| deliberative |
organized or convened to debate issues formally for the purpose of determining policy. [1/2 definitions] |
| Department of Defense |
the U.S. federal department of the executive branch of government responsible for national security, military policy, and military forces. The Department of Defense includes the Army, Navy, and Air Force. |
| desegregation |
the act, result, or policy of eliminating segregation, esp. of racial or ethnic groups. |
| deterrence |
the policy of amassing sufficient offensive nuclear weapons to deter a potential enemy from attacking. [1/2 definitions] |
| doctrine |
a stated governmental policy that underpins a nation's dealings with other nations. [1/3 definitions] |
| dollar diplomacy |
a U.S. government policy of promoting national interests by encouraging investment abroad, or of using governmental power or influence to protect and promote such private investment. [1/2 definitions] |
| double indemnity |
a provision in a life or accident insurance policy that twice the face value of the contract will be paid in the event of accidental death. |
| dove1 |
one who advocates peace or a policy of conciliation and opposes war or aggressive policies. (Cf. hawk1.) [1/4 definitions] |
| editor in chief |
the editor who has the final authority to make policy decisions and supervises the other editors at a publishing house or on a specific publication. |
| editorship |
editorial policy or guidance. [1/2 definitions] |
| endorsement |
an alteration to the original terms of an insurance policy or other contract. [1/3 definitions] |
| endowment policy |
a type of insurance policy in which the insured receives a certain amount of money upon the policy's expiration, or the beneficiaries receive the money if the insured dies before the specified time. |
| expansionism |
the policy of encroaching on other territories or countries for political or economic advantage. |
| fine print |
the part of a document, such as a contract or policy, that is set apart from the rest by smaller type, or is deliberately written to obscure some possibly disadvantageous aspect. |
| fine-tune |
to make necessary adjustments for the improvement or effectiveness of (a program, policy, action, or the like). [1/2 definitions] |
| floater |
an insurance policy for property in transit or frequently moved. [1/4 definitions] |
| foreign office |
in some nations, the government department officially concerned with foreign policy. |
| glasnost |
an official Russian policy of openness and candor in social and political discussions. |
| globalism |
the policy or attitude of putting global or worldwide concerns before national ones. |
| gradualism |
the belief, principle, or policy of attaining a change in something, such as political structure, through slow stages rather than drastic steps. |
| gun control |
the practice or policy of enacting and enforcing laws that impose stricter regulations on the sale, possession, and use of guns. |