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|1900s
|1900s
|thirty-three million sites turn up in a Google search, yet the Merriam-Webster dictionary doesn't recognize this important term
|thirty-three million sites turn up in a Google search, yet the Merriam-Webster dictionary doesn't recognize this important term
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|anticompetitive
|1952
|interfering with open competition and the enormous benefits that flow from it
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|assimilate
|assimilate
|late 1800s
|late 1800s
|the desired absorption of immigrant groups into the culture and mores of the resident population
|the desired absorption of immigrant groups into the culture and mores of the resident population
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|attention span
|attention span
|Columbian
|Columbian
|1757
|1757
|relating to Christopher Columbus ''or the United States''
|relating to Christopher Columbus or the United States
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|[[comparative advantage]]
|[[comparative advantage]]
|[[conservative]]
|[[conservative]]
|1831
|1831
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|constant
|1832
|(noun) something unchanging in value
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|copyright
|copyright
|1735
|1735
|extending private property to protect expressive works
|extending private property to protect expressive works
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|counterexample
|counterexample
|demagogue
|demagogue
|1648
|1648
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|[[deregulation]]
|[[deregulation]]
|[[deterrence]]
|[[deterrence]]
|1861
|1861
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|disinformation
|disinformation
|1966
|1966
|how the fall of one nation to communism can result in its harmful spread to neighboring nations
|how the fall of one nation to communism can result in its harmful spread to neighboring nations
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|double standard
|1894
|applying harsher criticism against one group, such as churchgoers or conservatives, than against another group, such as atheists or liberals; recognition of a double standard by the [[Prodigal Son]] led him to repent and convert
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|doublethink
|doublethink
|1949
|1949
|[[George Orwell]] first coined this term in ''[[1984]]''; it means simultaneously holding contradictory beliefs, which is a characteristic of [[status worship]]
|[[George Orwell]] first coined this term in ''[[1984]]''; it means simultaneously holding contradictory beliefs, which is a characteristic of [[status worship]]
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|dumb down
|dumb down
|1933
|1933
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|Eagle Scout
|Eagle Scout
|faith healing
|faith healing
|1885
|1885
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|[[falsifiability]]
|[[falsifiability]]
|1934
|1934
|someone who fulfills the essential role of a father
|someone who fulfills the essential role of a father
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|[[federalism]]
|[[federalism]]
|1920
|1920
|an all-important element of accountability and improvement, and a key consideration in good engineering design
|an all-important element of accountability and improvement, and a key consideration in good engineering design
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|[[fellow traveller]]
|1925
|May have existed earlier, but popularized in 1924 by Trotsky. Describes a sympathizer of a cause but who does not formally belong to the cause, such as a [[communist]] sympathizer who is not part of the communist party.
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|forward-looking
|forward-looking
|[[free enterprise]]
|[[free enterprise]]
|1820
|1820
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|free market
|free market
|1907
|1907
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|free world
|free world
|godsend
|godsend
|1820
|1820
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|go-getter
|go-getter
|1921
|1921
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|gold standard
|gold standard
|[[grassroots]]
|[[grassroots]]
|1901
|1901
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|Great Awakening
|1730-1740
|Christian spiritualism recurs periodically. See [[Essay:The Coming Fifth Great Awakening in America]].
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|Gresham's law
|Gresham's law
|the tendency in a free market for bad money (which loses its value) to drive out (be used more often in transactions) than good money (which retains its value), because people want to horde the good money while getting rid of the bad money; a similar effect can be seen when profanity drives out intelligent discussion
|the tendency in a free market for bad money (which loses its value) to drive out (be used more often in transactions) than good money (which retains its value), because people want to horde the good money while getting rid of the bad money; a similar effect can be seen when profanity drives out intelligent discussion
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|Great Awakening
|hallmark
|1730-1740
|1721
|Christian spiritualism recurs periodically. See [[Essay:The Coming Fifth Great Awakening in America]].
|purity, authentic, official seal, distinguishing feature
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|hardworking
|hardworking
|1774
|1774
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|Hawthorne effect
|Hawthorne effect
|[[homeschool]]
|[[homeschool]]
|1980<ref>The OED assigns a date of origin of 1850 to "homeschool".</ref>
|1980<ref>The OED assigns a date of origin of 1850 to "homeschool".</ref>
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|human rights
|human rights
|rights of all peoples, fighting for those less fortunate- justice for humanity
|rights of all peoples, fighting for those less fortunate- justice for humanity
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|[[Essay:Liberal hysteria|hysteria]]
|hysteria
|1801
|1801
|From the Latin ''hystericus'', from Greek ''hystera '' meaning ''"womb"''<ref>[http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hysteria Meriam Webster Dictionary]</ref> (an old notion that hysteria was caused by the [[womb]]).
|From the Latin ''hystericus'', from Greek ''hystera '' meaning ''"womb"''<ref>[http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hysteria Meriam Webster Dictionary]</ref> (an old notion that hysteria was caused by the [[womb]]).
|leverage
|leverage
|1830
|1830
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|local
|local
|1824<ref>This date refers to its first usage as a ''noun'', which is an estimate of its adoption as a concept.</ref>
|1824<ref>This date refers to its first usage as a ''noun'', which is an estimate of its adoption as a concept.</ref>
|common usage: "all politics is local"
|common usage: "all politics is local"
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|melting pot
|melting pot
|[[meritocracy]]
|[[meritocracy]]
|1958
|1958
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|[[microeconomics]]
|1947
|the study of the economics of the individual person or business
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|missile defense
|missile defense
|myopic
|myopic
|1752
|1752
|originally a term in optometry, 1990's used to describe liberals lack of foresight
|originally a term in optometry, 1990's used to describe liberals' lack of foresight
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|negativism
|negativism
|1824
|1824
|mental attitude that tends that is skeptical about almost everything, except one's own views
|mental attitude that tends that is skeptical about almost everything, except one's own views
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|newspeak
|newspeak
|1922<ref>Used by the state attorneys for West Virginia (including Philip Steptoe, founder of Steptoe & Johnson) in ''Pennsylvania v. West Virginia'', 262 U.S. 553 (1923): "It is not the 'subject of judicial cognizance,' Hans v. Louisiana, 134 U.S. 1, 15; Louisiana v. Texas, 176 U.S 1, 15; Missouri v. Illinois, 180 U.S. 208, 233, or 'susceptible of judicial solution.' Louisiana v. Texas, 176 U.S. 1, 18, 22; Missouri v. Illinois, 180 U.S. 208, 233, 234."</ref>
|1922<ref>Used by the state attorneys for West Virginia (including Philip Steptoe, founder of Steptoe & Johnson) in ''Pennsylvania v. West Virginia'', 262 U.S. 553 (1923): "It is not the 'subject of judicial cognizance,' Hans v. Louisiana, 134 U.S. 1, 15; Louisiana v. Texas, 176 U.S 1, 15; Missouri v. Illinois, 180 U.S. 208, 233, or 'susceptible of judicial solution.' Louisiana v. Texas, 176 U.S. 1, 18, 22; Missouri v. Illinois, 180 U.S. 208, 233, 234."</ref>
|a difficult issue that the courts should not attempt to resolve, often because it is too political in nature
|a difficult issue that the courts should not attempt to resolve, often because it is too political in nature
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|non-locality
|1920s
|[[action at a distance]] at the atomic level; even though proven, it is still opposed by those who believe in [[relativity]] and still not recognized by Merriam-Webster
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|Old Glory
|Old Glory
|[[opportunity cost]]
|[[opportunity cost]]
|1911
|1911
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|optimism
|1759
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|originalism
|originalism
|1985
|1985
|taken from original intent, The belief that the United States Constitution should be interpreted in the way the authors originally intended it
|taken from original intent, The belief that the United States Constitution should be interpreted in the way the authors originally intended it
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|Orwellian
|Orwellian
|patriotism
|patriotism
|1726
|1726
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|Pavlovian
|Pavlovian
|[[phonics]]
|[[phonics]]
|1684
|1684
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|[[politically correct]]
|[[politically correct]]
|potential
|potential
|1817<ref>Usage here refers to "promise", not "possibility".</ref>
|1817<ref>Usage here refers to "promise", not "possibility".</ref>
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|privatize
|privatize
|proactive
|proactive
|1933
|1933
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|productive
|productive
|1612
|1612
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|productivity
|productivity
|[[pro-life]]
|[[pro-life]]
|1960
|1960
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|property right
|property right
|1853
|1853
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|quantify
|quantify
|1840
|1840
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|race card
|race card
|[[self-defense]]
|[[self-defense]]
|1651
|1651
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|self-destruct
|self-destruct
|[[Discipline|self-discipline]]
|[[Discipline|self-discipline]]
|1838
|1838
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|self-reliant
|self-reliant
|1848
|1848
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|separation of powers
|separation of powers
|1919
|1919
|advocates for centralized government and government ownership
|advocates for centralized government and government ownership
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|straightforward
|1806
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|straw man
|straw man
|1896
|1896
|an imaginary argument or example set up for the purpose of easily knocking down, while distracting from valid arguments
|an imaginary argument or example set up for the purpose of easily knocking down, while distracting from valid arguments
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|supply-side
|supply-side
|1816
|1816
|the word highlights who is really paying for things
|the word highlights who is really paying for things
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|[[term limits]]
|1861
|can you believe this is not in the dictionary yet? Merriam-Webster omits it, but dictionary.com has it<ref>http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/term+limit</ref>
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|terrorism
|terrorism
|1802
|1802
|a feat of skill
|a feat of skill
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|trademark
|trademark
|1838
|1838
|extends the concept of private property to the marks used by business
|extends the concept of private property to the marks used by business
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|traditionalist
|1856
|"adherence to the doctrines or practices of a tradition...the beliefs of those opposed to modernism, liberalism, or radicalism"<ref>http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/traditionalist</ref>
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|[[transaction cost]]
|[[transaction cost]]
|1948
|1948
|named by John R. Pierce and developed at the [[conservative]] [[Bell Labs]], this invention epitomized Yankee ingenuity; Pierce was a critic of claims of [[artificial intelligence]] and was the future developer of [[Telstar]], a precursor to the [[Strategic Defense Initiative]]
|named by John R. Pierce and developed at the [[conservative]] [[Bell Labs]], this invention epitomized Yankee ingenuity; Pierce was a critic of claims of [[artificial intelligence]] and was the future developer of [[Telstar]], a precursor to the [[Strategic Defense Initiative]]
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|tree huggers
|tree huggers
|victimization
|victimization
|1840
|1840
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|wannabee
|wannabee