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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

cognition, knowledge, noesis go
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

process, operation, cognitive process, mental process, cognitive operation go
(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity

higher cognitive process go
cognitive processes that presuppose the availability of knowledge and put it to use

thinking, thought, thought process, cerebration, intellection, mentation go
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

reasoning, logical thinking, abstract thought go
thinking that is coherent and logical

line, argumentation, logical argument, argument, line of reasoning go
a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood

policy go
a line of argument rationalizing the course of action of a government

foreign policy
a policy governing international relations

noun.communication

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brinkmanship go
the policy of pushing a dangerous situation to the brink of disaster (to the limits of safety)
imperialism go
a policy of extending your rule over foreign countries
interference, intervention go
a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries
nonintervention, noninterference go
a foreign policy of staying out of other countries' disputes
nonaggression go
a policy of not initiating hostilities
isolationism go
a policy of nonparticipation in international economic and political relations
Monroe Doctrine go
an American foreign policy opposing interference in the western hemisphere from outside powers
Truman doctrine go
President Truman's policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism or totalitarian ideology
neutralism go
a policy of neutrality or nonalignment in international affairs
regionalism go
a foreign policy that defines the international interests of a country in terms of particular geographic areas
trade policy, national trading policy go
a government's policy controlling foreign trade