the political orientation of those who favor progress toward better conditions in government and society
protology
Noun
the study of origins and first things
parochialism
Noun
a limitation of views or interests like that defined by a local parish
peace advocacy
Noun
any policy that advocates maintaining peaceful international relations
prescriptivism
Noun
(linguistics) a doctrine supporting or promoting prescriptive linguistics
prescriptivism
Noun
(ethics) a doctrine holding that moral statements prescribe appropriate attitudes and behavior
public exposure
Noun
the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate
polytheism
Noun
belief in multiple Gods
paganism
Noun
any of various religions other than Christianity or Judaism or Islamism
pagan religion
Noun
any of various religions other than Christianity or Judaism or Islamism
panoramic view
Noun
a situation or topic as if viewed from an altitude or distance
pantheism
Noun
the doctrine or belief that God is the universe and its phenomena (taken or conceived of as a whole) or the doctrine that regards the universe as a manifestation of God
pantheism
Noun
(rare) worship that admits or tolerates all gods
political orientation
Noun
an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation
political theory
Noun
an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation
partiality
Noun
an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives
partiality
Noun
a predisposition to like something
partisanship
Noun
an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives
prejudice
Noun
a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation
prejudice
Verb
influence (somebody's) opinion in advance
prejudice
Verb
disadvantage by prejudice
provincialism
Noun
a partiality for some particular place
provincialism
Noun
a lack of sophistication
pentecostalism
Noun
the principles and practices of Pentecostal religious groups
polysyllabic word
Noun
a word of more than three syllables
periodic sentence
Noun
a complex sentence in which the main clause comes last and is preceded by the subordinate clause
phone call
Noun
a telephone connection
proparoxytone
Noun
word having stress or acute accent on the antepenult
portmanteau word
Noun
a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings
public press
Noun
the print media responsible for gathering and publishing news in the form of newspapers or magazines
print media
Noun
a medium that disseminates printed matter
phone message
Noun
a message transmitted by telephone
postal service
Noun
the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office
poste restante
Noun
a notation written on mail that is to be held at the post office until called for (not in the United States or Canada)
poste restante
Noun
the part of a post office that handles mail for persons who call for it
pony express
Noun
express mail carried by relays of riders on horseback
parcel post
Noun
postal service that handles packages
piece of paper
Noun
paper used for writing or printing
photojournalism
Noun
journalism that presents a story primarily through the use of pictures
page
Noun
one side of one leaf of a book, magazine, etc., or the written or pictorial matter it contains
page
Noun
in medieval times a youth acting as a knight's attendant as the first stage in training for knighthood
page
Noun
a youthful attendant at official functions or ceremonies such as legislative functions and weddings
page
Noun
a boy who is employed to run errands
page
Verb
contact, as with a pager or by calling somebody's name over a P.A. system
page
Verb
number the pages of a book or manuscript
page
Verb
work as a page
part name
Noun
a word that names a part of a larger whole
phase modulation
Noun
modulation of the phase of the carrier wave
pulse modulation
Noun
modulation that imposes a signal on a train of pulses