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Line 2,304: − − == Terms Difficult to Classify == − − These new terms are difficult to classify: − − {| class="wikitable sortable" − |- − !Term − !Origin date − !Comments − |- − |[[affirmative action|affirmative action]] − |1961 − |first used in [http://www.thecre.com/fedlaw/legal6/eo10925.htm JFK's Executive Order 10925] in 1961 and subsequently promoted by [[LBJ]]. − |- − |Americanism − |1781 − |Originally, a phrase unique to American English, later, loyalty to America and its principles − |- − |bipartisan − |1909 − |emphasized by liberals when they are in the minority in power, but ignored by liberals when they are the majority in power − |- − |colonist − |1701 − |settlers of a new country − |- − |compartmentalize − |1925 − |compartmentalizing the Bible away from knowledge and education leads to ignorance and despair − |- − |contrarian − |1657 − |someone who delights in taking a position contrary to others − |- − |eclectic − |1683 − |taking the best from among different styles or ideas; compare [[best of the public]] − |- − |evangelism − |1620-30 − |"isms" are usually pejorative, though this acquired a positive meaning over time, and perhaps from the outset − |- − |genetics − |1905 − |perhaps this should be on the conservative list? − |- − |identity politics − |1988 − |exploiting racial, ethnic, gender alliances for political gain − |- − |inane − |1662 − |refers to comments, often made by liberals, that are utterly devoid of substance − |- − |junk legislation − |1980s − |used initially by liberals to complain about the lack of meaningful legislation − |- − |missionary − |1635-1645 − |conservative? − |- − |multitasking − |1966 − |performing multiple tasks all at once − |- − |polar coordinates − |1694 − |Newton may have used it earlier − |- − |republican − |1685 − | − |- − |reverse engineer − |1973 − |to deconstruct a product (or software) in order to understand how it works, often with the purpose of copying it − |- − |scrooge − |1843 − |the main character in Charles Dickens' ''A Christmas Carol''; the story is based on materialism and is often used as a substitute for the Biblical account, but charity is a conservative value − |- − |smoke and mirrors − |1982 − |describes the use of deceit, particularly in politics; probably a conservative term, but will await more etymology about it − |- − |soapbox − |1907 − |now used pejoratively, but probably not initially when it was a way for the public to participate − |- − |states' rights − |1790 − |liberals often invoke this too; Democrats were its biggest champions in the 1800s (in connection with slavery), and even today on issues like legalizing drugs and same-sex marriage − |- − |technocrat − |1932 − |technical expert − |- − |telecommute − |1974<ref>The first use of this term was in the British magazine ''The Economist''.</ref> − |a combination of a Greek root ("tele", which means "far off") and a Latin root ("commutare", which means "to exchange") − |- − |toady − |1826 − |a toady caves into peer pressure to seek acceptance by others: "the largest gathering of toadies is by college students herded into Obama campaign rallies" − |- − |tomfoolery − |1812 − |playful or foolish behavior − |- − |traditionalism − |1856 − |"beliefs of those opposed to [[modernism]], [[liberalism]], or [[radicalism]]" − |- − |[[twilight zone]] − |1949 − |the realm of imagination that seems impossible but is difficult to disprove, and which challenges ordinary views of reality; also the terminator between night and day on a planetary body − |- − |Whip<ref>In its political usage.</ref> − |late 1800s − |An elected position in each political party for the legislator responsible for gathering and confirming support for the party position on particular bills. This term is derived from "whipper-in," which in fox-hunting refers to the man who prevents hunting dogs from straying amid a chase.<ref>http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2010/11/durbin_re-elected_number_two_s.html</ref> − |- − |wiki − |1995 − |a website (or website software) that facilitates contributions and corrections by the public − |- − |working class − |1789 − |those who work regular, 40-hour weeks in manual labor, such as factory jobs − |- − |} Line 2,452:
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