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orientación

Definitions of orientación
  1. noun
    the act of setting and holding a course
    synonyms: dirección, gobierno, guiado
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    types:
    automoción, automovilismo
    the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal
    pilotaje
    the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place
    type of:
    amortecimiento, doma, gobierno
    the activity of managing or exerting control over something
  2. noun
    an awareness of your orientation in space
  3. noun
    an integrated set of attitudes and beliefs
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    reorientación
    a fresh orientation; a changed set of attitudes and beliefs
    perspectiva, visión
    a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
    ortodoxia
    a belief or orientation agreeing with conventional standards
    herejía, heterodoxia
    any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position
    ideología, orientación política
    an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation
    iconoclasia, iconoclasía
    the orientation of an iconoclast
    paradigma
    the generally accepted perspective of a particular discipline at a given time
    cosmovisión
    a comprehensive view of the world and human life
    conformismo
    orthodoxy in thoughts and belief
    absolutismo, totalitarismo
    the principle of complete and unrestricted power in government
    anarquismo
    a political theory favoring the abolition of governments
    autocracia
    a political theory favoring unlimited authority by a single individual
    moderantismo
    a political philosophy of avoiding the extremes of left and right by taking a moderate position or course of action
    colectivismo
    a political theory that the people should own the means of production
    comunismo
    a political theory favoring collectivism in a classless society
    conservadurismo, conservatismo
    a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
    constitucionalismo
    advocacy of a system of government according to constitutional principles
    democracia
    the political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by their elected representatives
    socialdemocracia
    the belief in a gradual transition from capitalism to socialism by democratic means
    elitismo
    the attitude that society should be governed by an elite group of individuals
    extremismo
    any political theory favoring immoderate uncompromising policies
    fascismo
    a political theory advocating an authoritarian hierarchical government (as opposed to democracy or liberalism)
    federalismo
    the idea of a federal organization of more or less self-governing units
    imperialismo
    a political orientation that advocates imperial interests
    liberalismo
    a political orientation that favors social progress by reform and by changing laws rather than by revolution
    meritocracia
    the belief that rulers should be chosen for their superior abilities and not because of their wealth or birth
    monarquismo
    a belief in and advocacy of monarchy as a political system
    progresismo
    the political orientation of those who favor progress toward better conditions in government and society
    radicalismo
    the political orientation of those who favor revolutionary change in government and society
    reaccionarismo
    the political orientation of reactionaries
    republicanismo
    the political orientation of those who hold that a republic is the best form of government
    socialismo
    a political theory advocating state ownership of industry
    teocracia
    the belief in government by divine guidance
    agnosticismo
    a religious orientation of doubt; a denial of ultimate knowledge of the existence of God
    ateísmo
    the doctrine or belief that there is no God
    type of:
    disposición, postura
    a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
  4. noun
    a message describing how something is to be done
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    destino, dirección
    written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location
    fórmula, receta
    directions for making something
    acotación
    an instruction written as part of the script of a play
    estatuto, ley municipal, reglamento
    a rule adopted by an organization in order to regulate its own affairs and the behavior of its members
    precepto, principio
    rule of personal conduct
    mandato
    an authoritative rule
    etiqueta, protocolo
    rules governing socially acceptable behavior
    type of:
    contenido, mensaje
    what a communication that is about something is about
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