RNC
Conservative party apparatus
RNC stands for Republican National Committee, the governing body of the Republican Party in the United States.
The RNC coordinates party strategy, fundraises, and organizes the Republican National Convention, which nominates the party's presidential candidate: The RNC announced its convention location.
The abbreviation often refers to the convention itself: She's speaking at the RNC.
Republican Party acronym
- chairpersonOne who leads meetings
- party chairPolitical group's leader
- national committeePolitical party's governing body
- fundraisingSoliciting money for organizations
donor · political action committee · strategist · spokesperson · headquarters · membership · bylaws · resolutions
Chosen representatives or assigns
- nominationFormal candidate selection
- platformRaised flat structure
- caucusParty selection meeting
- primariesIntraparty nomination contests
superdelegates · keynote speaker · plenary · floor vote · roll call · nominee · running mate · acceptance speech
Intraparty nomination contests
- caucusesClosed political party meetings
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- votingFormally registering a choice
- ballotVoting document
candidacy · electorate · endorsement · swing states · polling · incumbent · challenger · battleground
Preference for existing institutions
- right-wingPolitically conservative faction
- traditionalismAdherence to inherited customs
- free-marketUnregulated private exchange
- fiscal conservatismAdvocating reduced government expenditure
pro-life · family values · deregulation · tax cuts · small government · neoconservatism · paleoconservatism · nationalism
Separation into opposing extremes
- tribalismIn-group loyalty, out-group hostility
- ideologyStructured belief framework
- divisionSplitting into parts
- bipartisanshipCooperation between political rivals
discord · entrenchment · loyalty · factionalism · party line · red state · base · opposition
GOP
Republican Party acronym
- chairpersonOne who leads meetings
- party chairPolitical group's leader
- national committeePolitical party's governing body
fundraising · donor · political action committee · strategist · spokesperson · headquarters · membership · bylaws · resolutions · credentials
delegates
Chosen representatives or assigns
- nominationFormal candidate selection
- platformRaised flat structure
- caucusParty selection meeting
primaries · superdelegates · keynote speaker · plenary · floor vote · roll call · nominee · running mate · acceptance speech · balloon drop
primaries
Intraparty nomination contests
- caucusesClosed political party meetings
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- votingFormally registering a choice
ballot · candidacy · electorate · endorsement · swing states · polling · incumbent · challenger · battleground · turnout
conservatism
Preference for existing institutions
- right-wingPolitically conservative faction
- traditionalismAdherence to inherited customs
- free-marketUnregulated private exchange
fiscal conservatism · pro-life · family values · deregulation · tax cuts · small government · neoconservatism · paleoconservatism · nationalism · Christian right
polarization
Separation into opposing extremes
- tribalismIn-group loyalty, out-group hostility
- ideologyStructured belief framework
- divisionSplitting into parts
bipartisanship · discord · entrenchment · loyalty · factionalism · party line · red state · base · opposition · rivalry
- Political Groupsfaction, Republican Party, caucus, Democratic Party, wing
- RepublicansGOP, Republican, elephant, conservatives, conservative
- electionsballot, ballots, voter registration, candidates, polls
- Political PartiesRepublican Party, Democratic Party, Labour Party, Conservative Party, Green Party
- Government AcronymsCIA, FBI, EPA, IRS, DOJ
- Nursing CredentialsRN, LPN, NP, APRN, CNA
RNCDNC
Liberal party organization
Democrats · Democratic Party · blue team · Nancy Pelosi · Barack Obama
RNCACLU
Advocacy group for constitutional protections
labor unions · AFL-CIO · Sierra Club · Planned Parenthood · NAACP