noun A type of cannon charge composed of several missiles fired all together, similar to langrage or case-shot. Also a large cannon that shoots…
- party adj Divided into parts of different tinctures, usually equal, and especially following the lines of one of the ordinaries.
- party card noun A party membership card.
- party line noun The official policy of a political party or other organization.
- party spirit noun The feeling of common purpose and togetherness experienced or shown by members or supporters of a group, especially a political party…
- party whip noun Within a legislative body, a member appointed by a political party and given the authority to ensure that all members of that party…
- Paschal Lamb noun A lamb depicted with nimbus and bearing a flag (usually St. George's cross: argent a cross gules).
- pass verb To make a lunge or swipe.
- passade noun A pass or thrust.
- passant adj Walking, usually to the right, and looking straight ahead with the right forepaw raised from the ground.
- passé noun An attack that passes the target without hitting.
- passenger noun Any of the individual warheads of a MIRV missile.
- password noun A word relayed to a person to gain admittance to a place or to gain access to information.
- patch noun A small piece of material that is manually passed through a gun barrel to clean it.
- patch box noun A lidded container fitted to a gun to hold the cloth patches used when shooting round shot.
- patchery noun Living quarters for married soldiers.
- patonce adj Having the arms growing broader and floriated toward the end; said of a cross.
- patriarchalism noun A political theory which arose in England in the seventeenth century, which emphasized the absolute power of the king as the paternal head…
- patrol noun A going of the rounds along the chain of sentinels and between the posts, by a guard, usually consisting of three or four men, to insure…
- patronage noun Granting favours or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support.
- patsoc noun A supporter of socialist patriotism.
- Paulite noun A supporter of Ron Paul.
- pavement artist noun A specialist in outdoor surveillance as a pedestrian.
- pavilion noun A flag, ensign, or banner.
- pavis noun Most usually, a very large shield fitted with a stand, like a small moveable wall, carried in front to protect all or most of the bearer's…
- pay to play adj Accepting donations or favors in exchange for favors; corrupt.
- PC noun Initialism of Progressive Conservative.
- PC shaming noun An act in which a user intimidates or harasses another into changing their personal opinions because they do not consider them politically…
- Peabody action noun An early form of breechloading firearm action, where the heavy breechblock tilted downwards across a bolt mounted in the rear of the…
- Peace Democrat noun Synonym of Copperhead (“a northerner who sympathized with the South or wanted to end hostilities during the American Civil War”).
- peaceful coexistence noun A situation where nation-states do not interfere with the domestic affairs of other countries, in order to avoid conflict; mutual…
- pean noun A heraldic fur of gold spots on a black field.
- pearl noun Argent, in blazoning by precious stones.
- peashooter noun Any small or ineffective gun or weapon.
- Pedersen device noun An experimental weapon attachment for the M1903 Springfield bolt action rifle that allowed it to fire a .30 caliber (7.62 mm) pistol-type…
- Pedocrat noun A member or a supporter of the Democratic Party, a Democrat.
- Pedro noun The standard callsign for an aircraft participating in CSAR (“combat search and rescue”), typically a helicopter.
- peekaboo adj Being or using a style of boxing with the hands kept close to the face to defend it.
- Peelite noun One of a breakaway faction of the British Conservative Party in the nineteenth century, characterised by a commitment to free trade and a…
- peggy noun The petty officers' mess steward.
- pellet noun A roundel sable (black circular spot).
- pellety adj Semé (strewn) with pellets (roundels sable).
- Pelosian adj Of or pertaining to Nancy Pelosi (born 1940), American politician and speaker of the United States House of Representatives.
- peloton noun Synonym of platoon (“a small group of soldiers”) or section (cognate with the former; not invariably synonymous with it, depending on…
- pendent adj Hanging or pointed downward; (of a crescent) with its horns pointing downward.
- penetrator noun A long-range fighter aircraft designed to penetrate enemy air defences.
- penguin noun A member of the air force who does not fly aircraft.
- penholder noun A member of the United Nations Security Council with responsibility for a specified issue.
- pennon noun A heraldic charge in the form of a pennon (sense 1).
- pentagon noun A fort with five bastions.
- pentarchy noun Government by five persons.
- penultimatum noun A statement of terms or conditions made by one party to another, commonly expressed as an ultimatum in the hopes of compelling immediate…
- people sniffer noun Any of a series of devices used to detect concealed enemy soldiers by traces of effluents such as sweat and urine.
- people's democracy noun A theoretical concept within Marxism-Leninism and a form of government in communist states which developed after World War II and in theory…
- people's war noun A Maoist military strategy where the basic concept is to maintain the support of the population and draw the enemy deep into the…
- pepper noun A beating; a thrashing.
- pepperbox noun A repeating firearm with three or more barrels grouped around a central axis.
- Pequiste noun A member of the Parti Québécois.
- per bend adv (Partitioned) diagonally by a line going from the dexter chief (viewer's top left) along a 45 degree angle towards the sinister base…
- per bend sinister adv (Partitioned) diagonally by a line going from the sinister chief (viewer's top right) towards the dexter base, (especially) into two halves…
- per chevron adv (Partitioned) along the bent line(s) of a chevron, (especially) into two areas (formally party per chevron).
- per chief adv Partitioned into two parts by a horizontal line one-third of the way down the shield. A shield of this form is now normally viewed as one…
- per fess adv (Partitioned) horizontally; (especially) partitioned horizontally into two halves (formally party per fess).
- per pale adv (Partitioned) vertically; (especially) partitioned vertically into two halves (formally party per pale).
- per pall adv (Partitioned) into three triangular sections, one pointing down from the top of the shield and the others occupying the remainder of the…
- percussion lock noun A kind of lock for a gun in which a hammer strikes upon a percussion cap on the nipple, igniting the charge.
- percy noun An educated soldier; specifically, an officer.
- perdu adj Stationed in an exposed or hazardous position; hidden in ambush. Originally as sentinel perdu.
- permanent mission noun A nation's diplomatic office, typically located in the capital of another nation, that represents its interests and provides services…