planification (en)

the management of resources according to a plan of economic or political development (from the French planifier)

planned laissez-faire (en)

a paradox described by Hungarian economist Karl Polanyi in The Great Transformation, refering to the actions of states in ensuring the existence of free markets

plashing (en)

(verb) to cause a splashing or spattering effect / (verb) to break the surface of (water); splash

Plaza Accord (en)

(or, Plaza Agreement) between France, West Germany, Japan, the US, and the UK, to depreciate the U.S. dollar in relation to the Japanese yen and German Deutsche Mark by intervening in currency markets, in 1985

plebiscite (en)

(noun) a vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler

plenipotentiary (en)

(adjective) invested with full power / (adjective) of or relating to a plenipotentiary / (noun) a person and especially a diplomatic agent invested with full power to transact business / (noun) a diplomatic agent ranking below an ambassador but possessing full power and authority

pleonasm (en)

(noun) the use of more words than those necessary to denote mere sense (as in the man he said); redundancy

pleroma (en)

(noun) Gnosticism) the spiritual universe as the abode of God and of the totality of the divine powers and emanations. / (in Christian theology) the totality or fullness of the Godhead which dwells in Christ.

ploce (en)

a figure of speech in which a word is separated or repeated by way of emphasis; the repetition of a word functions as a different part of speech or in different contexts (e.g., "In that great victory, Caesar was Caesar!")

plosives (en)

(noun) stop constant (in phonetics)

plutocracy (en)

(noun) government by the wealthy / (noun) a controlling class of the wealthy

plutonomy (en)

a term that Citigroup analysts have used for economies "where economic growth is powered by and largely consumed by the wealthy few."

political opportunity structure (en)

an approach of social movements heavily influenced by political sociology which argues that success or failure of social movements is primarily affected by political opportunities

polity (en)

(noun) a form or process of civil government or constitution; OR an organized society; a state as a political entity

polysemous (en)

when a word or phrase has multiple meanings (from Greek)

pontine (en)

(adjective) of or relating to bridges

portentous (en)

(adjective) of, relating to, or constituting a portent / (adjective) eliciting amazement or wonder; prodigious / (adjective) being a grave or serious matter / (adjective) self-consciously solemn or important; pompous / (adjective) ponderously excessive

portico (en)

(noun) a colonnade or covered ambulatory especially in classical architecture and often at the entrance of a building

porto franco (en)

(Italian or Portuguese for "free port") a port or an area of a port in which imported goods can be held or processed free of customs duties before reexport.

post hoc (en)

occurring or done after the event, especially with reference to the fallacious assumption that the occurrence in question has a logical relationship with the event it follows

posthumanism (en)

a philosophical school with a variety of different meanings, most of which entail going beyond traditional humanism in some way

postmodernist metafiction (en)

the literary trend of writing about writing with a deconstructionist approach, making the fictionality of fiction apparent to the reader; epitomized by the work of John Barth

postmodernist minimalism (en)

a literary trend where readers are expected to take an active role in the creation of a story, as the characters tend to be unexceptional; epitomized by the work of Bret Easton Ellis

postmodernity (en)

(adjective) of, relating to, or being an era after a modern one / (adjective) of, relating to, or being any of various movements in reaction to modernism that are typically characterized by a return to traditional materials and forms (as in architecture) or by ironic self-reference and absurdity (as in literature) / (adjective) of, relating to, or being a theory that involves a radical reappraisal of modern assumptions about culture, identity, history, or language

postwar social contract (en)

the ~25 years after WWII when states focused on the welfare of their citizens, with investment in social spending financed by appropriate taxes on the wealthy