heresthetic

/ (ˌhɛrəsˈθɛtɪk) /

noun

a political strategy by which a person or group sets or manipulates the context and structure of a decision-making process in order to win or be more likely to win

Words nearby heresthetic

heresiarch, heresimach, heresiography, heresiologist, heresiology, heresthetic, heresy, heretic, heretical, hereto, heretofore

Derived forms of heresthetic

heresthetical, adjectiveheresthetician (ˌhɛrəsθəˈtɪʃən), noun

Word Origin for heresthetic

C20: coined, originally in the form heresthetics, by the US political scientist William Riker (1921–93), from Greek hairein to choose

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