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  2. Communism - Wikipedia

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    Communism (from Latin communis, 'common, universal') 1 2 is a sociopolitical, philosophical, and economic ideology within the socialist movement, [ 1 ] whose goal is the creation of a communist society, a socioeconomic order centered around common ownership of the means of production, distribution, and exchange that allocates products to ...

  3. Military junta - Wikipedia

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    t. e. A military junta (/ ˈhʊntə, ˈdʒʌntə / ⓘ) is a system of government led by a committee of military leaders. The term junta means "meeting" or "committee" and originated in the national and local junta organized by the Spanish resistance to Napoleon's invasion of Spain in 1808. [1] The term is now used to refer to an authoritarian ...

  4. Wikipedia:Pro and con lists - Wikipedia

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    Listed pros and cons must, as for all content, be sourced by a reference, either in the list or elsewhere in the article. (A "criticisms and defenses" list is a backwards pro and con list. The opposing side is presented first, followed by the responses of the defending side. Lists of this form seem to grow out of more contentious articles.)

  5. Oligarchy - Wikipedia

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    Oligarchy (from Ancient Greek ὀλιγαρχία (oligarkhía) 'rule by few'; from ὀλίγος (olígos) 'few' and ἄρχω (árkhō) 'to rule, command') [1][2][3] is a conceptual form of power structure in which power rests with a small number of people. These people may or may not be distinguished by one or several characteristics, such ...

  6. Decisional balance sheet - Wikipedia

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    A decisional balance sheet or decision balance sheet is a tabular method for representing the pros and cons of different choices and for helping someone decide what to do in a certain circumstance. It is often used in working with ambivalence in people who are engaged in behaviours that are harmful to their health (for example, problematic ...

  7. Decision-making - Wikipedia

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    In psychology, decision-making (also spelled decision making and decisionmaking) is regarded as the cognitive process resulting in the selection of a belief or a course of action among several possible alternative options. It could be either rational or irrational. The decision-making process is a reasoning process based on assumptions of ...

  8. Meritocracy - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Meritocracy (merit, from Latin mereō, and -cracy, from Ancient Greek κράτοςkratos 'strength, power') is the notion of a political system in which economic goods or political power are vested in individual people based on ability and talent, rather than wealth, social class, [ 1 ] or race. Advancement in such a system is based on ...

  9. Corporatism - Wikipedia

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    Corporatism. Corporatism is a political system of interest representation and policymaking whereby corporate groups, such as agricultural, labour, military, business, scientific, or guild associations, come together on and negotiate contracts or policy (collective bargaining) on the basis of their common interests. [1][2][3] The term is derived ...