Political correctness is used as a title to classify something or someone that follows the norms and laws established by an official institution. Usually, when you talk about “politically...
Free pass is an authorization given by an agency or institution so that a certain individual, under certain conditions, may have special rights in relation to his/her mobility. As a rule,...
Islamic State is a terrorist group formed by ultra-conservative Muslim jihadists, who are known for defending radical fundamentals of Islam. Also known as ISIS (Islamic State of...
Gender equality means that men and women should have the same rights and duties. Also known as sexual equality, this is considered the basis for building a society free from...
Participatory democracy is a model for exercising power, where the population actively participates in taking the main political decisions. The idea of participatory democracy (also known as...
Left is the term used to describe a political, partisan and ideological position whose main objective is to defend the interests of social groups and egalitarianism. From the point of view...
Daylight saving time is the practice of setting clocks ahead during a period of the year in order to make better use of natural light and save on electricity consumption. Due to the positioning of the...
Representative democracy or indirect democracy is a form of government in which the people elect representatives who can defend, manage, establish and execute all the interests of the population. The main...
Military intervention means the use of military forces (Army, Navy and Air Force) to control a State that has not requested intervention. It is very common for military intervention to be...
Misogyny is the repulsion, contempt or hatred towards women. This form of aversion to women is centered on a sexist view, which places women in a subordinate relationship in relation to men. O...
Feminism is a political, philosophical and social movement that defends equal rights between women and men. The "embryo" of the feminist movement emerged in Europe in the mid-nineteenth century, as a...
BRICS is the name of an economic group of countries considered "emerging", currently formed by Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. Unlike Mercosur or the European Union, the BRICS...
The proletariat is the lowest social class that was formed within industrialized societies, the one that could offer less resistance to the pressure exerted by other social layers. Proletariat is...
Social inequality is a concept that mainly affects undeveloped and underdeveloped countries, where there is no balance in the standard of living of their inhabitants, whether in the economic sphere,...
Minimum wage is the lowest monetary payment, defined by law, that a worker must receive for his services. The value is defined by national law and applies to the entire country. It is re-evaluated annually...