Political beliefs and their supporters

the political belief that there should be no government or laws

the political position of being against the idea of stopping the Church of England being the official church of England, Ireland, and Wales

broad church (noun)

British a group or political party that includes people who have a wide range of beliefs or opinions and come from many different backgrounds

camp follower (noun)

someone who supports a group or political party but does not officially belong to it, especially in order to get an advantage

capitalism (noun)

an economic system in which property, businesses, and industry are owned by individual people and not by the government

cause (noun)

an aim, idea, or organization that you support or work for, for example in politics

collectivism (noun)

a political system in which the government owns all businesses and controls all institutions

collectivist (noun)

a supporter of collectivism

colonialist (noun)

someone who supports colonialism

conservatism (noun)

a political belief that it is better for society to change only gradually

constitutionalism (noun)

support for a system of government that operates according to a constitution

consumerism (noun)

showing disapproval the belief that it is good for a country if people buy and use a lot of goods and services

fanatic (noun)

someone who has very strong religious or political beliefs that often make them behave in an unreasonable way

fanaticism (noun)

very strong religious or political beliefs that make someone behave in an unreasonable way

federalism (noun)

the belief that a federal system is the best form of government

imperialism (noun)

the actions of a powerful country that tries to gain control or influence over the economic, political, and social life of weaker countries

internationalism (noun)

the belief that countries should work together and learn to understand and accept each other’s traditions

liberal (noun)

someone who believes that social and political changes should be made gradually if most people want them

liberalism (noun)

a belief in liberal ideas and principles, especially in political and social matters

Little Englander (noun)

showing disapproval someone who thinks that people in England should concentrate on English affairs and that foreign countries should not be allowed to influence what happens in England

loyalist (noun)

someone who supports their government, especially during a revolution

manifesto (noun)

a formal statement expressing the aims and plans of a group or organization, especially a political party

militarism (noun)

the belief that a country needs strong armed forces if it wants to have political power or influence. Someone who has this belief is a militarist.

monarchist (noun)

someone who supports and believes in government by a king or queen

monetarism (noun)

the belief that the government must carefully control the amount of money in its economy to avoid economic problems

monetarist (noun)

someone who believes in monetarism

nationalism (noun)

the wish for political independence of a group of people with the same language, culture, history etc

nationalism (noun)

the belief that your nation is better than other nations

nationalist (noun)

someone who believes that their group, state, or nation should be independent

nationalist (noun)

someone who feels that their nation’s interests should be considered as more important than those of other nations

neoliberal (adjective)

favouring free markets and a lack of regulation of capitalism

pacifism (noun)

the belief that violence is wrong and that people should refuse to fight in wars

pamphleteer (noun)

someone who prints their political opinions in pamphlets

populism (noun)

politics that represents the interests and opinions of ordinary people

power politics (noun)

attempts by different groups, parties, or countries to control a political situation

realpolitik (noun)

formal politics based on practical ideas rather than moral ideas

royalist (noun)

someone who believes that their country should have a king or queen

separatist (noun)

a member of a group of people who want to be independent of a national, religious, or other group to which they belong

ticket (noun)

mainly American the politicians or policies that a political party is supporting

unilateralism (noun)

the belief that a country should take unilateral action, especially to get rid of its nuclear weapons even if other countries keep theirs

utilitarianism (noun)

the belief that something is morally right if it helps a majority of people

Zionism (noun)

the movement that supports the development of the state of Israel

Synonyms and antonyms of Political beliefs and their supporters in British Thesaurus